VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A CATALYST FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A DISTRESSED ECONOMY
VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A CATALYST FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A DISTRESSED ECONOMY

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines vocational and technical education: a catalyst for socio-economic development in a distressed economy. The paper discusses the various ways that vocational and technical education can serve as a catalyst for socio-economic development in a distressed economy. It draws attention to the purposeful efforts made to ensure that the country's potential is realized as well as the significance of vocational and technical education in the process of national development. Even for those who dropped out of high school or post-secondary education, there were always employment opportunities available with perks throughout the early 1950s and 1970s. The remarkable shift in the job market demands that vocational education programs be prioritized and expanded in order to address the issue of unemployment, which has grown to be a significant social crisis in Nigeria. According to the study, Nigeria must increase its investments in vocational and technical education if it hopes to fulfill its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and become a part of the technology-driven global community. Ultimately, the government and the private sector should collaborate, according to this report, in order to sustain and grow vocational education and training in Nigeria. The programme's vision and mission should be clearly stated by VTE stakeholders, and they should be completely carried out. In order to maintain the commitment of employers and the business sector to VTE, legislators had to propose legislation pertaining to fresh reform measures.

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