TABLE OF CONTENT
1.
Definition, scope, philosophy and objectives of
vocational and technical education (VTE)
2. Sources funding VTE
programmes.
3. The role of
vocational and technical education in national development.
4. Characteristics of
vocational and technical education.
5. Problems and
prospects of vocational and technical education.
1.
What
is VTE
VTE is the study of technologies
related skills, and knowledge relating to occupation in various sector of economic
and social life.
1a. Philosophy & Values of Education.
-integration of individual into
sound and effective citizen.
- respect for the work of the
individual.
-faith in man’s ability to make
rational decision.
-shared responsibility for the
common good of the society.
-social cultural economic,scientific
and technological progress.
1b. Objectives of vocational education In Nigeria according national
policy on education.
·
A free and democratic society
·
A just and egalitarian society
·
A united strong and self reliant nation.
·
A great & dynamic economy
·
A land full of bright opportunities for
all citizen.
2. Source
funding of VTE programmes.
There two classification for source
funding of VTE programs
i.
External sources
ii.
Internal sources
i.
External source: it referes to source
outside various institutions from various tiers of government like
(a)Education
Trust Fund
(b)National
science and technology fund.
(c)petroleum
trust fund
(d)
Aids from foreign countries and organization like UNICEF.
ii. Internal source: it refers to sources within
various institution. These include:
(a)levies
(b)launching
(c)Donations
(d)
Fees from sandwich
(e)remedial
and consultancy services
(f)contribution
from alumni association.
(g)
Bussiness outlets.
CHARACTERISTICS
AND FEATURES OF VTE.
·
A
vocationaleducation programme must strive to meet the requisite market demends
for labour.
·
Education
and training should be given on actual job not just on similated and pseudo
jobs.
·
The
training environment should replicate the working environment itself
·
Vocational
education curriculum contents should be generated by masters and successful practitioners
of the occupation
·
Vocational
and technical education should help the student to maximize their interest,
abilitiiies, aptitiudes and potentials.
PROBLEM
/CHALLENGES OF VTE IN NIGERIA.
·
Administrative
and curriculum problems
·
Non
involvement of vocational education practitioners in policy making and planning
·
Societal
stigma
·
Lack
of vocational guidance and counseling
·
Financial
constraints
·
Government
policy
·
Poor
student motivation
·
Lack
of effective entrepreneur education.
Note: you should
know how to explain this.
PROSPECT/
SOLUTIONS REMEDIES TO VTE PROBLEM IN NIGERIA.
·
VTE
practitioner should be involved in decision making
·
Unfavorable
government policy toward vte should be abolished.
·
VTE
practitioners should be encouraged to write good quality text books which are practical-based In their discipline
·
Effective
vocational guidance and counseling should be mounted from the primary to the
tertiary level of education.
·
VTE
should receive government’s attention
both financially and otherwise.
·
Siwes
and entrepreneurship programmes should be encouraged.
