Contribution of the National Directorate of Employment (Nde) to Unemployment Reduction
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ABSTRACT
The issue of unemployment is at the front burner of policy discussions in both developed and developing countries today.
This is because, when left unchecked, the scourge of unemployment has the capacity to destabilize the most peaceful of societies and crash the most buoyant of economies.
The study assessed the contribution of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to unemployment reduction in Ekiti State between 2011 and 2015.
The NDE was created in 1986 to combat mass unemployment in Nigeria and has been operating a state office in Ekiti State since 1998.
In pursuant of its mandate, the NDE designed schemes such as the National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (NOAS), the Enterprise Start-up Development Training Scheme (ESDTS) and the Micro Business Skills Training Scheme (MBSTS), among others, which are aimed at imparting job-specific skills to beneficiaries.
However, despite the continued implementation of these schemes in Ekiti State, the rank of the unemployed in the state keeps swelling by the day.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page…………………… i
Declaration………………….. ii
Certification…………………… iii
Dedication……………………. iv
Acknowledgement……………… v
Abstract……………………… vi
Table of Contents…………………. viii
List of Tables…………………………. xii
List of Figures…………………… xv
List of Appendices………………… xvi
List of Abbreviations……………. xvii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background to the Study………………… 1
- Statement of the Research Problem……………. 4
- Research Questions…………………… 7
- Objectives of the Study…………………… 8
- Research Hypotheses…………………….. 9
- Significance of the Study……………. 9
- Scope and Limitations of the Study…………… 11
- Definition of Concepts……………… 12
- Organisation of Chapters……………. 13
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Introduction………… 14
- Unemployment…………….. 14
- Skill Acquisition………… 16
- Loans…………………….. 19
- Employment………………….. 20
- Review of Related Studies on NDE Efforts at Unemployment Reduction……… 22
2.3 Theoretical Framework………. 28
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- Introduction………………. 36
- Research Design………………. 36
- Population and Sample Size of the Study…….. 36
- Sampling Technique………………….. 37
- Sources of Data……………………. 38
- Administration of Instrument……. 39
- Methods of Data Presentation and Analysis……………….. 39
CHAPTER FOUR: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (NDE)
- Introduction……………… 41
- The National Directorate of Employment (NDE)………… 41
- Mandate/Functions of the NDE……………….. 42
- NDE Programmes/Implementation Strategies…………… 43
- Structure/Organogram of the NDE……………… 53
- Achievements of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE)……. 57
- Challenges Facing the National Directorate of Employment (NDE)…….. 60
CHAPTER FIVE: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
- Introduction………. 62
- Administration of Questionnaires………….. 62
- Analysis of Demographic Data and Discussion……………. 65
- Contribution of the NOAS to Unemployment Reduction in Ekiti State……. 65
- Test of Hypothesis One………….. 76
- Contribution of the ESDTS to Unemployment Reduction in Ekiti State……………… 77
- Test of Hypothesis Two…………… 84
- Contribution of the MBSTS to Unemployment Reduction in Ekiti State…………….. 86
- Test of Hypothesis Three………………. 92
- Discussion………………….. 93
- Major Findings……………….. 98
CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- Introduction…. 101
- Summary…………. 101
- Conclusion…………… 102
- Recommendations……… 104
References………. 106
Appendices 112
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Nigeria is blessed with abundant human and natural resources.
Her wealth in resources is, however, yet to translate to development, due largely to the inability of her people and government to meaningfully mobilise her many endowments for transformational development.
This leads to wanton waste of precious resources, chief among which is human resources.
The waste of human resources in Nigeria manifests in the reality that many able-bodied people in the country, especially the youth, are unemployed due either to limited opportunities or the lack of skills to exploit the available opportunities.
As a result, thousands of Nigerians, in cities and villages, roam the streets, day-in-day-out, searching fruitlessly for a means of livelihood.
Their inability to find decent means of living ultimately force many among them to engage in nefarious activities in order to eke out a living.
According to Dalhatu and Bagaji (2014: 63), the Boko Haram insurgency which the government is currently trying to rein in in the North Eastern part of Nigeria came into existence as a result of the high rate of unemployment in the country.
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