Effective Management of Wastages in Vocational Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focused on the management of wastages in vocational Education for sustainable development in Nigeria. It considered the state of vocational Education not receiving enough attention and the consequences of serious wastages. Wastages take diverse forms including brain drain, inadequate usage of human and material resources, poor maintenance of equipment, poor attitude of Vocational teachers to work, frequent strike action by teachers, unskilled graduates of vocational education, and underutilization of Building and equipment. A number of strategies were proffered to curb wastages in vocational education. One of such strategies was Government employment of skilled and experienced vocational education teachers who should be well remunerated, encouraged and motivated to maintain and sustain them in the educational industry. These strategies will help to improve vocational education, and ensure that professionally qualified vocational teachers remain in the system. The researchers also made recommendations among which is that ministry of Education should employ experts train vocational teachers and give them good welfare package to motivate them to effectively manage vocational education to curb wastages as to enhance economic and technological growth for sustainable development in Nigeria.