Quality Vocational Education for Nigerian Women through Instructors' Motivation

Abstract

Vocational education is a practical aspect of education that plays major role in the development of individuals, and the society at large. Its acquisition enables the recipients, women inclusive to be self-employed, and thereby reduces the rate of unemployment in the society. Thus, in order to enhance the teaching of vocational education for the empowerment of individuals, particularly Nigerian women, instructors' motivation is crucial. This is to ensure that, quality vocational education that will change the lives of the learners is adequately provided. This paper therefore, focused on the clarification of some concepts such as motivation, quality, vocational education, and quality vocational education for Nigerian women. It also highlighted the reasons for motivating instructors for quality vocational education, and some of the ways instructors could be motivated. Finally, the paper concluded that, for women at different vocational training centres to continually acquire the requisite knowledge and skills needed to be self-reliant, add value to their lives, and promote national development, it is pertinent that, instructors are properly motivated. Thus, based on that, it was recommended that, paying of vocational education instructors' remuneration should be regular and consistent, in addition to creating opportunities for training and retraining programmes to enable them update their knowledge.