Exploring the Cooperation between Management and School Teachers in the Implementation of Technical and Vocational Education Policy in Nigeria

Abstract

This research explores the cooperation between management and schoolteachers in the implementation of technical and vocational education and training policy in Nigeria. Schoolteacher’s role in implementing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training program in Nigeria and the cooperation they receive from the top management in TVET institution has received little attention and is largely overlooked. There are excellent and well-formulated policies but ineffectively implemented. As a result, it leads to a broader gap between policy intent and its implementation. TVET was established to nurture and produce job-ready graduates for industries. The study employs a qualitative method in which evidence is sought from schoolteachers’ interviews. A purposive sampling technique is used to select participants, The number of participants is based on the data saturation point. The interview is audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. NVIVO 12 qualitative analysis software is used to organize the data. The paper and pencil coding method are used for the analysis. The study finds out that there is cooperation between TVET top management and international research cooperation. The cooperation identified in the study is availability of funding to buy equipment and consumables, cooperation between TVET institution and other stakeholders and international research cooperation which will lead to implementation of technical and vocational education and training that will nurture job-ready graduates. TVET policy and research collaboration are ineffective if the partnership between management and "TVET Teachers” is ineffective. As the TVET policy’s implementation had not been successful in Nigeria, this study will provide evidence for the need for future schoolteachers’ cooperation in implementing the TVET policy to prevent TVET graduates’ unemployment in Nigeria.