Youth employability and the problem of unemployment in Nigeria; an evaluation of the graduate internship scheme (GIS) in Nigeria

Authors

  • Uche Agaecheta Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria
  • Henry Ufomba Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
  • Eze Elekwachi University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
  • Marcel Ahamefule Veritas University, Abuja, Nigeria,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58934/jgss.v5i17.247

Keywords:

Unemployment, Youth Employment, Graduate Internship Scheme

Abstract

One of the biggest problems Nigeria faces in recent times is the high level of youth unemployment. To address this, the Nigerian federal government framed and implemented the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) in 2012. The main objective of the GIS programme is to drive youth unemployment down by providing employability skills, work experience and opportunity to create business through internship placement, career development and entrepreneurship skills training. However, after a decade of the GIS programme, the problem of youth unemployment in Nigeria remains high. Armed with this observation, this study evaluated the outcome of the GIS programme to uncover the performance of the programme in terms of serving its objectives. To this end, this study surveyed participants of the GIS programme. The data collected showed that GIS has a poor outcome

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Published

2024-03-03

How to Cite

Agaecheta, U. ., Ufomba, H. ., Elekwachi, E. ., & Ahamefule, M. . (2024). Youth employability and the problem of unemployment in Nigeria; an evaluation of the graduate internship scheme (GIS) in Nigeria. Journal of Global Social Sciences, 5(17), 69–93. https://doi.org/10.58934/jgss.v5i17.247

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 17 (2024): March 2024

Section

Articles