This study focused on utilization of student-centred instructional delivery strategies for metal work programmes in public universities in Enugu state, Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study used survey research design. Population comprised 21 metal work educators, made up 12 lecturers and nine instructors drawn from public universities offering metal work programmes in Enugu State. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. Major findings include 15 student-centred instructional delivery strategies. These are problem based learning with ICT, project based learning with ICT, and others. Other findings are 10 hindrances to use of student-centred instructional strategies, including, poor awareness of innovations in the system, poor infrastructure, refusal to yield to instructional delivery innovations, inadequate manpower, among others. Further findings are 12 ways of ameliorating challenges to use student-centred instructional delivery strategies. These include, there should be availability of innovation tools and equipment, and others. The paper recommends, among others, that metal work stakeholders (metal work educators) should collectively use methodologies and competencies in instructional delivery that will improve acquisition of knowledge and skills in metal work programmes. © 2021, Heran. All rights reserved.
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