Basic Education for Self-Reliance in a Depressed Economy
G. C. Ozoagu, Simon Nwanze
Basic education means a component intended to ensure functional li teracy for all jobs participants. Technical and Vocational education remains that form of educatio n which helps its recipients to acquire knowledge and specific skills with which to work and earn a living. Both the Nigerian government and masses have suffered high economic downturns given negligence towards these systems of education. This is evident in the high turnout of people who are either unemployable a nd at the same time cannot survive except they are dependent in the Nigeria. As a result, this paper examined the relevance of technical and vocational educ ation in making the recipients of basic education self-reliant. Related concepts were extensively discussed and in the course of this review, it was discovered that technical and vocational education will forever be likened to the wand in the hands of a magician with respect to solving the eco nomic problems of any society. B ased on this, it was suggested that government and school managers should among other things, do the following: 1) make Practical trainings compulsory for all the children of basic education. 2)Make Basic education programme relevant/attractive throu gh practical and holistic trainings.