VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (VTE) IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE WAY FORWARD

Ifeoma J. Obidile

Abstract


The paper examined how Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) could be practiced in the 21st century to stimulate students' interest and improve manpower development so as to reduce unemployment in the country. VTE is a form of education which helps the recipient to acquire knowledge and specific skills with which to start work and earn a living. As a result of neglect of VTE programmes in Nigeria, unemployment has been on the increase. In this paper, some considerations are made which include among others instituting two or more years of apprenticeship in VTE programmes.


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