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(Foster, 2019). Furthermore, it is field of study that covers the human ability to shape and change the physical world to meet needs, by manipulating materials and tools with techniques. It is the application of knowledge to the activity of making (Irishtime, 2021). The step-by step process of constructing a particular thing that shall be beneficiary to the society is called technology education. Therefore, Vocational and Technology Education is a tool to industrialization. Industrialization is the sense of introducing development to a given state, to equip the citizens with the needed skills for self relevance and economic development. The acquisition of technological skills is very imperative to increase industrialization processes. The effect of vocational and technology education on the economy of a state cannot be over emphasized. A state that values the economical growth and development of its citizens should be kin to vocational and technology education. Hence, this study, vocational and technology education: a tool to industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria tends to reveal imperative role to industrialization through: Job creation: Job creation is the act of making more jobs available especially for unemployed youths (Asogwa, Isiwu and Ugo, 2016). Vocational and technology Education equip individuals with required vocational and technological skills needed to create job for unemployed to be gainfully employed to give joy and improve livelihood of youths in the society. When an individual is employed, the psychological and physical needs are met directly or indirectly whereby giving the individual a stable health condition. The acquisition of vocational and technological skills is a strong source of wealth creation that helps to alleviate poverty (Obunadike, 2013). Therefore, the need for training and retraining of skill personnel on resource management shall lead to job creation in the society (Uko, 2013). Poverty Alleviation: Poverty is a condition in which a person is unable to maintain a living standard adequate for physical and mental efficiency (Khathiravan as cited in Iloma, Osaji and Atose, 2020). Poverty contributes immensely to break down of laws and order, criminality, contamination of societal values and death (Iloma, Osaji and Atose, 2020). However, poverty alleviation is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian that is intended to permanently lift people out of poverty (Cluebot, 2021). The provision of vocational and technology education is a solution to existing poverty in the urban and rural areas of a state (Akerelele, Abinbola, Odekunle and Opatola as cited in Awodoyin, Aishatu and Ednna, 2016). However, vocational and technology is a tool that can help in alleviating poverty and so there is the need to equip the poor with such vocational and technological skills which shall at the end help to reduce poverty to its minimum. The adequate engagement of human and material resources shall definitely foster alleviation of poverty in a state. Therefore, Eze as cited by Ogwa (2016) that Vocational and Technology Education prepares individuals for job. Skills and competencies is the major tool that can empower the youths and free them of the shackles of poverty and as well as potent instrument for reducing incidences of social vices being engaged by youths in the society (p.169). This is in accordance with united nation’s sustainable development goals number 1 which states no poverty- the end of extreme poverty “living on less than $ 1.90 per day”. Poverty reduction could emanate directly from the effect of skills acquisition in vocational and technology education as youths with acquired saleable skills would apply such in production venture that would undoubtedly increase their earning capacity (Ogwa, 2016, p.169) Self Reliance: When an individual is equipped with the necessary vocational and technological skills, there is trust in one’s self concerning work experience when handing life related problems. The conditions of creating and making a thing at ease bring about inner self satisfaction when working. Vocational and technology education enhance an individuals’ ability to depend on himself to get things done and to meet one’s own needs. In accordance with the goal of national policy on education (2013) that vocational education gives training and impart the necessary skills to individual who shall be self reliant economically likewise give training and impart the necessary skills for the production of technicians, technologists and skilled personnel who shall be enterprising and self-reliant. The need for self- reliance of vocational and technological skill personnel made the government to introduce, adopt and implement skill acquisition programme in school to youths to enable them to be self employed and self- reliance (Obunadike, 20013). Furthermore, Iloma, Osaji and Atose, (2020) indicates that skills increases the chances for self reliance, provision of employable youths in the society. II. S tatement of the P roblem It is obvious that Bayelsa State is a civil service state that solely depends on federal allocation to sustain its governmental obligations. When federal allocation for the state drops, it affects the economy of Bayelsa State and there will be delay in the governmental obligation such as prompt payment of workers’ salaries, construction of projects among others. In addition, in order to curb governmental obligatory delays, the need for industrial revolution via vocational and technology education should be considered to improve the betterment of the state for sustainable livelihood. However, high rate of unemployment increases as students graduate yearly from tertiary institutions in the state, crime is a recurrent activity every citizen is © 2021 Global Journals Volume XXI Issue XIV Version I 52 ( G ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2021 Vocational and Technology Education: A Tool to Industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria