THE ROLE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT

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.