Aligning Building Technology Education with Industry Demand for Employment and Sustainable Future

Building Technology Education is fundamental to the development of a nation especially in the area of infrastructural development. On the other hand, industries are significant contributors to the economy by providing employment opportunities. Despite all efforts made in the area of employment generation, Building Technology graduates are unable to secure jobs due to lack of employ ability skills and non-alignment of the graduates with modern skills required by the industries which is a major challenge. Other challenges are lack of information about job opportunities, poor facilities and poor power supply among others. For these modern skills to be relevant to the world of works as well as to draw the majority of jobless people out of the unemployment market, there is need to reposition Building Technology education towards meeting industry demands for employment. This paper highlighted the concept of building technology education, building technology education and its relevance in meeting industry demands for employment generation and challenges militating against aligning building technology education with industry demand for industry demand for employment and sustainable future. The study concludes that there is need for institutions to align with the industries in the area of employment in order to meet their demands. The study therefore recommends among others that a strong linkage and collaboration should be established between Building Technology institutions and industries to provide opportunities for graduates to regularly update their work place and for job creation and economic development.