A survey of the challenges to industrial development in Nigeria’s skill development effort in Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

Abstract

This study surveyed the challenges to industrial development in Nigeria’s skill development effort in Technical and Vocational Education and Training using a 5-point scale questionnaire on 275 randomly sampled respondents from North central Nigeria. Mean, standard deviation and z-test statistics were used to analyze data collected at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed among others that the management is faced with challenges of poor managerial skills; the instructors faced with the challenge of non availability of training facilities to teach practical skills needed by industry while the trainees faced with challenge of acquiring obsolete skills that cannot enhance industrial development. The study recommended among others that all stakeholders should periodically organize practical training in the work skills required by industry to enhance industrial development in Nigeria.