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Monisoye 'Sola Afolabi; Moyosola 'Kemi Medu – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
Youth unemployment remains a major political and socioeconomic challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, particularly given the region's young population. Literature points to two key barriers facing youth employment in the region, skills deficiencies and weak fundamentals that inhibit job creation and growth. Labor supply challenges are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Education, Job Skills, Postsecondary Education
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Mary, Agboola Bolapeju – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2022
The study determined how employers' assessment of graduates' utilization of employability skills influences organizational growth and sustainable development in Nigeria. The design was ex-post facto with a population of 42 registered business organisations in Nigeria. Thirty-five organisation employers and 492 graduate employees were sampled…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Sustainable Development
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Igwe, Paul Agu; Lock, Deborah; Rugara, David Gamariel – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
Employability is a set of skills, knowledge and personal attributes that make an individual adapt to changes in the labour market. This study applies 'Human Capital Theory' (HCT) and the 'theory of Interrole Learning Transfer' (ILT) to examine factors which affect the attitudes, motivations and actions of learners towards their future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Potential, Higher Education, Human Capital