SKILLS ACQUISITION: IMPERATIVE FOR TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

The globalization process, knowledge economy and the emergence of new modes of production in the industries in the 21st century have given rise to demands for training and retraining in new skills in different occupational areas, as a result of this, teachers of technical vocational education and training need to acquire skills in order to function effectively the job. The paper highlights on the concept of technical vocational education and also discussed on issues in teacher education in Nigeria. The role of teachers of technical vocational education and training in the 21st century and some challenges of technical vocational education and training were explained. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations made among which are: that teachers of technical vocational education and training should be trained by the government on a regular basis through workshops able to seminars and in-service training in order to acquire new skills and update their knowledge to be able to train graduates of technical vocational education and training to acquire the skills that are needed in the 21st century workforce.