Achieving Transformation of Nigeria Economy through Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Abstract

Education is generally regarded as a necessary and essential requirement for development. It is centered on socioeconomic and technological advancement, and it is critical to a self-sustaining and self-generating process for the positive transformation of modern society. This paper focused on Technical Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria as a catalyst for achieving transformation. It 
highlighted the concept of technical and vocational education; the strategies adopted by technical and vocational education as an agent of transformation in the country, the potential of technical and vocational education for sustainable development and transformation, and the challenges facing technical and vocational education. Recommendations for the future direction of technical and vocational education were made, such as academic staff members should always be sponsored to seminars, worship, and conferences to update their knowledge on new skills; modern technological equipment should be adequately provided in technical and vocational schools. The paper concludes by recommending that government should create more awareness to encourage 
massive enrollment in technical vocational education and training programm in Nigeria Universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.