ECONOMIC REVATALISATION THROUGH TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL (TVET) EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Technical vocational education and training (TVET) should be strengthened as an integral school programme especially at the higher education level. Effective implementation of technical vocational education and training as part of the school curriculum should be enhanced as a means of revitalizing the economy for national development. Teachers, on the other hand, must be conversant with relevant techniques and facilities needed for transforming and empowering youths with skills to solve problems and be creative as members of society. An in-depth review of the literature reveals that teachers are faced with the problem of how to teach and prepare students with skills, knowledge, and attitudes to enable them to become productive members of society. This paper is a library-based work, and data were collected from textbooks, journal articles, and internet searches. The paper critically examined existing practices in economic revitalization through TVET for the national economy. Some of the key features mentioned were the use of concepts, inferences, and visualization, among others. Recommendations for practice change were made regarding revitalizing the economy through TVET for national development.