Skills Development in Force Account Implementation in Tanga City Council

Abstract

The correlation between force account project implementation and skills development among Local Government Authorities in Tanzania including the Tanga City Council (TCC) is scantly explored. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of force account implementation on skills development in TCC. There is no availability of empirical evidence of skills development from force account implementation in the study area. A convenience sampling technique was used to obtain sample size while a structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics was applied to present the findings. The findings show that 96.2% of the labour forces employed under force account projects have acquired new skills in masonry (35.2%), plumbing (14.1%), carpentry (8.6%), electrical work (8.6%), and leadership (9.4%). The study finds that most labour forces acquired new skills and commonly masonry. The study recommended that policymakers and other stakeholders integrate the locally available labour force with reliable soft skills.