Employment Status: Patterns of Tertiary Institution Graduates' Participation in Entreprenuerial Activities

Abstract

The study investigated the self employment capabilities of tertiary institution graduates who are government employed, expatriate employed, self employed and unemployed. One thousand two-hundred and twenty (1220) purposively selected tertiary institution graduates were used in the study. Of this number, 196 were self employed, 625 government employed, 177 expatriate employed and 231 unemployed. The Self Employment Characteristic Rating Questionnaire (SECRQ) developed by the National Directorate of Employment in 1985 was used to measure the self employment capabilities of sample. t-test statistics was used to analyse data collected for the study. The result indicated significant differences existed in self employing or private sector employing capabilities of government employed, Author ɲ : Department of Curriculum & Teaching, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar. Author ʍ ʌ : Department of Curriculum and teaching, University of Calabar, Calabar. Table 1 : Nigeria : Estimated requirements for selected categories of manpower as at 1st April 1977 Manpower category Administrative officer (public sector) 20,000 Accountants and Auditors 5,000 Executive Officers (General duties) 24,500 Executive Officers (Accountant) 15,000 Librarians 750 Statisticians and Statistical Officers - Confidential Secretaries and Stenographers 13,500 Architects 850 Civil/Structural Engineers and Builders 6,500 Electrical/Electronic Engineers 3,000 Land Surveyors 1,200 Quantitative Surveyors 700 Architectural Assistants/Technicians 800 Civil Engineering Assistant/Technicians 10,500 Electrical Engineering Assistants/Technicians 15,000 Refrigeration and Airconditioning Technicians 5,500 Agricultural (including Veterinary, Forestry, Livestock and 5,000 Fisheries) Officers Agricultural (including Veterinary, Forestry, Livestock and 11,500 Fisheries) Assistants Medical Doctors (all specialist and non-specialists) 9,700 Pharmacists 2,400 Dentists 210 Nurses 22,500 Mid-wives 23,600 & ʌ