Margaret Oluseyi Lawal

The study examined the effect of TVET innovation to sustainable energy on youth unemployment reduction in Nigeria. The study specifically investigated the effect of TVET innovation to solar energy and biomass energy on youth unemployment reduction focusing on some selected renewable energy companies in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted purposive sampling technique. A survey research design was employed for the investigation. A sample size of 150 was identified and reached by selecting 30 Solar Companies from 5 Local Government Divisions in Lagos State. These divisions include: Ikeja, Ikorodu, Lagos, Badagry and Epe. The study employed an online questionnaire with 15 items using 4 point likert-scale to elicit necessary data from the respondents. Component factor analysis and Cronbach Alpha statistics were used to examine the psychometric qualities (validity and reliability) of the instrument. Using SPSS version 26, multiple linear regression was conducted to assess the descriptive and inferential statistics of the study's data. The study found a strong positive significant relationship between TVET innovation to sustainable energy and youth unemployment reduction; the t-statistic demonstrates this {f (2 /147), t = 490.473, P<0.05}. The model summary reveals that r2=.91.8 which implies that 91.8% of the total variation in youth unemployment reduction is jointly accounted for by SE and BE. Based on the findings, the study concluded that there is a strong positive significant association between sustainable energy and youth unemployment reduction. Keywords: TVET, Innovation, Sustainable Energy, Solar Energy, Biomass Energy, Youth, Employment0150