VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (VTE) IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE WAY FORWARD

Abstract

The paper examined how Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) could be practiced
in the 21st century to stimulate students' interest and improve manpower development so
as to reduce unemployment in the country. VTE is a form of education which helps the
recipient to acquire knowledge and specific skills with which to start work and earn a
living. As a result of neglect of VTE programmes in Nigeria, unemployment has been on
the increase. In this paper, some considerations are made which include among others
instituting two or more years of apprenticeship in VTE programmes.