Educational management and skills learning for self- Development in the 21st century workplace in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined educational management and skills learning for self-development in the 21^st century workplace in Nigeria. Some of the concepts highlighted include educational management, training, communication skills and teaching skills. What is skilling, reskilling and upskilling? What is workplace, qualities of 21^st century workplace, among others? The paper focused on establishing the fact that skills are not only learnt in companies, factories or by the road sides but equally important to learn, re-learn and up-learn skills in management and administrations of institutions of higher education. Therefore, administrators and leaders of educational institutions and in educational system should engage as well in learning new skills and upgrading their knowledge, ability, aptitude in administrative processes to achieve educational objectives and goal. It is concluded that all fields and walk of life need skilling, reskilling and upskilling, in order to be able to meet the world best practices, develop self, and remain relevant in workplace. Skills are not only learnt or needed in production and manufacturing companies alone, but in management and administration of academic institutions, faculties of universities, schools of colleges and polytechnics. The paper went further to recommend that managers and administrators of educational institutions, organizations or any other workplace should as a matter of relevance provide and promote the idea of learning new skills, and continue in upskilling themselves. Also, employees should see the need to attend workshops, seminars and conferences to learn new ways of doing things in their area of specialization and remain relevant in the workplace for self and national development in the 21^st century in Nigeria.