The use of computers has become the driving force in the delivery of instruction of today’s
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increasingly accessible resource for educators to use in their teaching activities, most
teachers are still unable to integrate it in their teaching and learning processes. Computers
are used to improve teaching quality where quality is very expensive to reproduce, or to
substitute for the lack of teachers or schooling opportunities that cannot be made available
with conventional teaching methodologies. This paper examines the challenges of
integrating information and communication technology (ICT) into VET instructional
practices and the barriers confronting implementation. Hence, the need for compatible
computer education policies, suggestions to integrate ICT into VET teaching and learning
practices are provided to assist the teachers in the use of computers in order to help the
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