The coronavirus pandemic and the grappling economy, has continued to fuel unemployment in Nigeria.
With the current economic realities, it looks like there is no escape route for Nigerian graduates.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arch. Sonny Echono, made this disclosure on Thursday, November 11, in Abuja, at a two-day National Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET.
Echono explained that the development has created a shortfall of the adequately skilled educated workforce which is one of the major constraints to the growth and development of our nation.
The conference was organised by the Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Skills Development for Youth Employment, SKYE programme, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Development and implemented by the German Development Cooperation, GIZ.
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He said:
“Most of the graduates produced in various universities of technology, polytechnics, colleges of education (Technical) and technical colleges nationwide do not have specific skills required for the job market (market-relevant skills).
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“The situation results to having millions of Nigerian graduates that are unemployed.”
Speaking at the event aimed at repositioning the technical and vocational education and training through policy and legislative options in Nigeria, Echono explained further that given the situation, the present administration’s emphasis is majored on Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and skill acquisition, Vanguard also reported.
Speaking at the event, Head of Programme, Skills Development for Youth Employment, SKYE, Hans Ludwig Bruns, said it was the right time for all relevant stakeholders within the TVET sector to jointly work on the TVET reform process, adding, This is needed to provide better vocational education for the young people in Nigeria.
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