ANALYZE THE RELEVANCE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE MANAGEMENT PARASTATALS

THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (VTE) IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Vocational and Technical Education have become imperative in the 21st century considering the

significant role it plays to the socio-economic development of every society. This paper titled “the

role of vocational and technical education in Nigeria Democratic dispensation is written to

appraise the significant role of Vocational and Technical Education in Nigeria society especially in

the fourth republic of the democratic dispensation. The paper elicited data from secondary sources

such as textbook, magazines, Journals, newspapers and periodicals. The paper concludes that the

quest for improved skill acquisition and youth empowerment could be achieved if technical and

vocational education is aggressively enhanced by injecting funds into Polytechnic education so as

to address the problems of unemployment and economic instability bedeviling the nation.

Therefore, the paper recommends that the nation’s policies and programmes be adequately

strengthened to address the challenges facing TVE in Nigeria.