UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AMONGST GRADUATE OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN ENUGU URBAN (A CASE STUDY OF THE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ENUGU)

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AMONGST GRADUATE OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN ENUGU URBAN (A CASE STUDY OF THE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

In this research, it is assumed that unemployment is a factor inherent in the nation’s economic system, first because intentionally or unintentionally the policy-makers do not deliberately resort to measures capable of reducing unemployment to acceptable level.

This research is concerned with wags and means of denitrifying the causes and measures of curbing the problem created by unemployment. To do this, this research will specifically investigate the incidence of unemployment among graduates of institution of higher learning in Enugu urban and to determine what factors are responsible for or that affect unemployment.

Ten close and open ended questionnaire were administered to the respondents. The data generated from the questionnaires were subjected to statistical analysis. The result of the analysis included the following findings.

·                     That there is acute problem of graduate unemployment in Enugu urban.

·                     That our educational system has not been well planned as to produce professionals in all fields of human endeavour.

·                     That hoarding of jobs for undergraduate while the graduates are roaming the street could not solve the problem of unemployment

·                     That dislike to some graduate to work in rural areas is a factor to graduate unemployment.

·                     That government has not addressed itself to the problems of graduate unemployment.

Having established the fact that graduate unemployment in Enugu urban, it becomes pertinent at this time or juncture to map out some recommendations to curb the ugly trend.

1)                  Proper educational and development policies

2)                  Discouraging the employment of unqualified candidates for exiting jobs.

3)                  Establishment of more industries to absorb our graduates.

4)                  High priority should be assigned to the development of rural areas and

5)                  Finally, career counseling and skill oriented education are positive solutions towards solving graduate unemployment problem in Enugu urban.

CHAPTER ONE 

1.1              BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Nigeria is a country passing through multiple transition, form the period of colonialism to independence, from illiteracy to literacy, subsistence agriculture to monetary economy, rural life to urban cosmopolitan life, form the day of employment to the days of mass unemployment. The time and time again throughout the human history. Year after year in Nigeria, the increasing number of graduates joining the labour market keeping rising geometrically and any hope for them to secure jobs looks pessimistic. The tempo of economic development does not keep pace with the rate of educational advancement. That a developing country should suffer from surplus labour is hardly surprising, but generally, unemployment is one thing and graduate unemployment is another. Unemployment has in all it’s ramification come to stay with us sine the era of oil boom which has unfortunately turned to our doom.

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AMONGST GRADUATE OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING IN ENUGU URBAN (A CASE STUDY OF THE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ENUGU)