Maintenance of Vocational and Technical Education Workshop, Tools and Equipments: An Effective Strategy for Educational Growth and National Development

Abstract

Workshop tools and equipment are very important to the successful implementation of any Vocational and Technical Education programme. In all work and study places, maintenance is needed in order to keep the equipment in good working conditions. This paper has made an attempt to address maintenance as it relate to Vocational and Technical Education workshop tools and equipments and how it affects teaching and learning. Other issues examined include the concept of maintenance and maintenance culture in our society, the value for proper maintenance of workshop tools and equipment in Vocational and Technical Education. Lastly the paper observed that the major problem faced by Nigeria today is how to imbibe maintenance culture into our daily life in order to promote growth in the education and other sector of the economy. Consequently; it was recommended that government should carry out on enlightenment campaign on the need for maintenance culture in our schools and colleges and society at large.