Exploring the enablers and barriers to lifelong skills-learning in woodwork technology for sustainable development in Nigeria

Abstract

The significance of lifelong skills-learning within the context of woodwork technology is fundamental to Nigeria's sustainable development. Lifelong skills-learning facilitates the acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills allowing students to keep pace with latest industry trends and technologies essential for sustainable development. Therefore, it is not an overstatement to assert that lifelong skills-learning is an indispensable component for achieving sustainability in Nigeria, specifically within the field of woodwork technology. This paper considered the changing nature of work as well as economic imperative to uncover numerous factors that encourages as well as those causing hindrances towards acquiring lifelong skill-learning in order to provide stepping stones to stakeholders to undo those hindrances for the attainment of the goals of lifelong skill-learning within the woodwork technology sector. The paper recommended among others that big data and predictive analytics be utilized to anticipate emerging skills gaps and trends that can enable government to design agile policies that responds swiftly to emerging skill requirements in real time.