THE EFFECT OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION IN POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES IN NIGERIA (AN ANALYSIS)

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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:

  1. Nigeria has a total environment of about 600,000 students in 149 tertiary institutions in 1996/1997 academic year.
  2. There were 123,000 graduates in 1995/1996 session and about 130,000 graduates in 1997.
  3. 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)