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The Influence of Vocational Skills Training on Youth Employability and Job Creation in Lagos State

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  • Medun, Funke

    (Doctor, Paris School of Business, Paris, France)

  • Bello, Sunday Ade

    (Visiting Professor, School of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, Northwest International University, Armenia.)

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Curbing the problems of unemployment, employ ability, and skills development has been of interest to the government, international donors, businesses, and researchers. This study examined the Influence of Vocational Skills Training on Job Creation and Youth Employ ability in Lagos State. The researcher employed a sequential explanatory mixed method. The study used primary data obtained through a structured questionnaire, and interviews among a sample of participants purposively selected. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis and Descriptive statistics. The study found that there was a positive and strong relationship (r=.788, p =.05, n= 118) between youths’ employ ability development (YED) and skills acquisition (SA) in Lagos State. Also, the Pearson correlation result of (r = 0.795, p-value 0.035), indicated a positive and significant relationship between youth employment and skills acquisition in Lagos State as the p-value computed at 0.035 was lower than the level of significance at 0.05. The Pearson correlation analysis also showed a significant and positive relationship (r = 0.732, p-value 0.024) between skill acquisition, and entrepreneurial capability in Lagos State. The computed p-value (0.024) was less than the study’s chosen significance level (0.05). These findings showed that vocational skills training and skills acquisition programmes have impacted youth’s employability skills development and employment creation in Lagos State. The study recommended that the government should provide adequate funding for skills acquisition programmes, integrate more relevant partners, and make vocational skills centers available in all local government areas of the state.

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  • Medun, Funke & Bello, Sunday Ade, 2024. "The Influence of Vocational Skills Training on Youth Employability and Job Creation in Lagos State," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(8), pages 138-152, August.
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