Title: THE ROLES OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN EMPOWERING YOUTHS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Authors:
Asogwa, Japel Onyekachi, Ikenwa, Maduka Onyekachukwu, Chikwendu Chukwunonso Isidore, Obe Florence Ijeoma

Abstract: ABSTRACT Nigeria is endowed with rich human and material resources to become the largest economy in Africa. Both to contrary, much of her potentials have remained unutilized and the rate of her graduates unemployment poses a national threat; submitting to a wild economic recession and political instability resulting to alarming increase in crime practices among the youths. Technical education as a development strategy that gives access to the untapped potentials can provide the base for sustainable development. Technical education is to rise to the challenge of the citizens by providing them with entrepreneurship skills, leadership skills, computer and employability skills. This paper highlights the roles of industrial technical education in empowering youths for sustainable development. Technical education is to rise to the challenge of the citizens by providing them with entrepreneurship skills, leadership skills, computer and employability skills which are incumbent in her formal and non formal classes. This paper highlights the roles of industrial technical education in empowering youths for sustainable development. The paper also identifies some factors besieging the effective implementation of industrial technical education and some recommendations were made based on the identified challenges.

Publication Date: 2016-06-06