Sustainable TVET Practices for Enriching the Quality of Technical Teacher Education in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper explored the critical role of sustainable practices in enriching the quality of technical teacher education. The integration of sustainability into TVET is essential for aligning education with the demands of a rapidly changing economy. The descriptive survey design was adopted. Two research questions guided the study. The population for the study was 384, which comprised lecturers in colleges of education, polytechnics and universities. Structured questionnaire consisting of two parts, with five-point Likert scale was used to elicit responses from subjects. The instrument face validation was done by three experts in the department of industrial technical education of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions with a decision rule of 3.50. The findings of the study among others revealed that there is a strong need for the integration of environmental sustainability, renewable energy technologies, adoption of best international practises and industry-partnership into technical teacher education curricula in order to improve their practical skills. Identified challenges were lack of up-to-date infrastructure, non-availability of modern teaching materials and resources. It was amongst other things recommended that government should develop and implement policies that mandate the integration of sustainability into TVET curricula with regular review.