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Labour Market Demand And University Graduate Employability Skills
[A CASE STUDY OF NORTH-WEST NIGERIA]
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT WILL B E UP SOON ... Continue reading---
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---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]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, productio ... Continue reading---
