INCLUSION OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING (TVET) IN EMMANUEL ALAYANDE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION NCE PROGRAMME: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD

Abstract

The study was undertaken to investigate inclusion of Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) in Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, NCE Programme: challenges and way forward. This paper significantly appraised Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) as a bedrock to the technological development in Nigeria. A descriptive survey procedure was used in carrying out the study. The population of the study would be all the lecturers in the School of Vocation and Technical Education (VTE)at Isokun campus of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo. Sampling technique adopted was purposive sampling method. This made up of one hundred (100) lecturers which were sampled from five major departments of School of Vocation and Technical Education (VTE). For this study, the researcher used Ranking Order Analysis and simple percentage to analyze the three research questions and respondent personal data respectively. The research instrument adopted was questionnaire titled “Technical and Vocation Education and Training Questionnaire (TVETQ). The study showed that Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) is the main resolution to the crisis of unemployment and low hi-tech development in Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that the government should provide functional Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, need to execute the Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET)policies and need for public enlightenment on essence of Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET).