PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This paper presents views on the state of Technical and Vocational Education, its problems and prospects in Enugu North Local Government Area and how this aspect of education has affected national development in terms of Youth Empowerment. The indices used are discussed along the key parameters such as the nature of technical education in Enugu North, vocational education, technical/vocational education and youth empowerment as well as youth empowerment versus employment. The challenges facing technical and vocational education in Enugu North are also discussed. Attempts are made to critically assess, though not into details, technical and vocational education policies and practices in schools as well as the ground impacts on the national economic, political, social and cultural development of Enugu North and Nigeria. The purpose of the aforementioned is to establish a basis for some reforms in the ways and manners technical/vocational education is handled in Enugu North. Conclusion and recommendations are also made.