Al-Hikmah University Journal

This study focused on skills demand by industries in the contemporary society. A research question bordering on nontechnical skills demand by industries in the contemporary society guided the study. A self-developed questionnaire entitled “Skills Demand Questionnaire” (SDQ) was used to collect data from 261 respondents. The SDQ was validated by three experts and a reliability coefficient of 0.79 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient method. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics to answer the research question raised and inferential statistics of t-test to test the null hypothesis formulated. The study revealed that all the identified non-technical skills are needed by industries in the contemporary society. The study further recommended that technical teachers should align themselves with skills in demand by industries and train students as appropriate.