EFFECT OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ON YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA – A CONCEPTUAL EXPOSITION
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2024-11
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LASU International Journal of Arts and Social Science Education
Abstract
Human capital is the most important resource or asset any nation can boast of in the 21st
century because a nation’s human capital is vital for future technological breakthrough,
international competitiveness and sustainable economic development. Building the requisite
human capital for the attainment of sustainable development requires both a new ideology of
life and innovative approach to education if the nation is to overcome the global socio-economic
and ecological crisis. This paper emphasizes on the significant roles that of vocational and
technical education plays in enhancing employability skills and consequently driving
sustainable development of nations This paper posits that vocational and technical education
will provide citizens with skills and knowledge with which they can be self reliant and
employers’ of labour. The paper concludes that vocational and technical education when
engendered leads to employment generation, inclusive economic growth and sustainable
development. The paper recommends that educational institutions at all levels must inculcate
and intensify the integration of entrepreneurship and vocational education into its curriculum.
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Keywords: Capital Development, Technical and Vocational Education, Human
Sustainablilty
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Technical and Vocational Education, Human Sustainablilty
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Capital Development, Technical and Vocational Education, Human Sustainablilty