FUNCTION AND OBJECTIVE OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

1. To  stimulate and encourage creativity
2. To equip school leavers with skills to earn a living
3. To provide the awareness that technology does not only solve problems but create some as  well
4. To help develop the right attitude towards work and the habits of mind conducive to the proper use of technology

TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE

1.         Vocational  and technical education should  form a part at general  educational  for every secondary school pupils irrespective of his or her future career

2.         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

3.         Vocational  and technical education should provided orientation and basic skill  with which to start a life of    work for the  vast majority of pupils  who do not fall under number  2 above.