Strategies for Improving the Employability Skills and Life Chances of Youths in Nigeria [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (14th, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 14-17, 2016).

Autor/inn/en	Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth; Azaiki, Steve; Babalola, Shade; Achinewhu, Chinuru
Titel	Strategies for Improving the Employability Skills and Life Chances of Youths in Nigeria [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (14th, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 14-17, 2016).
Quelle	(2016), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Job Skills; Employment Qualifications; Unemployment; Youth Employment; Barriers; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Vocational Education; Business Administration Education; Urban Schools; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Work Experience Programs; Career Development; Mentors; Apprenticeships; Literacy; Numeracy; Interviews; Nigeria; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Produktive Fertigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Arbeitslosigkeit; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Berufsentwicklung; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Großbritannien
Abstract	The level of youth unemployment in Nigeria has always been an issue of concern for Focus Learning Support team, particularly in our interactions with foreign students studying in the UK; and also with our dedication in "Making Education Count for the Youths". This paper examines some of the difficulties experienced by young people in Nigeria when seeking employment opportunities, with a focus on employability skills as a way to overcome these barriers and form a basis for strategies to improve young people's life chances. The paper will also provide a comparison of how employability skills are implemented in schools and colleges in the United Kingdom as compared to Nigerian schools and colleges. Furthermore, this research will present the perceptions and experiences of students on a BTEC Business Vocational course in an inner cities further education college; who attended work experience during their studies. The primary question is to find out whether imbedding work experience programme on their BTEC course has had an impact on their future career choice. Collection of data was done in stages using questionnaires to capture the views of participants. The findings of research clearly confirm the benefits derived from the BTEC students who attended work experience and the link to their future career choices. The findings of this work has therefore created an avenue for the FLS team to carry out further research implementation and imbedding employability skills into the Nigerian education system to support youth employment in the country. [For the complete Volume 14, Number 1 proceedings, see ED568088.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01