Life Long Learning for Reskilling by Households Heads Towards Retirement for Sustainable Survival: Home Economics Perspective

Abstract

Over the years Nigeria has suffered economic downturn which has spiraled into all areas of life and living among the people. A major area is this incessant delay in the payment of retired persons their entitlement, which comes in form of pensions and gratuities. This awful habit by government and employers expose or rather subject retired persons to indescribable adversity such as deprivation, sickness and even death in worse cases. Thus, making retirement a period that is feared by employees. This paper examines lifelong learning for reskilling among retired households head for sustainable survival. It x-rays the rationale for lifelong learning, benefit of lifelong learning and suggested skills relevant for the present digital age. Thoroughly discussed were skills such as: ICTs, catering, entrepreneur, agricultural entrepreneur, clothing and fashion technology.