TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) AND JOB CREATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Nigeria is heavenly blessed with abundant Human and material resources that are not perfectly put into judicious utilization.  The quest to avert wastage of both human and material resources calls for total rejuvenation of ‘aristocratic’ type of Education to “utilitarian one.”  Technical and Vocational education is a salvation of technological civilization.  It equips adolescent, youths and adults with saleable skills, knowledge, interest and attitude to be perfectly placed in the world of work.  Specifically, the physically cghallenged persons are academically and psycho-productively rehabilitated from being liabilities to enduring assets.  ‘TVET’ has the precursor to unemployment saga in the present contemporary society.