ADMINISTRATION OF VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION

 The functions of the administrator of vocational education can generally be regarded as consisting of two major components leadership and management.
The function of this leader is to initiate new procedures for accomplishing the organizations’ goal and objectives. An educational leaders particularly in vocational education sphere is expected to initiate and direct technology issues to the school community, in order to further the educational progressive objective of the school
Management function, on the other hand requires the utilization of existing structure and procedures in order to achieve the goals of the institutions .

The management functions of the administrator is perhaps more important then the leadership functions since the administrator is expected to implement the polices handed down to him/her by the State or Federal Government. However, an educational administrator with good leadership qualities will be able to devise innovative and more effective methods of implementing policy. The administrator will be able to motivate and inspire his staff  to give their possible best in the pursuance of the objectives  of the institution. The actions of a good leader will engender respect and cooperation from subordinates.  The mature leader will be able to influence State and Federal polices on  education by communicating  effectively his views and experiences to the appropriate  higher  authorities. Vocational and Technical Education is higher is Nigerian needs not nor just programme mangers, but leader who have strong beliefs in the important and relevance of vocational and technical education and who can communicate such beliefs to other. The implementation of the new national policy on education requires behide the policy, capable and willing administrators to give direction in order to ensure that the aims and policy are recalled and attained.
·        It should be realized that school Principals are the direct link between the implementers of the policy (mainly  teachers) and the  developers of the policy (government).  If the problems encountered in the implementation of the  policy are not clearly identified and communicated to policy makers, expected benefits of the new policy may not be derived. At present, Nigeria is passing through  a period of rapid expansion  in technical and vocational education. Leaders are needed to executive   expansion programmes implement imaginatively state and Federal Governments policies on vocational and technical education.
Stogdil (1957) reported some findings why one individuals characteristically makes a good leader while other do not, as :
The leader is characterized by  a strong drive for responsibility and tax completion, vigor and persistence in pursuit of goals  venturesomeness are well as originality in problem solving, drive to  exercise institutive in  social situations. Self confidence and since of personal identify, willingness to accept consequences of decision and action, readiness to absorb interpersonal stress,  willingness to tolerate frustration and delay ability to influence other persons behaviour, and capacity to structure  social interaction systems to the  purpose at hand.
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