REVAMPING TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The present day reality of Nigeria economy in which crude oil price plunges on daily basis resulting in government inability to finance training and development of manpower in TVET institutions demands the need for partnership to complement government’s efforts. This study sought to determine how to revamp technical, vocational education and training (TVET) through public/private sector partnership for national development in Nigeria. To achieve this, the study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study was 139 made up of 53 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) administrators and 86 public/private sector administrators in the south-west, south-east and north-central geo-political zones of Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was a researcher developed questionnaire based on five-point Likert scale. The instrument was face-validated by three experts and Cronbach Alpha which yielded a coefficient of 0.83 was used to establish the internal consistency. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation. A mean of 3.5 and above were accepted while any mean less than 3.5 was rejected. The findings of the study revealed that there is need for revamping TVET through public/private sector partnership, this will foster economic growth by developing new investment opportunities and increasing provision of public goods and services also it will improve quality of TVET education. It was recommended that there is an urgent need to formulate a coherent and explicit policy that will interface TVET and public/private sector partnership, and that a fragment of tax generated annually from industries should be utilized for the provision of workshop facilities for TVET institutions.