THe Manging Director, RUBIX Management, Ope Onaboye, says tertiary institutions aren’t preparing their graduates for jobs.
He noted that finding qualified applicants was difficult, as applicants were performing below employers’expectations.
Speaking with The Nation, Onaboye said many fresh graduates were not ready for their first jobs, faulting their writing proficiency, and public speaking ability.
He expressed concern over the low employability of graduates, adding that with the challenging employment environment, only a fraction of fresh graduates was employable. Onaboye blamed the situation on lack of awareness of their low employability quotient.
Onaboye stressed the need to improve engagement between universities and employers to ensure that undergraduates were taught skills that reflect modern technologies.
He urged on schools and colleges to shift their focus from not just good grades to the broader issue of employability. He added that while there were many job vacancies, the biggest barrier to filling them was matching skills with vacancies.
According to him, increase in corporate training is a good indicator of bullish economic movement, adding that companies have reduced training spending reflecting the negative impact of the economic performance.
With emerging challenges, he noted that Nigeria needs a rethink on how training systems can deliver the skills needed by the labour market.
He said the rise of entrepreneurship among young people and the high proportion of them making a success of themselves would transform the world of business ownership.
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