Bridging the Missing Links in the Implementation of Technical Vocational Education and Training Curriculum in Nigeria

Abstract

The accomplishment of technical education curriculum implementation requires some level of government commitment because of it nature and important towards reducing unemployment. Technical vocational educational education is a skill acquisition intervention programs that target on erudite learning for wisdom that make individual appropriate and creative in chosen field of technological and economic endeavour. To meet up with 21st century demand for the supplying of technology workforce for technical vocational education curriculum implementation in Nigeria must in totality be overhauled by ensuring that what is needed to achieve its goal is put in place for positive outcome. This paper discusses the philosophy of technical education toward job creation, the nature of technical education curriculum in institution offering such program, the implementation of the curriculum of technical education and the factor that impede the implementation of technical education curriculum in Nigeria. It was concluded that TVET curriculum implementation faced a lots of challenges. Therefore, all stakeholders concern with the implementation of technical education within the sub-sector ought to put hands on together towards improvement of the implementation of technical education programs in Nigeria for better outcome.