TVET INNOVATION PRACTICES AND EMPLOYMENT SUSTAINABILITY OF INFORMAL SECTOR

Authors:RASAKI AKANNI RAJI (Business Administration Department The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro Ogun State, Nigeria.), KAFILAT OLUYEMI RAJI(Mechanical Engineering DepartmentThe Federal Polytechnic Ilaro Ogun State, Nigeria.)

Journal: Nigerian Journal Of Technical Volume:24 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 24 -29

Keywords: Employment, Sustainability, Innovation, Ecosystem, Technicians and Tertiary.

Abstract

The rate of unemployment and absence of gainful employment could be noticed widely among the informal groups in Nigeria. Craftsmen/Artisan are usually displaced out of work with emergent of new Technology, therefore unemployment erupt and poverty noticed on them because new technology of their work. This paper delved into assessing TVET innovation practices and employment sustainability of informal TVET Artisan/Technician. Using NATA members in Ilaro. The population of 82 registered members while 68 respondents of census sampling adopted from structured questionnaires were administered with the following variables. Products service; Ecosystem relationship management. The data analyzed with the SPSS using regression and correlation with P-value of 0.000. Significant level. PC and ERM has potential impact on economic sustainability of Artisan & craftsmen. It’s concluded that there were potential TVET innovation practices and Economic Sustainability of Informal TVET group. It was recommended that Tertiary Institution TVET innovation practices should be fully in operation to increase continuous sustainability of employment for this informal TVET groups in their environs of operations..