Impediments to and Optimized Measures for Implementing Universal Upper Basic Education Programme through Prevocational Education for Quality Assurance in Nigeria

Abstract

The Universal Basic Education (UBE) policy in conception and disposition is capable of transforming Nigeria positively if properly implemented. UBE will enable Nigerian students and teachers to adjust and adapt to complex and dynamic social, scientific and technological changes that would create a new Nigeria. However, one thing is to create policies and another is to implement and execute it. The implementation of the programme has however faced a number of impediments that have affected its effectiveness. It is against this background that this paper looked at the objectives of the UBE programme and issues of implementing the UBE programme through prevocational education. This paper also looked at prevocational education in Nigeria and suggested the quality assurance measures for implementing UBE programme through prevocational education among which are providing proper funding, recruitment of qualified teachers, provision of instructional materials and adequate planning.