MAKING TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FIRST CAREER CHOICE IN AFRICA: WHAT CAN STAKEHOLDERS DO DIFFERENTLY?

Chinyere Shirley Ayonmike, Benjamin Chukwumaijem Okeke

Abstract


Despite calls by International Organisation and Technical Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) Stakeholders to embrace TVET for
sustainable livelihood and development, enrollment in TVET institutions in
Nigeria and Africa at large is still very low. The purpose of this study is to find
out what stakeholders can do differently to make TVET the first career choice
in Africa. Three research questions and 3 hypotheses guided the study. The
population of the study was TVET lecturers and administrators from TVET
Institutions in Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select
100 TVET professionals comprising of 70 TVET lecturers and 30 TVET
administrators. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire, the
questionnaire was validated by 3 lecturers from Delta State University,
Abraka. To ascertain the reliability of the instrument, Pearson Product
Moment Correlation technique was used which yielded a reliability coefficient
of 0.67. Data were collected through the aid of 3 Research Assistants.
Questionnaires were also sent to TVET professionals by the researcher
through emails. Data collected were anaylsed using Mean for research
questions. The findings revealed amongst others that, stakeholders such as
Government, Industries, and TVET Institutions/Providers should improve the
quality of TVET, as well as raise the awareness about TVET. Hence, it was
recommended that TVET Stakeholders should work collectively to make TVET
the first career choice in Nigeria and beyond.

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