MANAGING CHALLENGES MILITATING AGAINST EFFECTIVE PROMOTION OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS

Abstract

Technology and science play a key role in sustaining societies and many nations have adopted various strategies of promoting sustainable development. Global concerns in promoting sustainable development has insinuated the need to take advantage of resources available within our environments for the betterment of the society. Challenged by high cost of living, youth unemploymentand poverty in Nigeria, this Paper titled “Management of Challenges Militating Against Effective Promotion of Technical and Vocational Education Through Emerging Technologies And Innovations”. Focuses on the managementof challenges to adopt in providing an enabling environment for Technical and Vocational Education as instrument for exploiting the nation’sendowed rich cultural and economic environments. The paper presupposes that the constraints confronting the adoption and implementation of technical and vocational education in Nigerian schools’ curriculum are likely to undermine the government’s intentions to empower the citizenry and the nation. To provide citizenry with necessary tools for survival and contribution to the development of the nation,the paper interrogatesthe relevance of technical and vocational educationby identifying some constraints and challenges such as poor opportunities for technical and vocational skills, counselling of students and support for personal development, inadequate facilities and poor management of funds and resources, as factors militating against successful implementation of TVE. The paper further recommends the need toinvest more on technical, vocational and entrepreneurship education, provide enabling environments for technological development, skill acquisition and promotion of indigenous technology,exploit indigenous technology for sustainability and job creation, providing support and improving counselling services, creating more entrepreneurship centres and incubators toencourage youths to embrace their passionsand brush their skills towards improving their personal growth and attaining the nation’s desire for technological growth.