JOB INSECURITY AND THE NIGERIA’S CHILD: A CALL FOR CURRICULUM CHANGE FROM THEORY TO SKILL BASED EDUCATION.

Musa Mohammed Mande

Abstract


In recent years the Nigeria’s graduates at all levels have been confronted with the problem of job insecurity. This is contrary to the situation, the nation experienced 30-40 years back where graduates, particularly, graduates at colleges of education, polytechnics, and universities were scouted for even before finishing their graduation examination. Indeed, even secondary school leavers were comfortably employed in the period under review. But today, the situation had reached on unfortunate level, where graduates at all levels stay for years without meaningful employment. We have seen a situation where these categories of people now engaged themselves, in jobs that do not befit their expertise i.e Achaba, Taxi drivers, street hawking etc. It for these reasons, this paper is advancing reasons to have a better and skilled based curriculum which will give our children a means of employment. 


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