Migration in Edo State: Vocational Skill Acquisition Centers to the Rescue

Abstract

This paper advocates that vocational skill acquisition centers can be a vital tool in curtailing the menace of migration in Edo state. It identifies certain factors such as lack of livelihood opportunities, unemployment, and poverty amongst others as some of the major triggers responsible for the seemingly irrepressible steady rise in the number of people seeking greener pastures abroad and amongst the West African Nations. However, Bernd and Alexandra (2018) stated that most of the trafficked women from Europe are believed to be from Edo state or its immediate neighborhood. A proactive action through Vocational skill acquisition centers in Edo state can help redeem the image of the state. This paper x-rays the line of relationship that exists between vocational skill acquisition centers and irregular migration trend in Edo State. And advocates that perhaps the most effective way to put a leash on the staggering trend of migration is to set up Vocational skill acquisition centers in nooks and crannies of Edo State as well as equip existing ones with programmes and modern sought-after skills that can make them relevant in their home country and empowered them to be self-reliant.

Keywords: Migration, Vocational Skill Acquisition Centers.