This study was conducted to determine the maternal employment and its impact on the academic performance of the first year vocational students of Government Science and Technical College (GSTC) in Ijebu Ode Local Government of Ogun State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted by the study. The population of the study was the first year students of the GSTC, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Purposive sampling was used since all the students were used for the study.
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This paper critically examined the- relevance of the acquisition of Vocational and Technical skills for sustainable livelihood in Nigeria. The unemployment trend in Nigeria was x-rayed based on relevant literatures. The paper agreed with the position of many authors in the literatures that most people are not employed because they do not possess any employable skills. It was identified that the unemployment problem can be minimized through the acquisition of Vocational and Technical skills.