Literature evidence on the application of ICT in teaching and learning in TVET programmes and its implication for sustainable development in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive review of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET). It unveiled the role of ICTs for teaching and learning in TVET programmes. It identified four different major applications of ICTs in TVET. It also discussed the common types of ICTs used in teaching and learning in TVET such as: audio-cassette tapes, radio, videotapes, cd-rom and dvd, internet/web-based training, web-based training programmes, audio conferencing, audio graphics, interactive television and videoconferencing. This review identified gaps in ICT usage in Nigeria TVET programmes and the directions that future studies may take to address these gaps. Barriers to the application of ICTs in Nigeria TVET delivery system as well as the implication was also discussed. It was concluded that while ICT-enhanced TVET holds great promise, its widespread implementation also poses some immediate challenges with respect to: capital outlays in ICT hardware and software, disparity in access to ICT facilities (digital divide as well as appropriate strategies for integrating technology across curricula among others. Achieving sustainable development in Nigeria via TVET implies that ICTs be fully utilize in TVET to enhance effective instructional delivery for a better Nigeria in the 21st century.