Current Issues on Vocational and Technical Education in Nigeria

Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) is education which aims to deliver people with knowledge, skills and competences required in particular occupations or more broadly on the labour market. VTE is very important as it develops a person for life and it affords the competences which are necessary in a democratic and knowledge-based society. Hence, VTE should be a vital aspect of the educational process in all countries. Most civilised countries realise valued role of the VTE as an effective mechanism for career development of people. However, a number of developing countries have been facing some difficulties to conduct quality VTE in their countries, Nigeria is included. Current issues towards VTE in Nigeria have been discussed in scholarly published documents indicating a need for change. The objective of this paper was to synthesize selected documents indicating current issues on VTE in Nigeria for the next step of social and economic development. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n10p12