Constituency empowerment programmes and Employment Generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State (2019-2023)

Abstract

The Nigerian society has been faced with issues of lack of skills acquisition among youths which its absence however resulted in high level of unemployment. Skill acquisition programmes if properly implemented can impact greatly on employment generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. Accordingly, this study sought to examine the influence of Constituency empowerment programmes on employment generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State (2019-2023). One of the goals was to examine the influence of Tailoring skill acquisition on employment generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas, Akwa Ibom State. The Human capital theory was adopted as the theoretical framework for the study. The sample size of the study was 400. The data collected from secondary and primary sources were analyzed using descriptive and survey design. Simple linear regression statistical tool was used to test hypotheses. The findings revealed that there is a positive/ significant influence of Tailoring skill acquisition on employment generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. It was further revealed that there is a positive/ significant influence of Information technology skill acquisition on employment generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. The study therefore recommended among other measures that; Legislators who are constituency representatives in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas should make sure they employ services of the expertise to train the beneficiaries of tailoring skill and as well as giving them succor for start-up, as this will go a long way to enhance employment generation in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. Legislators who are constituency representatives in Ukanafun/ Oruk Anam Local Government Areas should ensure those who are beneficiaries of information technology skill are properly trained on the critical aspect of ICT such as data analysis, software programming and sites creation/ management, as this will further create more chances to those who are beneficiaries of the programme to be gainfully employed after the participation.