Analysis of the Nigerian School System, Couseling and Labor Quality and the Need for Paradigm Shitf Towards Entreprenuership

Abstract

Statistics on Nigeria's resource use and employment have revealed a lack of ideal correlation between the school system and human capital generation which generally drives individual and national development and employment. In the labor market, a disproportionate number of Nigerian school graduates are deemed unemployable, particularly the organized private sector, due to, among others, lack of usable skills, right knowledge and attitudes. The seeming quality gap is usually linked to what some researchers identify as a faulty school system. This empirical research profiled the school system, counseling and state of unemployment in Nigeria. Utilizing the survey method, in-depth interviews and official records for understanding issues involved towards remediation and improving graduate skills and marketability. It observed inadequacy of vocational schools, counseling contents and weak institutional support capable of growing employable human capital with skills, knowledge and attitudes suitable for modernity. Among others, it recommended prioritization of vocational facilities with trained students counselors and adequate educational funding for employment generation.