PROMOTING INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A PANACEA FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

This paper is centred on the relevance of indigenous technology education in Nigeria as panacea for unemployment and national development. It focuses on the need for top quality hands-on practical skills training for middle level man power in the areas of primary and intermediate technology. This will facilitate national technology process, socio-economic welfare and create job opportunities. It recognized the improvements of technology education training with a view to provide a clear, coherent and comprehensive system of education and training that will be directly relevant to the needs of employment and the individual to advance rapidly in their careers. Therefore, the paper recommended among others that government at both Federal and State levels should provide adequate funding, provision of infrastructural facilities, instructional materials, awarding of scholarship to deserving students, employment of competent and qualified technical teachers as well as providing in-service training to technical teachers.