BRIDGING THE EMPLOYMENT GAP: STRATEGIES FOR NIGERIA’S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO REDUCE GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT

Authors

  • Stella Ofor-Douglas, Ph.D

Keywords:

Bridging Employment gap, University system, Graduates Unemployment, Strategies to reduce Graduate Unemployment

Abstract

Bridging the employment gap is addressing the challenges that have risen in the bid for graduates to seek employment. Graduate unemployment is of significant concern and involves graduates being unable to find gainful employment in connection with their skills and qualifications.There has been an alarming rate of graduate unemployment in Nigeria which can be an indicator of a gap that exists between the university system and the existing market.One of the hindrance in bridging the employment gap is education job mismatch which is a contributing factor to unemployment as there seems to be a disconnect in what employers require and what the graduates have to offer. This skill disparity and disconnect has made grades unemployable. Another glaring factor is the relentless pursuit of white collar job, graduates lack a sense of independence and are not entrepreneurially wise. This paper will emphasize on the skills mismatch, employability skills and the role entrepreneurship education will play in the long run in curbing unemployment. There are several issues which indicate and serve as contributing factors to graduate unemployment and solutions such as collaboration between university and industries, entrepreneurship programs. In the end if the issues are properly looked into then there is a probability of curbing graduate unemployment as there is much work to be done to reduce this significant problem post university graduation.

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Published

2025-01-25

How to Cite

Ofor-Douglas, Ph.D, S. (2025). BRIDGING THE EMPLOYMENT GAP: STRATEGIES FOR NIGERIA’S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO REDUCE GRADUATE UNEMPLOYMENT. BW Academic Journal. Retrieved from https://bwjournal.org/index.php/bsjournal/article/view/2609