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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Izime4(m): 8:58am On Aug 31, 2019
Only one is correct! All the other reasons given are a complete trash.

Work experience is the only correct one.

They claim the system of education is bad that graduates are incompetent but they passed through the same system. Just because they have jobs they always try to degrade graduates.

Where are the job opportunities to employ these millions of graduates that keeps adding in large numbers every year?

There is nothing wrong with the quality of graduates. Some are anyway incompetent but this percentage is minimal.
They always try to use one bad incident to generalize it to all graduates.

The real reason why many graduates don't have jobs is lack of job opportunities in Nigeria.
Nigeria population have outgrown resources available and the government is not doing anything to solve this problem that can only get worse. The leaders in government only care about evil politics and embezzlement of government funds.

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by larryking540: 8:58am On Aug 31, 2019
Valentinooo:


Bro, solar is not also cheap. Imagine the cost of installing a solar that will be able to power a welding machine.

At the bolded, our Iq is not zero, just that we are not being trained on the relevant things, from primary school to tertiary
u are u only person that has counter attacked me backwith a proper reason, nice comments, if welding doesn't come up, there are other fields u can dive into first, b4 switching back, we just have to learn to start small,an average 9ja person will want to start big asking me how will he get money to install 10 millionaire solar in his off,and that is d biggest fool I have ever seen, u have never owned a workshop b4 and u want to invest 10millionaire for a start up, infact he is a fool again
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Elijahrona(m): 8:59am On Aug 31, 2019
HeyCorleone:


How many people would become entrepreneurs? And is such a thing healthy for the economy?

Sometimes, obviously due to the malign milieu of the country, some of you forget the main duty of a Government. What is "the citizens shouldn't be reliant on the government for jobs"? That's a very careless statement. Why else do we have a government if it's not to provide for the citizen? An alarming 47% of graduates are unemployed and you're saying people should not depend on the government for jobs?

The government has failed, in all honesty. Look at European countries, and see how much the government provides job for people.

All this campaign about Entrepreneurship to me is rather useless. Let the government rather create more job opportunities. Real jobs, not N-Power nonsense. If everyone becomes an entrepreneur, who gains? And what kind of entrepreneur? Shoe making? Tailoring? That is what you need in 2019? Do you think the government can empower people in ICT, Robotics, and other relevant fields that dictate the future? A government that cant provide jobs.

We should stop giving the government a passmark, or forgiving their excesses. That's why people come out en masse to thank a Governor or senator for tarring 1km of road, or for erecting water tanks with no alternate source of power to pump water. That's why people sing praises when 1 block of classroom is constructed. Because, like you, they don't expect anything from government.
The government owes you a lot. Until we develop that mentality, things would not change. It's not welfare mentality, it's simply democracy.

Now that the government has failed and proven to be unreliable, you as a citizen why not think of what you can do without them?
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by OGHENAOGIE(m): 9:01am On Aug 31, 2019
Godshope:
Why is it that similar stories were not told on the side of their children. They even get job before graduating.

Anybody telling U that Nigerian graduates are not employable is a criminal.
Our leaders are greedy. Most of them eat the salaries of more than 100 ghost workers. Most of them will even collect Ur certificate, tell U that the job is not successful while they will use your certificate to eat your supposed salary.

Have we ever pondered to ask why the same news of graduates not been employable is not heard of their children.

Though some graduate are not worth being graduates, but that story of not employable is sure fallacy.

For instance, last Federal Civil Service had graduates with 3rd Class shortlisted for enrollment while those with 2nd Class Upper were not even shortlisted. There were even no room for interview.

Until this country learn to be open in everything, Nigeria will continue to go backward and as well be unproductive.

Finally, the so called leaders cum politicians are our problem
u de mind them our society is favorable to some let's run a fair system besides not everyone can be an entrepreneur...sanusi son that went abroad to study accountling came back to join the police force is he better than those here if everything is to be done fair and square...
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Roon9(m): 9:04am On Aug 31, 2019
This post is highly insensitive and stereotypical. First of that survey is total balcony.
OP is talking about skills and entrepreneur as if there aren't other factors involved. Rubbish post
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Roon9(m): 9:05am On Aug 31, 2019
Godshope:
Why is it that similar stories were not told on the side of their children. They even get job before graduating.

Anybody telling U that Nigerian graduates are not employable is a criminal.
Our leaders are greedy. Most of them eat the salaries of more than 100 ghost workers. Most of them will even collect Ur certificate, tell U that the job is not successful while they will use your certificate to eat your supposed salary.

Have we ever pondered to ask why the same news of graduates not been employable is not heard of their children.

Though some graduate are not worth being graduates, but that story of not employable is sure fallacy.

For instance, last Federal Civil Service had graduates with 3rd Class shortlisted for enrollment while those with 2nd Class Upper were not even shortlisted. There were even no room for interview.

Until this country learn to be open in everything, Nigeria will continue to go backward and as well be unproductive.

Finally, the so called leaders cum politicians are our problem

Godbless you! OP might have gotten a job of 150k and he's thinking that is where life ends

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by uckennety(m): 9:06am On Aug 31, 2019
Designer123:
Certificates will not land you a job, but skills will.

If an illiterate who is skilled in welding and a PHD holder both go to canada or any other western country today. The illiterate will get a job before the PHD holder.



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Oga your totally wrong

That illiterate welder can't pass ielts exam needed for Canada immigration

That illiterate can't fill Canadian Immigration form

or is skilled at field problem solutions

Finally he can't express himself and will have communication problems in canada

That's why Canada will never let him in!

Op have you ever wondered why this unemployable Nigerian graduate who has no skill go aboard especially Canada, us, Australia etc and they make it?

Until you figure that question out we will talk!

In aboard there are jobs for the educated, uneducated, skilled, unskilled, professional, unprofessional

But here in Nigeria bricklayer hardly sees work, painter the same, graduate same thing

As a mass communication graduate I v to start somewhere right

So I can build my skills

Alot of branches of mass communication and things I can do but no job

If not for the season poultry and clothes business
Since graduation in 2011 ooooo
I know that I won't even v data and phone to reply you

Op pls accept that we v a failed system!
Nothing is working except nepotism, favoritism, tribalism and corruption!
Why I put this up is because I have not seen an Hausa/fulani graduate unemployed for 9yeaes like me!

I have seen people who has professional certificate on procurement, logistics, IT, customer service etc still unemployed for years

All this HR pls stop talking as if there are jobs and nobody to fill them up!

If that's the case why don't you outsource from other countries

I have once been employed as a supervisor but my job description is a cleaner

The system v been abused

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by bonnyhope: 9:06am On Aug 31, 2019
TechCapon:
Yeah you're 100% correct. Imagine someone who studied petroleum engineering and doesn't even know the process of refining petrol. Even the oil bunkering guys are more skilled in petroleum refining than those so called petroleum engineering graduates. Only professional certification can correct the problem

petroleum refining is a downstream operation which is usually handled by the chemical engineering guys, the field of petroleum engineering
concentrate more on upstream which is exploration nevertheless they should know the basic of petroleum refining.
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by wacuc0: 9:09am On Aug 31, 2019
I totally agree with you. Here in Nigeria we want Government to carry all our burdens. Lack of investment by Nigerians is killing us. Even those that do invest, it is mostly for money grabbing not entrepreneurship. Ask, how many Nigerian owned business have seen next generation.

Abiola empire collapsed, Ibru, Igbinedion, Chidiebere Transport, Inyang Ete, name them. Hardly any business in Nigeria is run with cooperate identity. We have one of the highest idle money in the world. It can never generate employment. Our idea of education is looking for job which is a negative approach, this will make the sectors or our economy not to be developed while waiting for government. Thank God the music industry took it upon themselves to push on. Now they are the 3rd most branded music in the world. Do the same in textile, sports, agriculture (this is trying), Education, Health, IT, Medicine (this is the worst, almost all hospitals and clinics are owned by one doctor), Pharmaceutical, Banking (Soludo tried to teach us cooperate business in banking through merger and acquisition).

It pains so bad when you go to western countries you see companies of over 100years. You see people 4,5 and 6 joining hand and pulling fund to establish businesses that will run in over 150 countries. Why cant Nigerians do this. How many Aba shoe manufacturing young boys has teamed up to put up an enviable outfit to aim at having international presence in 100 countries. Very impossible.


africa4ever:


I totally agree with you. This is the solution. Time has come when we no longer need to depend on the government. We need to fight for what belongs to us.

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by bonnyhope: 9:09am On Aug 31, 2019
uckennety:


Oga your totally wrong

That illiterate welder can't pass ielts exam needed for Canada immigration

That illiterate can't fill Canadian Immigration form

or is skilled at field problem solutions

Finally he can't express himself and will have communication problems in canada

That's why Canada will never let him in!

Op have you ever wondered why this unemployable Nigerian graduate who has no skill go aboard especially Canada, us, Australia etc and they make it?

Until you figure that question out we will talk!

In aboard there are jobs for the educated, uneducated, skilled, unskilled, professional, unprofessional

But here in Nigeria bricklayer hardly sees work, painter the same, graduate same thing

As a mass communication graduate I v to start somewhere right

So I can build my skills

Alot of branches of mass communication and things I can do but no job

If not for the season poultry and clothes business
Since graduation in 2011 ooooo
I know that I won't even v data and phone to reply you

Op pls accept that we v a failed system!
Nothing is working except nepotism, favoritism, tribalism and corruption!
Why I put this up is because I have not seen an Hausa/fulani graduate unemployed for 9yeaes like me!


i think you are right on the bolded

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by abelwealth(m): 9:11am On Aug 31, 2019
uckennety:


Oga your totally wrong

That illiterate welder can't pass ielts exam needed for Canada immigration

That illiterate can't fill Canadian Immigration form

or is skilled at field problem solutions

Finally he can't express himself and will have communication problems in canada

That's why Canada will never let him in!

Op have you ever wondered why this unemployable Nigerian graduate who has no skill go aboard especially Canada, us, Australia etc and they make it?

Until you figure that question out we will talk!

In aboard there are jobs for the educated, uneducated, skilled, unskilled, professional, unprofessional

But here in Nigeria bricklayer hardly sees work, painter the same, graduate same thing

As a mass communication graduate I v to start somewhere right

So I can build my skills

Alot of branches of mass communication and things I can do but no job

If not for the season poultry and clothes business
Since graduation in 2011 ooooo
I know that I won't even v data and phone to reply you

Op pls accept that we v a failed system!
Nothing is working except nepotism, favoritism, tribalism and corruption!
Why I put this up is because I have not seen an Hausa/fulani graduate unemployed for 9yeaes like me!

Words...
So pathetic bro...
U are absolutely right..
We need to restart this country
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by MizyB(f): 9:13am On Aug 31, 2019
AntiWailer:
Yea

But they come and blame Buhari.

As an hiring Manager, I have tried to fill just 6 roles before.

My team and I interviewed over 25 candidates and NONE was worth it.
What did they do wrong?
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by StrikeBack(m): 9:15am On Aug 31, 2019
HeyCorleone:


How many people would become entrepreneurs? And is such a thing healthy for the economy?

Sometimes, obviously due to the malign milieu of the country, some of you forget the main duty of a Government. What is "the citizens shouldn't be reliant on the government for jobs"? That's a very careless statement. Why else do we have a government if it's not to provide for the citizen? An alarming 47% of graduates are unemployed and you're saying people should not depend on the government for jobs?

The government has failed, in all honesty. Look at European countries, and see how much the government provides job for people.

All this campaign about Entrepreneurship to me is rather useless. Let the government rather create more job opportunities. Real jobs, not N-Power nonsense. If everyone becomes an entrepreneur, who gains? And what kind of entrepreneur? Shoe making? Tailoring? That is what you need in 2019? Do you think the government can empower people in ICT, Robotics, and other relevant fields that dictate the future? A government that cant provide jobs.

We should stop giving the government a passmark, or forgiving their excesses. That's why people come out en masse to thank a Governor or senator for tarring 1km of road, or for erecting water tanks with no alternate source of power to pump water. That's why people sing praises when 1 block of classroom is constructed. Because, like you, they don't expect anything from government.
The government owes you a lot. Until we develop that mentality, things would not change. It's not welfare mentality, it's simply democracy.
What else can I add.
Government in Nigeria is business.
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by vezycash(m): 9:15am On Aug 31, 2019
What you've mentioned are simply symptoms of the real issue - [size=14pt]few available jobs[/size].

Real ISSUE

The number of people graduating from universities is increasing yearly and they are competing for a small number of available jobs. But that's not all, the current administration has made it their mandate to close down thousands of physical jobs and claim it's increased.

Because of this, a vacancy for a small job will get thousands of applicants. So over-worked recruiters and HR staff they invent ways of slash the number applicants e.g. requiring graduate degree for a nanny position, masters for secretarial jobs, ask for 10 years of experience... In fact, i've once seen a job post requiring prior managerial role in a particular company. Imagine if UBA required job applicants to have worked at Ecobank as a regional sales manager for not less than 5 years. That's how crazy it is.


How it used to be
My father got his teller bank job with awaiting result (waec) in the late 70s. And as time went, he enrolled in courses that he needed to do his job. He didn't need a prophet to predict the courses and degrees he would need in the future - his job dictated what he learned and when for the promotion.


How this nonsense will change for the better

1. True federalism - not this central planning nonsense.
2. 24 hours Electricity
3. Better roads
4. Cheaper and faster internet
5. More accountability in government - to prevent bad belles from killing businesses willy nilly

Do just 1 & 2 and see what our youths will do in this country. Do the whole five and in 10 years a waec cert holder might get bank teller jobs once again.

Peace
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Lugianostar(m): 9:17am On Aug 31, 2019
I solidly agree with you but some extent !!!

Most unemployed Nigerian graduates are very much contented to be school leavers near miss so to say...!

Most of them are waiting for connection to have them gainfully employed in multi - million companies and some are now answering yes sir to politicians who are only SSCE holders.

Some of them don't believe in themselves and never had any confident in what they can offer to an organisation...!

Engage oneself as a graduate trainee is key to obtain some more qualitative training to get you well gainfully employed afterwards.

Be on probation if you really know the stuff you are made of as it will go along way.

BBnaija and other football betting are avenues were our unemployed graduates are whiling away their precious time that is money to people like us.

Don't wait for government to give you an appointment but create a niche for yourself and know your generation is looking up to you as betnaija and bbnaija won't put food on your table or pay your accrued bills.

Procrastination is an enemy but time for action is now...!
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Omudia11: 9:19am On Aug 31, 2019
I saw my sister's NYSC video where some corpers were asked to introduce themselves. I was embarrassed at the rubbish they uttered from their mouths.
90% of them couldn't speak proper English. Such a shame.
AntiWailer:
Yea

But they come and blame Buhari.

As an hiring Manager, I have tried to fill just 6 roles before.

My team and I interviewed over 25 candidates and NONE was worth it.
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by lexy2014: 9:21am On Aug 31, 2019
Ur points are valid but u forgot to add padi-padi or connection. Where if u no no anybody, nothing 4u
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by uckennety(m): 9:24am On Aug 31, 2019
AntiWailer:
Yea

But they come and blame Buhari.

As an hiring Manager, I have tried to fill just 6 roles before.

My team and I interviewed over 25 candidates and NONE was worth it.

See ur moniker antiwailer I see ur an agent of the failed govt!

Don't worry ur doing ur job

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by bonnyhope: 9:24am On Aug 31, 2019
AntiWailer:
Yea

But they come and blame Buhari.

As an hiring Manager, I have tried to fill just 6 roles before.

My team and I interviewed over 25 candidates and NONE was worth it.

oga!!!!!!!!!!!! is your company a rocket manufacturing one? so out of 25, not even one is suitable for the job, which means you did nt invite the right and suitable candidates.
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by wacuc0: 9:28am On Aug 31, 2019
Good talk my dear.
There is a research by a Professor in Walden University , that Nigeria is a country where investment is in the hands of poor people. This is our major problem. A man with 20b Naira will not invest but me and you with just few thousands will be thinking of what to do. In Canada, that illiterate welder, somebody will see him and bring out dollars and invest in few years you will see an international welding company in many countries outside Canada. What does Babangida has that can employ a youth with over 50B dollars stolen, All the over 100 Past and present governors in this country with over N50b each can employ all unemployed youths, but what do we see houses in UK, Dubai, Canada etc where no body is leaving.

Our simple solution to this country is rich men to come and invest, there could be a landing ground instead of chasing them to kill or jail which we just talk by mouth without doing anything and the money is laying idle outside the country.

Imagine what we heard that Deziani has. That is 1 million youth's job.



uckennety:


Oga your totally wrong

That illiterate welder can't pass ielts exam needed for Canada immigration

That illiterate can't fill Canadian Immigration form

or is skilled at field problem solutions

Finally he can't express himself and will have communication problems in canada

That's why Canada will never let him in!

Op have you ever wondered why this unemployable Nigerian graduate who has no skill go aboard especially Canada, us, Australia etc and they make it?

Until you figure that question out we will talk!

In aboard there are jobs for the educated, uneducated, skilled, unskilled, professional, unprofessional

But here in Nigeria bricklayer hardly sees work, painter the same, graduate same thing

As a mass communication graduate I v to start somewhere right

So I can build my skills

Alot of branches of mass communication and things I can do but no job

If not for the season poultry and clothes business
Since graduation in 2011 ooooo
I know that I won't even v data and phone to reply you

Op pls accept that we v a failed system!
Nothing is working except nepotism, favoritism, tribalism and corruption!
Why I put this up is because I have not seen an Hausa/fulani graduate unemployed for 9yeaes like me!

I have seen people who has professional certificate on procurement, logistics, IT, customer service etc still unemployed for years

All this HR pls stop talking as if there are jobs and nobody to fill them up!

If that's the case why don't you outsource from other countries

I have once been employed as a supervisor but my job description is a cleaner

The system v been abused

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by SUPERPACK: 9:30am On Aug 31, 2019
larryking540:
I don't think ur sense is complete at all,why should I wire my hux with 10millionaire for solar, this is the problem of an Average nigeria they always want to start big,life na stage by stage,this is the reason why folks like u see fraud as d easy way to success or wealth, a barber I kw has a solar he install with not less than 120k if not below dat price just to barb people's hair,within 30mins, and he is doing fine,cus he kws wat he is doing ,not some people who will not finish apprenticeship, day go run go open store,

I say it continously, we lack IQ,,
don't think we are smart because we can defraud people, ,

why am I even talking self, this is a faceless forum, so I might be exchanging words with an illiterate
your insults is uncalled for, next time try to be civil in a faceless forum you might be insulting your parents without knowing.

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by larryking540: 9:31am On Aug 31, 2019
Lugianostar:
I solidly agree with you but some extent !!!

Most unemployed Nigerian graduates are very much contented to be school leavers near miss so to say...!

Most of them are waiting for connection to have them gainfully employed in multi - million companies and some are now answering yes sir to politicians who are only SSCE holders.

Some of them don't believe in themselves and never had any confident in what they can offer to an organisation...!

Engage oneself as a graduate trainee is key to obtain some more qualitative training to get you well gainfully employed afterwards.

Be on probation if you really know the stuff you are made of as it will go along way.

BBnaija and other football betting are avenues were our unemployed graduates are whiling away their precious time that is money to people like us.

Don't wait for government to give you an appointment but create a niche for yourself and know your generation is looking up to you as betnaija and bbnaija won't put food on your table or pay your accrued bills.

Procrastination is an enemy but time for action is now...!
u have said it all,there are lot's of opportunity for everyone, I have a friend who is into poultry, while another who is into dog breeding ,bro they are financially ok,
We just like to start big, dats our problem,
imagine someone asking me if I can wire my hux with solar with 10 millionaire, 9ja everybody wan quick wear agabda,(native wear) but not ready to endure

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by larryking540: 9:34am On Aug 31, 2019
SUPERPACK:
your insults is uncalled for, next time try to be civil in a faceless forum you might be insulting your parents without knowing.
Bros no vex o,i wouldn't have insulted him or her,but they throw d first spear, the guy isn't mature enough to handle a reply without an insult, so I gave him my own dose
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by TechCapon(m): 9:35am On Aug 31, 2019
bonnyhope:


petroleum refining is a downstream operation which is usually handled by the chemical engineering guys, the field of petroleum engineering
concentrate more on upstream which is exploration nevertheless they should know the basic of petroleum refining.
true. They should know the basics
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by double3(m): 9:38am On Aug 31, 2019
Entrepreneurship skills won't solve the problem, If u have tried venturing into biz in this part of the country u would understand the system in place doesn't support any form of business either small or large scale.

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Votukpa(m): 9:40am On Aug 31, 2019
Elijahrona:
So true... If the government can focus on inculcating the spirit of entrepreneurship into we the youths, there will be nothing like increase in unemployment anymore.

The government cannot employ everyone neither should the citizens be reliant on the government for jobs. Empower people to become entrepreneurs.

Not just that though... The environment should be favorable as well:
- good and safe road to transport goods
- source of constant (or almost-constant) electricity so operations can flow
- Rewards (in the form of support) to entrepreneurs doing well so they'll be eager to continue...

Well... Since the government are not doing these things yet (not that I know of), we can build ourselves and not just wait for a "government" to help us... Start with a small step till the dream becomes the reality.

I don't quite agree with you on your overriding point and here is why:

You blame the government for not inculcating the spirit of entrepreneurship in the youth and this is the reason why graduates are mostly unemployable in Nigeria.

Do you know what the word 'government' means?
Break it down;
Govern = rule or control or tame
Ment = mind, thoughts, thinking

If the entity you ascribe the responsibility to Inculcate innovation, growth and value creation (traits that are engendered in a atmosphere of a liberated and free mind) in the youth, you would be attempting to perform an impossible task- along the lines of sitting and standing simultaneously.

Education in Nigeria is governmental. It is mind controlled, or simply controlled. Ministry of Education. The Nigerian government still operates with vestiges of colonial framework of economic planning whicj has its educational objective to produce useful employees for a beuraucratic structure of production. In other words, entrepreneurship wasn't meant for the colony to imbibe. It was for the Masters to generate profit (from the colony/market).

Assess the objectives.

The objective of education in Nigeria is as described above. This is the reason why entrepreneurship training is taught after one gets out of uni and not during uni years. Admittedly, entrepreneurship is a spirit and, it like any other training that will prove effective in the future of any individual, it should be learned early and over time and not much later in life.

If Nigeria is to develop, it has to emphasize and reward value creation outside the educational system. It has to emphasize entrepreneurship education earlier on in lives of people (childhood). Will they do this? No. They won't.

It's not their their objective. Besides, too much money is being made from the status quo by the same governmental system.

Parents should train their children on entrepreneurship

Parents are responsible for the unemployability, self reliance and productivity of their children not the government.

Parents should Inculcate the thoughts and habits that engender and produce value creation abilities in their children, since their objective is for their kids to be self reliant and resourceful in the society. Every parent wants their child to prosper.

Train up your child in the WAY (entrepreneurship) that he should go and he won't depart from it later on in his life...

A bottleneck

This solution is idealistic, especially in the minds of many parents. They don't think their kids will prosper by building productive and enterprising skillsets from a young age. Why? They didn't have to do that. They had jobs waiting for them, based on their model of training and education. They are governmental so to speak and they can only teach their kids what they know- to be governmental. Go to school so you can get a job and make money.

We need a paradigm shift and it is already happeing.

Stop blaming the government

Teach parents to teach their kids today

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by maasoap(m): 9:41am On Aug 31, 2019
If Nigeria graduates are indeed not employable, are the Companies in Nigeria importing graduates from abroad apart from foreign government owned companies like South Africa and China that have policy of bringing in their citizens to fill the senior posts?
Let's agree that there is not enough jobs to go round.

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Nobody: 9:45am On Aug 31, 2019
I almost agreed with you until I saw outdated curricula .

Abeg NO talk am again. The curriculum is NOT outdated. Universities in Nigeria now update their curriculum every 4 years at least. Even waec and neco release new syllabi every 2-3 years. I used to think so until I asked a friend in India to send his NOTE and discovered its basically d same.
U should have mentioned the technique of La-Cram-La-pour which most students in tertiary institutions apply nowadays. Them no sabi apply d knowledge wey dem get. The society is not even helping too. There's high demand for application of knowledge but these students no know. They think its only by cramming and having 1, 2.1 or 2.2 say na im go save them.
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Henri05(f): 9:46am On Aug 31, 2019
AntiWailer:
Yea

But they come and blame Buhari.

As an hiring Manager, I have tried to fill just 6 roles before.

My team and I interviewed over 25 candidates and NONE was worth it.

*A hiring Manager.

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Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by Cation(m): 9:47am On Aug 31, 2019
globalresource:
In as much as your destiny is in your hands. Government factor cannot be underestimated. For example electricity problem, unfavorable policies and looting affect the general well-being of our teeming youth.
you are a holistic evaluator.i like ur perspective
Re: Reasons Why Most Nigerian Graduates Are Not Employable by AntiWailer: 9:48am On Aug 31, 2019
Henri05:


*A hiring Manager.

Thanks.

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