FUNCTIONAL EDUCATION: RISING VOCATIONAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

The paper observed that the Nigerian education system has failed to equip its products with the necessary tools to live in the modern world and excel in their environment. It noted that the phenomena of automation and globalisation have produced a highly competitive new world order that is accelerating, knowledge-driven and global. For products of Nigerian educational institutions to survive, Nigerian education curricula should be completely overhauled and synchronised with the needs of the business community of the new world order.