International Journal of
Vocational and Technical Education

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Voc. Tech. Educ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-534X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJVTE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 115

Table of Content: March 2012; 4(3)

March 2012

Assessment of relevance of the national directorate of employment (NDE) training programmes to the needs of the trainees in Southwestern Nigeria

The study assessed the operational schemes of the national directorate of employment (NDE), and the relevance of its training programmes to the needs of the trainees. The study adopted the survey design. Precisely, six states in the Southwestern Nigeria were used for the study. The sample comprises of 1, 200 trainees, 420 trainers and 120 ex-trainees selected from a population of 382, 792. The results showed that the...

Author(s): T. A. Adebisi and C. S. Oni

March 2012

Help wanted: Professional development and training for career and technical education faculty

  Career and technical education (CTE) instructors teach in an environment that requires simultaneous academic and occupational instruction that integrates theoretical and hands-on knowledge while working with a unique student population that has distinct learning needs. These instructors have the industry experience and in-depth content knowledge that is critical in the vocational classroom, but they are...

Author(s): Krista D. Kerna