ABSTRACT
The writing of the project is necessitated by the need to fulfils and complete all the programme for the award of Nigeria certificate in education (NCE). This research work was carried out on the impact of National Directorate of Employment in solving unemployment problem in Nigeria. Using National Directorate of Employment, Oke-mosan Abeokuta as a case study. The study was designed to investigate the impact of National Directorate of Employment in solving unemployment problem in Nigeria.
A questionnaire, which was type, was made use of and it contain (20) items to which responses, were made and the outcome of the analysis brought the following conclusion that:
1. National Directorate of employment help individual to develop managerial skill, business skill and market research training and investment promotion.
2. National Directorate of employment assist in the government overall objective of generating employment through the development of small scale enterprise in the rural area of the country.
3. National Directorate of employment develop a pool of potential entrepreneurs who are well equipped to start and successfully manage small and medium scale industries.
4. National Directorate of employment help in the stimulation of rural development and the achievement of a meaningful level of broad based on economic and industrial development generally.
5. National Directorate of employment has improve the standard of living in the entire nation.
6. National Directorate of employment has made the nation achieve adequate job provision and remunerations.
7. The employment opportunities provided by the national directorate of employment is not in proportion to available unemployed youths.
8. National Directorate of employment has unnecessarily over-populated the work-force of the nation.
9. Exposure of students to acquisition of various skills, knowledge and competence have been made possible by national directorate of employment.
10. The knowledge and skill acquired in vocational studies introduced by national directorate of employment make beneficiaries to be self employed.
11. There are little or no special contribution of national directorate of employment to the already gained knowledge of youth in their school and colleges.
12. Student develop academic phobia through national directorate of employment.
13. Job opportunities are also made available through the effort of other organization.
14. Standard of living of labour force could be raised or increased not only by the government but also by firms and industries.
15. Organisation work hand-in-hand with the National Directorate of Employment.
16. Advancement and progress of the nation could be realized through organization development and national directorate of employment.
17. Banking institution are not always prepared to grant loans to unemployed graduates.
18. Most unemployed graduates are often unable to provide collateral when loan is granted.
19. Unemployed graduates need to give collateral before obtaining loans.
20. Request for collateral securities loans is the major discouragement to the graduates.
This research findings revealed that National Directorate of Employment lack of industrialization, poor Agricultural system, lack of social amenities in the rural and economic growth.
In view of the above mention problems the followings recommendation could be given to improve the efficiency of operation of National Directorate of Employment.
i. There should be more encouragement and attention required by the National Directorate of employment from the government should be given in order to enhance effective and efficient operation of the scheme.
ii. Loans to aid better performance and operation should be given to small scale industries and graduates employment programme.
iii. Creation of awareness of the National Directorate of Employment to the general public should be ensure as this will give the programme more recognition and acceptability.
iv. There should be co-operation by the National Directorate of Employment with firms, industries and business organisation and thereby reduce unemployment and also to serve as a means of achieving national unity.
v. The finance and administration department should provide full support to all other departments in terms of personnel, materials, building communication, finance, internal audit and budgetary control.
vi. The National Directorate of Employment should implement agricultural programmes at the state level in collaboration with government so as to reduce unemployment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
APPROVAL PAGE ii
CERTIFICATION iii
DEDICATION iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v
ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 3
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 4
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5
1.7 LIMITATION OF STUDY 5
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS 5
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.1 HISTORY OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (N.D.E) 6
2.2 MEANING OF UNEMPLOYMENT 8
2.3 TYPES OF UNEMPLOYMENT 9
2.4 CAUSES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA 11
2.5 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (N.D.E) 12
2.6 PROBLEMS FACING THE NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA 13
2.7 SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA 16
2.8 IMPACT OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT IN SOLVING UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM IN NIGERIA 17
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19
3.1 RESEARCH POPULATION 19
3.2 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 19
3.3 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 19
3.4 VALIDITY OF THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 20
3.5 RESEARCH PROCEDURE 20
3.6 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 20
3.7 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED 20
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 21
4.1 KEYS 21
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 DISCUSSION OF THE RESULT, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION