Functional Technical Education: Pathway to Income and Job Opportunities in Nigeria

Abstract

The study was designed to highlight the importance of technical education as education that prepared trainees to acquire practical skills, attitudes and knowledge competent enough to perform determine tasks for employment. The functions, areas of benefits, challenges, and way forward for technical education were explained and some recommendations were made which include, among others that Government at all level should provide standard and adequate instructional materials, tools, equipment and consumable material, adequate fund should be provided for technical education institutions for practical skills acquisition and adequate and qualified manpower should always be employ for technical education institutions.