Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of employment discrimination on the Polytechnic graduates in Nigeria. The work however, is to investigate why the polytechnic graduates are been discriminated in terms of employment opportunities. The reason for this discrimination can also discourse whu this discrimination on Polytechnic graduates is on the increase in Nigeria. The questionnaire also showed us the discrimination on polytechnic graduates in Nigeria. The government effort to ameliorate this discrimination on the polytechnic graduates were also examined and the effectiveness of the measure taken by the government were also discoursed. At the end, a suggestion and recommendation was made/given to the government of Nigeria as to this ugly situation facing the Polytechnic graduated in Nigeria could be solved.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title
page
Approval
page ii
Dedication
iii
Acknowledgement
iv
Abstract
v
Table
of content vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0. Introduction 1
1.1. Background of study
1.2. Statement of the problem
1.3 objective of the study
1.4 research questions
1.5. Significance of the study
1.6. Scope of the study
1.7 limitation of the study
1.8. Definitions of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Conceptual clarification
2.3 Business environment
2.4 Establishments
of Polytechnics
2.5 Impact of
Polytechnic for National Development cases of Canada
and Nigeria
2.6 Problems
facing Polytechnic: Nigeria
perspective
2.7 Reasons for
Polytechnic /University dichotomy
2.8 General
effects of polytechnic students employment discrimination.
References
CHAPTER THREE
- Research design and methodology
3.1. Introduction
3.2 Research design
3.3. Sources/methods of data collection
3.4. Population and sample size
3.5. Sampling technique
3.6. Validity and reliability of measuring
instrument
3.7. Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0. Presentation and analysis of data
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Presentation of data
4.3. Analysis of data
4.4. Interpretation of result (s)
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0. Summary, recommendation and conclusion
5.1. Summary of findings
5.2. Recommendations
5.3. Conclusion
References
Appendix 1
CHAPTER ONE
1.0. INTRODUCTION
Employment discrimination on Polytechnic graduates in Nigeria can be seen as a situation whereby the Polytechnic graduates are not been employed, or simply put, it is an ugly situation connected with a wide disparity between HND and B.Sc holders in Nigeria. The issue of employment discrimination in Nigeria is a continuous issue to the Polytechnic graduates, community, society and even the government. Infact, it is an ugly situation facing the Polytechnic graduates in Nigeria and sometimes results to demoralization among prospective students. The rate of Polytechnic discrimination is employment or at the labour market in Nigeria is quiet high since the mid 80s and the inception of oil boom.
According
to Nwatu (2006) a survey carried out by the center for investment sustainable
development, management and environment in 1998 gave the feature of employment
discrimination (unemployment) which hitherto was noticed lately started to
emerge graduates discrimination:
- Nigeria
has a total environment of about 600,000 students in 149 tertiary institutions
in 1996/1997 academic year.
- There were 123,000 graduates in 1995/1996
session and about 130,000 graduates in 1997.
- Cumulatively, Nigeria produced a total number of
1,110,000 graduates from tertiary institutions and about 10% that is 100,000
graduates were formally employed, one million might be openly employed or
underemployed.
Nwadiani (1991) in lecture, said that “Employment discrimination had led to status frustration”. He went further to explain that parents sent their children to school and at the end of the day; the graduates are thrown into the labour market for a long period of time. Parents send their children to school and struggle to train them because they know that the progress of any country is directly related to the educational level of its people, again the level of economic development depends on the excellence of the educated ones in the country.
The
problem of employment discrimination started in early sixties, when Nigeria had
oil. At that time, Nigeria had abundant resources that Gowon when about
building sky crapers, having developmental plans, paying the workers of west
India and training the awards of Tanzania
and embarking on frivolous payment of Udoji’s Award (Ibude, 1996). Gowon
misused Nigeria resources so
much that he once said “Nigeria
has money but how to spend it as the problem”
Murtala
took over from Gowon and at that time, the economy of the nation was in
shamble, but it has not degenerated to that of employment discrimination
(unemployment). For the Polytechnic, university and NCE graduates were
interviews on the eve of graduation and most of them ended up with three or
four choice of job or employment opportunities. At that time, there was no
dichotomy between state and federal job.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE INSTITUTION UNDER STUDY.
NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (NDE)
According to officers of National
Directorate of Employment Headquarters of Lagos, it is notices that Nigeria
unemployment population since 1980 has a growing rate of two and half million.
The figure of employment discrimination
(unemployment) comprises mainly the youth. This situation was becoming alarming
when in 1986, the federal government appointed a committee to deliberate on
strategies of dealing with the prevailing unemployment problem. It was on the
recommendation of this committee that national directorate of employment was
formed by president Babangida of January 30, 1987. the fact of lack of skills
among these literate unemployed youths makes a case against the undeserved
deficiency in the educational policy and system, thereby giving rise and
impetus to the make up, driven National Directorate of employment that have the
following objectives:
THE EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION IN POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES IN NIGERIA (AN ANALYSIS)
