The article reviewed and discussed skills and competence as a frontier for national growth and sustainable development in Nigeria. Skill and competence to boost sustainable, practical skills acquisition are essential to national growth development. In the introduction, the paper defines terminologies such as skills, competence, national growth development, and sustainable development. It shows that skills provide the students who are leaders of tomorrow with skills in which they can be self-reliant because human resources through knowledge-based capacity are cornerstones for effective management and utilization of national resources. The paper further highlights the teaching of skill competence in Nigeria and examines significant challenges inherent in vocational-technical Education. It also explores the component of sustainable development and how skill and competence are enhanced. Lastly, the paper discusses some impediments to skill acquisition in Nigeria and concludes by recommending how such impediments can be reduced. Keywords: Skill Competence, National Growth, Sustainable Development. Keywords: Skills and Competencies, National Growth, Sustainable Development, Nigeria