Towards Value Re-orientation of Youths on the Role of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Sustainable Development in Nigeria.

This study was embarked on to find out in the opinion of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Educators, reasons responsible for youths’ negative perceptions toward TVET with the aim of proffering strategies for positive value re-orientation of the youths on the role of TVET for sustainable development. The study was carried out in Rivers State of Nigeria. Three reserach questions were posed. Questionaire was the instrument used in data collection, while statistical mean was used for data analysis. Results showed that TVET educators are well informed of the importance of TVET to national and sustainable development. Also, the study revealed some factors that may have informed the perception of the youths to regard TVET programme as not valuable as general education. Finally strategies identfied as measures to be adopted for value reorientation of the youths towards TVET include among others: same admission requirement with all other educational programmes; admission strictly for those with the aptitude; promoting campaign to improve TVET image problem as well as favourable policy and legislative platforms of TVET. Keywords: Value, reorientation, youths, TVET, sustainable development