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Labour Market Demand And University Graduate Employability Skills
[A CASE STUDY OF NORTH-WEST NIGERIA] -
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Purposive sampling technique was used to select three management staff from the seven selected banks (these are bank managers, heads of operation and marketing). Purposive sampling technique was used to select four heads of departments in commerce and industry (these are heads of administration, human resource, production and marketing). This sampling technique was also used to select four heads of departments in commerce and industry (these are heads of administration, human resource, production and marketing). Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples (directors and supervisors from States Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs), Teacher Service Commissions (TESCOM), States Ministry of Education (MOEs) and all the registrars from the 27 tertiary institutions in the selected states of the study. Also, purposive sampling technique was used to select the respondents (management staff) because they are definite in number and as part of their responsibility, they perform the functions assessment and evaluation of university graduates working in their various organisations and institutions. This is as presented in table 2:
Instrumentation
The instrument to be used for the study would be a researcher-designed questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Labour Market Demand and University Graduate Employability Skillsâ€. This would comprise three sections “A and Bâ€. Section “A†would comprise personal information of respondents such as the name of the organization, type of organisation, location and position held. Section “B†would consist of thirty (30) items drawn from the research questions raised for the study.
Copies of the questionnaire were administered in a State (Kebbi) that was not part of the sample of the study using 126 respondents. The questionnaire was presented twice to the respondents at the interval of four weeks. Responses from the two administrations of the questionnaire were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistic. The overall value of .89 coefficient was obtained. This indicates that the instrument is reliable.
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APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX 1Sample Size Table*From The Research Advisors ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ] ... Continue reading---
LIST OF FIGURES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF FIGURESFigure 1: Conceptual Model of Labour Market Demand and University Graduate Employability Skills ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSContents Title Page Table of Contents List of Figures CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Research Questions Research Hypotheses Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE University Education and Its Mandate Theoretical Framework Concept of Labour Market Demand Sources of Labour Demand in Nigeria Concept of Graduate Employability Employabil ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Education is a means of empowerment to an individual and the society. Also, it is a strong weapon for developing human capacity needed for a sustainable national development. Tertiary education, which comprises universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and mono technics, has been identified as a means of developing human capacity required for sustainable national growth and development. Specifically, universities are saddled with the ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 15 ]General Households Survey (GHS) The objective of the GHS conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is to collect data on social and economic characteristics of the population for monitoring the effects of Government policies and programmes. In a section to be filled in respect of each person who is fifteen years and above, the following information are solicited, main job during previous week (9 options), reason for doing nothing during previous week (8 options), p ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]REFERENCESAbiodun, S. O. (2010). Analysis of mismatch between demand and supply of skills and university graduate unemployment in Nigeria. Unpublished M.Ed Dissertation, Lagos State University.Adamu, I & Dangado, K. I. (2013). Assessment of views of business education graduates on the effect of technological advancement on their employability in Nigeria labour market. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Developm ... Continue reading---
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