TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

G.C ONWUBIKO
Publisher: JOTERD {"id":4,"volume_name":"Vol 4 Number 2","created_at":null,"updated_at":null,"url":"volumes\/4.jpg"} (1): 1: doi: 1 Published in 2013

The Future of any nation lies essentially on the capabilities of its youth. This paper attempts to discuss the relevance of functional Technical Vocational Education to youth empowerment. The paper high - lights the states and Federal Government Contributions towards Youth Empowerment. It noted with dissatisfaction that some of the measures already taken by Local, State and Federal Government are not only haphazardly done but also grossly inadequate, especially in the face of massive youth restiveness, youth debasement, poverty, hunger, population explosion and the unemployment situation. The paper high -lights the problem and asserts that proper planning and vigorously pursuit of TVE programmes can make Nigeria self -reliant economically, it thus gives suggestion on the way forward

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