DIGITALIZATION OF BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR ACHIEVING RENEWED HOPE AGENDA

Abstract

This paper discussed the place of digitalized business education curriculum towards achieving Nigerian renewed hope agenda. The paper appraised the intent renewed hope agenda with emphasis on its objectives. It was established that, digitalized business education curriculum is a veritable tool for achieving the established renewed hope agenda. The paper equally highlighted the challenges impeding the digitalization of business education curriculum to be administrative challenges and economic challenges which include among others; poor funding, inadequate ICT facilities, laboratories, workshops, furniture, lack of physical facilities and unstable government policies. In order to overcome the aforementioned challenges, the paper suggested the following strategies; building of meaningful digital ICT centres in schools, constant in-service training for business educators and acquisition of basic digital resources for both teachers and learners of business education. The paper concluded that, the place of business education in achieving the PBAT led administration’s renewed hope agenda is inevitable. The paper therefore suggested among others that, the federal government of Nigeria should mainstream innovation into business education curriculum to foster better learning outcomes for the achievement of her renewed hope agenda; and that government both at state and national level should leverage on the capabilities of the present-day technology and continuously stay updated for the achievement of renewed hope agenda.