INNOVATIONS IN TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION &TRAINING (TVET) FOR JOB CREATION AND ACCELERATED NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

Abstract

This paper focused on the perceived role of innovation in TVET for job creation and Accelerated National Development. The paper tackled the challenges facing technical vocational education and training, and explored innovative strategies in delivering technical vocational education and training. It reviewed the labour market trends demand in addition to innovative policy options for improving inclusive access, quality and financing of TVET for job creation and accelerated national development. The paper further proposed relevant strategies for further development in the financing of TVET and the way forward for TVET among which are that there must be an explicit link between subsector and TVET. This paper concluded that to solve the problem of job creation and skill mismatch in TVET, priority should be given to innovations in TVET, for job creation and accelerated national development. Seven major recommendations were made among which are that there should be public-private partnership in order to achieve the desired goals of innovation in TVET for job creation and national development.