Canadian Council To Deal with Graduate Unemployment In Nigeria

The Canadian Training Council (CEC) has reaffirmed its dedication to addressing the persistent concern of graduate unemployment and employability gaps in Nigeria via partnership with larger schooling establishments to ascertain Worldwide Profession Centres throughout Nigerian universities.

The council has launched two transformative initiatives to bridge this hole: the Canadian Internship Check (CIT) and the Canadian Employment License Check (CELT). These assessments consider graduates’ competencies, work readiness, and alignment with worldwide requirements and are instruments for vetting and assessing their readiness for profession alternatives.

Talking at a media briefing in Abuja, Dr Adeniyi John, the nation director of the Canadian Training Council in Nigeria, emphasised the urgency for Nigerian universities to modernise their method to profession improvement:

“The CVs will quickly be lifeless: Employers are turning to persona and employability assessments, as AI quickly devalues conventional résumés. By 2028, CVs might be out of date, the race is on, and Nigerian universities should act now.”

Dr Adeniyi disclosed that the CEC has already partnered with Achievers College, Owo, Wesley College, Ondo, and the College of Ilesa, Osun State, to ascertain Worldwide Profession Centres on their campuses. These centres are designed to vet, mentor, and equip college students and graduates for native and worldwide profession alternatives.

He additional revealed that discussions are underway with different notable establishments, together with Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Olabisi Onabanjo College, In the past-Iwoye, Westland College, Iwo, and Oduduwa College, Ipetumodu, amongst others, to hitch this nationwide motion via Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).

By aligning educational output with workforce calls for, the CEC’s Worldwide Profession Centres goal to deal with unemployment and underemployment amongst youth, guaranteeing Nigerian graduates are licensed but additionally expert, aggressive, and future-ready.