Vocational Education and Security Challenges in Nigeria: The Way Forward.

Abstract

Vocational education in Nigeria has gone through the trials and thrills of a developing concept in a developing society, from its glorious heights when it simply followed the traditional system in training the very few persons enrolled in the early stage, to the present, when lecture auditoriums are bursting with pressure from an ever-increasing enrolment. While it may be difficult to pass an absolute lecture, given facilities, class size and the environment of the modern vocational faculties and school, one indubitable fact is that standards have fallen and are continuing to fall. This paper explores the remote and immediate causes of this crash in standard of vocational training in Nigeria, identifies key factors leading to this condition, and recommends a wide range of measures through which vocational education in Nigeria can be revamped, restructured and restored to achieve its glory.

Keywords: Vocational Education, Security Challenges, Way Forwards, Nigeria