Enhancing Creativity and Innovation Through Skill Acquisition in the Technology Education Programme in Nigeria Colleges of Education.

Abstract

Teaching is a dynamic profession that requires continuous review in order to address contemporary challenges in the society. This is because technological advancement has brought about continuous changes in societal demands from vocational teachers. To meet the needs of the vocational teachers at the NCE level, the NCCE introduced creativity and innovation in the NCCE Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) curriculum. This paper unveiled the creativity and innovation in the present NCCE Vocational and Technical Education curriculum. It also explained the concept of skills, skill acquisition, creativity, innovation and highlighted the creative and innovative areas captured by the present NCCE VTE curriculum. The paper also explained the relevance of creativity and innovation in the curriculum and recommended full exploitation of the creativity and innovation in the present NCCE Vocational and Technical Education curriculum to improve basic education, promote technology literacy and awareness at the basic education level.