Restructuring the Curriculum of Igbo Language Education for Job Creation and National Development
Nigeria is facing serious security challenges occasioned by religious and cultural intolerance. The rate of armed robbery, kidnapping, boko haram insurgency and banditry is alarming in the country. Today, jobs are no longer available for our graduates and they are roaming the streets seeking for jobs. This is as a result of the curriculum content of education in the country which lacks vocational and entrepreneurship skills for graduates. The need to restructure the curriculum of Igbo language education to create jobs and empower our youths, calls for this paper. The paper adopted descriptive research method and literature were reviewed. The paper focuses on the inclusion of vocational education in Igbo curriculum in order to inculcate aspect of crafts such as pottery, mat weaving, hair making among other Igbo vocation. The paper makes useful suggestion that will proffer reaching solutions to the problem of employment.
Keywords: creation, curriculum, development, education, igbo, job, language, national, restructuring