Revitalizing Technical Education for Youth Empowerment and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Abstract

The most important feature of technology education is its orientation towards the world of work and the emphasis of the curriculum on the acquisition of employable skills for empowering the youth for sustainable livelihoods and national development. Revitalizing technology can help drive innovation, youth employment and human capacity development in Nigeria. Without proper and adequate technology education, economic and social wellbeing of the citizen suffers. The paper further explored strategies for revitalizing technology education to overcome some of the challenges hindering the programme from adequately empowering the youth for sustainable development. It recommended amongst others programme relevance to the labour market needs, enhanced awareness, improved image of technology education career and effective partnership between technology education institutions and the industrial sector.