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The rise of information technology in the twenty-first century has altered teaching and learning activities worldwide. As a result, digital technologies have generated major transformations in schools. This study was carried out to assess the skills gap among technical and vocational education and training (TVET) educators towards the effective implementation of digital learning in technical colleges in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study, while two null hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 significance level. A stratified random sampling technique was employed to select 80 TVET educators from four technical colleges in Niger State. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire built on a 4-point Likert Scale. Mean and standard deviation were employed to answer the research questions, while the z-test was used to test the null hypotheses. The study’s findings revealed that TVET educators require seventeen digital skills to implement digital learning effectively. The hypotheses tested showed no significant difference between the mean responses of Administrators and TVET educators on digital skills. It was recommended that government, through Science and Technical School Board, should provide adequate digital learning devices as well as ensure the availability of uninterrupted power supply and internet connectivity in technical colleges in Niger State.future research could focus on the area of evaluation of digital learning efficiency in technical colleges Niger state.
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