WINNING THE WAR AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY IN NIGERIA: IS THERE A ROLE FOR TVET-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP?

Abstract

Today, studies have shown that unemployment has become rampant, and poverty tends to have engulfed most TVET graduates in particular and Nigerian youths in general. However, the quest for technological progress, industrialization and economic development is found to be rather slow and unimpressive. Based on these unpleasant circumstances, the authors decided to embark on this paper titled: ‘winning the war against unemployment and poverty in Nigeria: Is there a role for TVET-private sector partnership?’ In the paper, the meaning of TVET-private sector partnership was highlighted in detail with particular attention to conceptual clarifications and issues. The need for TVET-private sector partnership is also reviewed in the paper. The role of TVET-private sector partnership for the alleviation of unemployment and poverty was further looked at. One of the recommendations, among others, advanced in the paper is that TVET and the private sectors should build organic relationship among themselves with a long-term strategic intent that would contribute to the realization of the mission and goal of both sectors.