Vocational education is a vital tool for economic development. The Federal Government, in 2011,
launched the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC) which requires that all senior secondary
school students be trained in one vocational subject. This study examines the attitudes of students
and teachers towards vocational education in secondary schools in Ado-Odo Local Government,
Ogun State, Nigeria. It aims to highlight the factors that affect and influence the attitudes of students
and teachers towards vocational training as well as identify ways through which these attitudes can be
improved. The study employs the use of questionnaires distributed to 200 students and 60 teachers in
four secondary schools in Adodo-Ota LGA. The results show that students and teachers recognize the
importance of vocational education. The study recommends that students be provided with modern
day equipment to encourage students’ engagement in vocational subjects. The curriculum for the
teaching of vocational subjects should be comprehensive, standardized and enforced in all secondary
schools to ensure that students acquire all the skills they need to practice the vocation(s). These will
improve vocational education and the attainment of its goals in secondary schools
