Empowering Youths Through Arts, Crafts, and Design; An Impetus for National Development

Abstract

The general expectation of every youth has always been that graduation from an institution of learning, he/she will pick up a good job and settles down to a satisfying life and contributes to the growth of self and society, the changing trends since Nigeria's independence in 1960 in education system vis-à-vis the job markets pose serious challenges to the future of the education of our youth in the area of Arts, crafts and design. Skill acquisition is a veritable tool to fast-track the overall development of its citizenry in national development. As it, every nation must involve in the training of mind and production of human capital. Its activities are dynamic and have a bearing on diverse government policies and priorities on education. People do not seem to understand the meaning or what skill Acquisition of arts, crafts, and design means in building up the manpower of the young generations. However, Art is imaginative, creative, or aesthetic. It is essentially man's creative spirit using media to express feelings or moods for either through clay, woodwork, cement, weaving, or some other media. This paper discusses empowering of youths through arts, crafts, and design as an impetus for National development.