دورية أكاديمية
The National Directorate of Employment's Open Apprenticeship Scheme in Nigeria: New Wine in Old Wineskins
العنوان: | The National Directorate of Employment's Open Apprenticeship Scheme in Nigeria: New Wine in Old Wineskins |
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اللغة: | English |
المؤلفون: | Evawoma-Enuku, Usiwoma, Mgbor, Mike |
المصدر: | Education + Training. 2005 47(4-5):325-336. |
الإتاحة: | Emerald (North America), 60/62 Toller Lane, Bradford, BD8 9BY, England. Tel: +44 (0)1274 785040; Fax: +44 (0)1274 785034; e-mail: america@emeraldinsight.com. |
Peer Reviewed: | Y |
Page Count: | 12 |
تاريخ النشر: | 2005 |
نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
Education Level: | Adult Education |
Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Educational Background, Youth Employment, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Dropout Rate, Equipment |
مصطلحات جغرافية: | Nigeria |
تدمد: | 0040-0912 |
مستخلص: | Purpose - The paper aims to review the National Open Apprenticeship Scheme and how it has fulfilled its mandate of promoting skill acquisition and youth employment in Nigeria, in the 17 years since the inception of the National Directorate of Employment NDE. Design/methodology/approach - Site visits to trainers' workshops were carried out to observe the programme in practice and examine documents and annual reports made available at the NDE Office in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Findings - The paper finds that master craftsmen and women operate both the traditional apprenticeship system and the NDE scheme using the same training methods. It reveals that there are no Saturday Theory classes due to lack of funds. It also finds that apprentices have low educational background, no evaluation and certification at the end of training they get an equivalent of about 3 a month and are paid in arrears of three to six months. It is found that there is a shortage of tools and drop-out rate is high. Research limitations/implications - The latest annual report available was for year 2000, which may not be very current. The paper focuses on only one out of 36 states, although the programme is centrally controlled from Abuja, Nigeria's capital and may have similar features. Practical implications ? The paper provides insight for stake-holders involved in providing vocational skills geared towards solving unemployment problems in Nigeria. Originality/value - There is a dearth of literature in the area of vocational skills in Nigeria. This paper tries to contribute to the body of knowledge in this area, especially after 17 years of NDE existence. |
Abstractor: | Author |
Entry Date: | 2005 |
URL الوصول: | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/ini=kins/rpsv/cgi-bin/cgi?body=linker&reqidx=0040-0912(2005)047:04L.325 |
رقم الأكسشن: | EJ695813 |
قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
تدمد: | 0040-0912 |
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