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Education is a tool to industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria with respect to job creation, poverty alleviation and self-reliance. V. C onclusion The study discovered that vocational and technology education is considered as a tool to industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria with respect to job creation, poverty alleviation and self-reliance. However, from the study it was revealed that vocational and technology Education have a positive extent in the development of youths and the state at large. When the youths of a state is equipped with the necessary skills that shall add indelible meaning to their lives, the state develop drastically because the youths of the state are engaged in meaningful ventures. VI. R ecommendations 1. Bayelsa state government should invest more in vocational technology education to encourage youths to venture into it. 2. Vocational and technology education should be given a top priority in the state educational system. 3. Grants should be given to university graduates of vocational and technology education to encourage consumer’s goods production in the state. R eferences R éférences R eferencias 1. Asotibe P. & Dan-Maigoma J. (2016) TVET and Entrepreneurship education strategies for job creation and national development. Journal of Association of vocational and technical educators of Nigeria 21 (2) 73-81. 2. Bari, (2021). Comparative research. Retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/comparative-resear ch. 3. Effiong V,. Anangagbor A. V. & Eyam O. A. (2013). Technical vocational Education and training (TVET) in Nigeria; Panacea for national development. Journal of Nigerian vocational association. 18 (2) 171-177. 4. Elizabeth, W. (Ed). (2007). Vocational technology education: In Cambridge Advanced learner’s dictionary. Printed in Hong Kong by Sheck Wah Tong printing press ltd. 5. Eloybo, Eno & Emigor (2013). Roles of technical and vocational education and training in job creation. Nigeria vocational association. 18 (2), 48-52. 6. Foster, P. N. (2019). Technology education in eneyelopedia of education. Retrieved August, 2021 education/from https:1 /www.encyclopedia.com/enc yclopedias-almenacs-transcripts-maps/technology- education. 7. Got C. (2021). Vocational education. Wikipedia. Retrieved August 2, 2021 from https://en.m.wiki pedia.org/wiki/vocational -education/page-1. 8. Iloma, U, Obiazi, A. Osaji & Atose J. Youth empowerment and entrepreneurial competencies through innovations and research in industrial technical education (ITE) for poverty eradication and sustainable national development. Niger Delta Journal of Education. 12 (2), 77-85. 9. Irishtine S. (2021, Austust 2). The real meaning of technological education (Blog post). Retrieved from https://www.irishtines.com/news/education/the-real- meaning-of-a-technlogical-educaiton-1.1256749? mode=arnp. 10. Mairi, R & George D. (Ed). (2007). Vocational technology education. In Chambers 21 st century dictionary an unprinted of chambers harrap publishers ltd. 11. National Policy on education. (2013). Vocational and technology education (Brochure). NERDC: Publishers. 12. Obunadike. J.C. (2013). Entrepreneurship skill acquisition for wealth creation of Youths inihiala, Anambra State. Nigerian vocational association Journal 8 (12) 221-228. 13. Revirvkodlaku. (2021). Self-reliance. Whikipedia. Retieved August 2, 2021 from https://en.m.wiki pedia.org/wiki/self-reliance. 14. Self-reliance. (n.d). in merriam-webster’s online dictionary. Retrieved from https://www.merriam- web ster.com/dictionary/self-reliance. 15. Uko, E.O. (2013). Resource management skill training requirement for senior secondary school graduates towards economic success and health creation in oil palm nursery enterprise in Akwa Ibom. Nigerian vocational association. Journal 18 (12) 229-236. © 2021 Global Journals Volume XXI Issue XIV Version I 57 ( G ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2021 Vocational and Technology Education: A Tool to Industrialization in Bayelsa State, Nigeria