The Place of Makerspace of Stem Education in Nigeria

Abstract

Abstract This research focuses on the role of maker space in promoting Stem education in Nigeria; the target audience for the job is learners at the learning stage whose works involve invention-creation. Makerspace is an avenue for inventors to use their inbuilt talents for innovation. The word STEM means Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, a broad term comprised of disciplines under an umbrella of the word. STEM is a ubiquitous word that cuts across every facet of human existence, beginning with conception, the birthing process, activities surrounding growth and development for realizing goals, and human development in invention exercise. STEM education is germane to the survival of different nations developing, developed, and growing; hence, the consideration of STEM education in the United States of America, for instance, has helped its citizens build a formidable education system, health care program, economy, social amenities and military strategy that drawn her strength from STEM education while in India, Italy and Singapore, we have homogenous international set of comprehensive STEM standards and education for schools based on the demography, availability of resources, qualifications of facilitators and experiences of STEM educators. In Canada, the youths disengage from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) studies before graduation from secondary school. This is detrimental to the growth of the nation. Therefore, the country retraced its steps, determined to prepare the youth for a future where disruptive technologies and changes in the labor market will reward highly skilled workers. While in Africa, the continent is lagging behind other continents in scientific productivity and knowledge systems. To achieve the expected stakeholders, the decision-makers focusing on education in Africa must be willing to embrace STEM education in its totality and be ready to make needed resources available for the development and growth of education in the African continent. Keywords Makerspace, STEM Education, Africa, Training, Skills worker