Adequacy of Technology Education Programme in Nigerian Universities in Compliance with the Benchmark for Academic Standards (BMAS)

Technology Education has been defined in several ways by different scholars to suit the purpose they desire to accomplish. Some scholars defined it from the perspective in which its various school-subject components are taught, while others defined it from the way it is practiced in the field. However, the Nigerian National Policy on Education defines Technology Education as those aspects of educational processes involving the study of technologies and related sciences and the acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding, and knowledge relating to occupations in various sectors of the economic and social life (Federal Republic of Nigeria [FRN], 2013). Immaculate (2005) sees Technology Education as experiences meant to be impacted on an individual systematically in order to get him/her adequately equipped for employment in a recognized occupation. Technology Education programmes therefore, are those programmes designed to enable individuals acquires requisite employment skills to enable him or her function effectively in teaching, industrial establishments, or even as self-employed.