VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: A TOOL FOR YOUTHS EMPLOYABILITY FOR A SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This paper focuses on the Vocational and Technical Educationfor livelihood andsustainable development in Nigeria. Vocational and Technical Education plays major roles at promoting community and national development and facilitates the acquisition of applied skills and basic scientific knowledge. The concepts of sustainable development, challenges, strategies and the role of Vocational and Technical Education as appropriate tools towards development of both individuals and the nation at large are discussed in this paper. To proffer solutions to some of the problems facing the country, recommendations were made among others that: government and private sectors should provide equipments and facilities in vocational and technical schools for the acquisition of skills; government and other educational stakeholders should ensure that vocational and technical programmes are made relevant to provide youths and graduates needed skills for sustainable of both human and national development in Nigeria.