Author

  • Bede Obinna Amadi

    • Putra University, Malaysia
    • Malaysia

  • Haslinda Abdullah

    • Putra University, Malaysia
    • Malaysia

Abstract

As a way of tackling youth unemployment in Nigeria, the National Directorate of Employment provides capacity building in the form of vocational skills development for unemployed youths who lack skills in their areas of interest and are eager to acquire relevant skills. This paper examined the youths’ perceptions of the components or dimensions of capacity building imparted in them. A structured survey questionnaire was used in collecting data to ascertain the levels of capacity building among the participants, while descriptive statistics was employed in analyzing the data. Findings from the study revealed that a greater percentage of the sampled youth reported high and moderate levels of their capacity building- implying that the vocational skills development was a successful scheme. It is however recommended that constraints that impede the success of the scheme be addressed by policy makers to make the outcome of the skills training more successful.

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Amadi, B. O., & Abdullah, H. (2012). Perceptions of Capacity Building among Youths Involved In Vocational Skills Development. Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 3(6), 214-222. https://doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v3i6.705

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Vol. 3 No. 6 (2012) Governance, Wellbeing & Capacity View issue contents

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2012-06-15

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