As enormous as the problems of technical and vocational educations seem to be, they are not beyond solution in Nigeria.
The following possible solutions to the problems of technical and vocational education are outlined below:
1) Effective Vocational Guidance and Counselling should be mounted from the primary to the tertiary level of education at various levels to correct the wrong perception social stigma on vocational education.
2) Improved funding should be given to equipment and update the infrastructure, and instructional facilities at all levels of TVE institutions..
3) A general enlightenment campaign on the importance and essence of TVE in nation building should be mounted nation- wide to correct the negative impression marginalization syndrome
by the society.
4) More universities and other institutions should be encouraged to mount full-fledged programmes on vocational education and the graduates of such programmes should be encouraged to stay in
the field.
5) Efforts should be made to provide basic amenities such as water, electricity, in all towns and villages in the country where TVE institutions are located.
6) Vocational educational curricula should be kept as broad, dynamic and practical-based as possible. The curricula should be designed by experts in the various areas and subjected to periodic review by experts too.
7) There should be a link, understanding and co-operation between institutions offering vocational education programmes and industry. Both should work on areas that would make TVE
programmes relevant to industry.
The following possible solutions to the problems of technical and vocational education are outlined below:
1) Effective Vocational Guidance and Counselling should be mounted from the primary to the tertiary level of education at various levels to correct the wrong perception social stigma on vocational education.
2) Improved funding should be given to equipment and update the infrastructure, and instructional facilities at all levels of TVE institutions..
3) A general enlightenment campaign on the importance and essence of TVE in nation building should be mounted nation- wide to correct the negative impression marginalization syndrome
by the society.
4) More universities and other institutions should be encouraged to mount full-fledged programmes on vocational education and the graduates of such programmes should be encouraged to stay in
the field.
5) Efforts should be made to provide basic amenities such as water, electricity, in all towns and villages in the country where TVE institutions are located.
6) Vocational educational curricula should be kept as broad, dynamic and practical-based as possible. The curricula should be designed by experts in the various areas and subjected to periodic review by experts too.
7) There should be a link, understanding and co-operation between institutions offering vocational education programmes and industry. Both should work on areas that would make TVE
programmes relevant to industry.
8) Vocational education practitioners should be encouraged to write good quality textbooks in their disciplines and at the books should be practically based.
9) Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and entrepreneurship education programmes should be made more meaningful and relevant to the students.
10) Institutions should equip their laboratories, workshops and fiarms not just for accreditation purposes but also for students’ practical use. This will encourage and motivate, as well as build up self- confidence in them.
11) Vocational technical education practitioners should be involved in curricula decision/policy making and planning as much as possible. This will ensure hitch-free implementation of such
decisions, policies, and plans, and curricula.
If the above solutions are actually put in place, the future and indeed the prospects of are very bright vocational technical education in Nigeria will be bright.
12) Every university in the country should mount full-fledged vocational technical education programme up to the PhD level.
11) Vocational technical education practitioners should be involved in curricula decision/policy making and planning as much as possible. This will ensure hitch-free implementation of such
decisions, policies, and plans, and curricula.
If the above solutions are actually put in place, the future and indeed the prospects of are very bright vocational technical education in Nigeria will be bright.
12) Every university in the country should mount full-fledged vocational technical education programme up to the PhD level.
13) All Colleges of Education in the country should also have full- fledged vocational technical education programmes.
14) Science and vocational education should receive government’s priority attention both financially and otherwise. This is already so in principle (see National Policy on Education Revised 2004).
In this unit, we have tried to highlight some problems that vocational education discipline in Nigeria could be has faced and is still facing in the country. We discussed some possible solutions to the said problems and discussed then made a projection the future to visualize the prospects of vocational education in Nigeria. It is obvious that one day, vocational education will compete favourably with other conventional, celebrated courses and the nation will be the better off for it. In module three, we shall be discussing various vocational areas and services.
14) Science and vocational education should receive government’s priority attention both financially and otherwise. This is already so in principle (see National Policy on Education Revised 2004).
CONCLUSION
The already discussed problems, solutions and prospects of vocational education are by no means exhaustive. The picture we just want to paint is that vocational education as a formal academic field of study is currently facing serious of problems. These problems could be solved and with their solution, for the future of vocational education in Nigeria will be are very high bright.SUMMARY
In this unit, we have tried to highlight some problems that vocational education discipline in Nigeria could be has faced and is still facing in the country. We discussed some possible solutions to the said problems and discussed then made a projection the future to visualize the prospects of vocational education in Nigeria. It is obvious that one day, vocational education will compete favourably with other conventional, celebrated courses and the nation will be the better off for it. In module three, we shall be discussing various vocational areas and services.
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