An Evaluation of Job Creation and Vocational Skills Development Programme of the National Directorate of Employment, In Lagos State of Nigeria
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The purpose of the study is to critically analyse the Job Creation and Vocational Skills Development of the
National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in L~os State with particular reference to the National
Open Apprenticeship Scheme (NOAS). The descriptive survey approach was adopted for the study.
The sample used for the study was drawn from the trainees, trainers and the Operational and Support
Services staff of the NDE. The number was made up of seven hundred trainees, forty-two trainers and
twenty officials of the National Directorate of Employment, in Lagos State.
Three sets of questionnaires were the major research instruments used for gathering data. Records from the
NDE National Headquarters and the Lagos State office at Yaba, coupled with oral interview, conducted
on the beneficiaries of the NDE programme, complemented those data collec.ted through the
questionnaires. The data collected were statically determined through the use of measure of central
tendencies and chi-square (X' ) text. The study reveals that the objectives of the National Open
Apprenticeship Scheme upon which the evaluation was carried out were achieved. The recruitment of
trainees was carried out to adequately reflect the twenty local government areas of Lagos State. Thus,
there was wide coverage of the whole state under the scheme. The study also found out that the training
programme of NDE recognizes the training needs of the individual trainees. The study also revealed that
there is a significant difference between the graduate and the NDE training programme and their
counterparts in other vocational institutions. The study identifies some problems of NDE in the execution
of its programmes and made recommendations that could solve them.
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H Social Sciences (General)