CHALLENGES OF TECHNICAL VOCATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA: THE WAY FORWARD

Abstract

The paper focused on challenges of TVET in the era of covid- 19 pandemic in Nigeria and the way forward. The authors identified some of the challenges to include impact of the pandemic on education, mode of conduct of TVET examination and certification, loss of jobs resulting from the lockdown, health challenges leading to loss of thousands of lives, time lost in financial institutions as a result of long queues and maintaining of social distancing, negative impact on women and youths were also taken into consideration as measures to address the global pandemic and recession occasioned by the lock down in Nigeria. In response to the aforementioned cqvid -19 crisis, TVET came up with new and expanded on-line distance learning programmes and technologies to promote technical education and training. TVET further proffer solutions to skills shortages as the pandemic unfold through the year.