Re-Structuring the Implementation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Accelerated National Development
- June 23, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VI, June 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Dr. Ogunbote Shefiu1, Njoku Chiso Anslem2*, Ajuluchi Chika, E.3 & Okwume Georgina Ukamaka4
1School of Vocational and Technical Education Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education Otto-Ijanikin Lagos, Nigeria
2School of Postgraduate Studies Department of Industrial Technical Education
3Department of Home Economics Federal College of Education Okene Kogi State, Nigeria
4Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria
*Corresponding Author
Abstract:-This paper discussed the need to re-structure the implementation of TVET in Nigeria for accelerated national development. This is because the novel changes in the world of work have been fueled by myriad competitiveness in industry and also the fact that TVET plays a key role in poverty alleviation of a country. This has presented a need for policy makers and administrators to equip the TVET schools with the right equipment and also the students with the right skills. This paper also x-rays the history of TVET in Nigeria, Employment and workplace pressure for change, problems of TVET in Nigeria as well as the need to Re-structure TVET for National Development. A number of recommendations were made which includes the need for a strong linkage and collaboration between training institutions and the industry and also thatthe initial TVET curriculum should be adjusted to the current and future skills needs of the industry.
Key Words: TVET; Re- Structuring, National Development; and Acceleration.
I. INTRODUCTION
The novel changes in the world of work which was fueled by myriad competitiveness in industry has given rise to the need for us to re-structure the implementation of technical and vocational education and training (TVET), for accelerated national development. This is because TVET plays a key role in poverty reduction. This made UNESCO (2004) to opine that the two major objectives of TVET is the urgent need to train the workforce for self-employment and the necessity to raise the productivity of the informal sector. In many countries of the world, governments are renewing efforts to promote technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with the belief that development of core skills and competences among TVET graduates will act as sine qua non to productivity and competitiveness in the global economy.
