In a report issued by the comparative technical education seminar abroad (1966), the following objectives were recommended for a national plan of vocational and technical education in the federal republic of Nigeria.
1. To provide the awareness that technology does not only solve problems but creates some as well
2. To stimulate and encourage creativity
3. To equip school leavers with skills to earn a living
4. To provide adequate technological orientation and preparation for advanced professional education in technology
5. To help develop the right attitude towards work and the habit of mind conductive to the proper use of technology
6. To provide technological literacy to all pupils that is to prepare every pupil for life in a technological age.
But to achieve the above objective the report emphasized that: vocational and technical education should form a part of general education for every secondary school pupil irrespective of his or her future career.
Vocational and technical education should provide an orientation and preparation for those who have the aptitude and desire to pursue advanced technological education in the polytechnic and universities
Vocational and technical education should provide orientation and basic skills with which to start a life of work for the vast majority of pupils who do not fall under number 2 above.
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