Revitalizing Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) for Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Development

Abstract

Globally, education is acknowledged as a means for transforming and empowering the youths with skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable them become productive members of the society. Yet Nigeria as a developing country with population of 140 million is battling with poverty and unemployment problems. This paper therefore focused on the contribution of a revitalized technical and vocational education and training with emphasis on youth empowerment to improve the economic status of the country and welfare of the people. Issues pertaining to integrating technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in education curricula, entrepreneurial activities aimed at jobs was discussed, this paper concludes that to solve the problem of widespread poverty and unemployment, priority should be given to revitalizing technical and vocational education and training with the priority given to empowering the youths on vocational education. Six major recommendations were made.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n4p149