Fostering skill acquisition for self-employment and security among ex-national youth corps members in Osun state.
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0023
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Department of Adult Education And Lifelong Learning, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University.
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The study assessed the effect of skills acquisition and entrepreneurship in fostering self-employment and security and assessed how the skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been effective in the reduction of unemployment among youth. It also determined the effectiveness of skill acquisition in reduction of crime for national security. Finally, the study ascertained if skill acquisition can help in bringing about true peace and security. These were with a view to providing empirical information on the nexus between skill acquisition and employment opportunity among the Nigerian youth and how it can in consequence bring about security especially in Osun State.
The study adopted the descriptive survey research design and collected both qualitative and quantitative data. Population for the study are all ex-National Youth Corps Members in Osun State. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used in obtaining a sample size of 200 respondent from the study population. At the first stage, two out three senatorial districts were randomly selected using simple random sampling technique. The second stage involved the used of simple random sampling technique for selecting two Local Government Areas (LGAs) from each of the senatorial districts. The third stage involved selecting 50 respondents from each of the selected LGAs using snowballing sampling technique making a total of 200 hundred respondents form the four LGAs. Two types of instruments were employed for data collection. The first was a purposely-developed questionnaire titled “Questionnaire on Fostering Skill Acquisition for Self-employment and Security among ex-National Youth Corps Members in Osun State.” The second one was an in-depth interview titled: “Effectiveness of Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (SAED) for Employability and Peaceful Co-existence”. (ESAEDEPC) to assess respondents’ views on the issue of security and national unity as related to skill acquisition. The quantitative data was analysed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical statistics. For the descriptive analysis, frequency and percentage were used and for the inferential, regression analysis was used while the qualitative data were analysed using content analysis.
The results of the study showed that there was statistical significant effect (F=31.193; p<0.05) of skill acquisition and self-employment programme in fostering self-employment and security among youth. It also indicated that there was statistical significant effect (F=109.273; p<0.05) of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship and self-employment programme in reducing unemployment among youth. It showed that there was statistical significant effect (F=18.924; p,0.05) of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship and self-employment programme in reducing crime for national security. It ascertained that there was statistical significant effect (F=12.700; p<0.05) of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development in bringing true peace and security in the country. The study concluded that skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development foster self-employment and security among Ex-corps Members in Osun State.
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Akintujoye, I.G. (2023). Fostering skill acquisition for self-employment and security amon ex-national youth corp members in Osun state.Department of Adult Education And Lifelong Learning, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University.