In a bid to tackle growing unemployment concern among Nigerian youths and help reposition unemployed graduates to successfully enter the labour market, Knowledge Exchange Centre (KEC) has at a two-day workshop provided participants with the necessary tools to succeed in their careers.
The intensive workshop endorsed by Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment (MWCE) also strengthened entrepreneurship development through establishment and promotion of business to create sustainable wealth and employment.
Maria Glover, Executive Secretary, Knowledge Exchange Centre, while speaking to BusinessDay at the event observed that graduate unemployment is on the increase in Nigeria.
Glover said the career workshop will among other things address unemployment issue by building the capacities of participants as well providing them with the opportunity to meet human resource managers and employers of labour.
She said the participants will also have access to continuous career support even after the workshop through the KEC Graduate Advancement Programme Network which every participant will be automatically enrolled into.
Glover further opines that for Nigeria youths to compete globally in the job market, they must understand the job market and gain skills to position themselves to succeed.
She said the participants mainly graduates seeking to be equipped for the job market will gain critical skills employers want; meet with potential employers of labour; Dialogue with experts and get practical tips of how to win in the 21st century job market.
The workshop also provided network opportunity for the participants to meet with employers of labour. Join a continuous training and career support network and partake in an On-the-spot job interviews and employment
Some of the facilitators at the worked observed that to bridge the gap among youth and employees, there is need for employer’s to tolerate interns for whom they are and be ready to train and reshape them for the organisations manpower needs.
KELECHI EWUZIE
