Abstract

The study examined modern office Skills and career enhancement of Office Management and Technology Graduate Employees in Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated. The correlational research design was adopted for the study with a population of 258 respondents; this comprises all secretaries in the 5 tertiary institutions in Rivers State who studied Office Management and Technology as a course. There was no sample nor sampling technique because the researchers considered the population small and comfortable. The instruments for data collection were two sets of questionnaires titled “Modern Office skills (MOSQ) and Career Enhancement Questionnaire (CEQ). Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses was tested using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Based on the finding, the study revealed that the hypothesis was rejected. This indicates that there is a significance relationship between word processing skills, internet navigational skills and career enhancement of Office Management and Technology graduates’ employees in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. Based on the findings the study concludes that there is a strong positive relationship between office management skill and career enhancement of OMT graduate employees in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. It was recommended among others that institutions should organize hands-on workshops and training sessions aimed at improving specific skills identified in the study, particularly in word processing and internet navigational skills. It is vital to create awareness among students about the significance of these skills for career advancement.