REFOCUSING TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING: PANACEA FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA.

Abstract

This paper defines Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as an aspect of education that provides the learners with theoretical and practical knowledge of becoming independent members in society. Also, it looks at Economic Development as qualitative and quantitative increase in productivity that improves the living standard of majority segment of the population. It also discussed theories of Economic development such as neoclassical theory, structural theory and so on. Besides, it reviewed the strategies for refocusing (TVET). Also, the roles of (TVET) to Economic Development were reviewed. Finally, the paper recommended that (TVET) should be part of general statics in aim higher institution should enlighten on the importance of (TVET) among others.