Ajibola Ayodeji|Odunayo Paul Salau|Aladejare Samson Adeniyi
Operation, Problems, and Prospects of Youth Employment Programmes in Oyo State, Nigeria
Covenant University|Kwararafa University
oyo state like many counterparts nigeria faced problem high number young population lacking access employment opportunitiesthe state government realized extent problem embark several initiatives aim reducing youth unemployment stateevaluating impact programme invaluable element required policy formulation thus study conducted investigate operation problems prospects youth employment programmes state using skill acquisition scheme youth empowerment schemeoyo yeso case studiesa survey methodology adopted study structured questionnaires designed four categories respondents trainees skill acquisition scheme tutors skill acquisition scheme administrators two employment programmes state cadets yeso programmethe data gotten respondents analyzed help statistical software spssto ensure lucid simple analysis descriptive statistics measures tables percentages used interpreting results gotten studythe results obtained showed many factors militated ability two schemes achieve objectivesthe state skills acquisition scheme characterized problems ranging inadequate funding lack enduring exit strategy lack startup capital ineffective monitoring supervisory mechanism absence literacy numeracy components poor sensitizationthe yeso programme encountered challenges salaryrelated issues absence clearly defined exit strategy duplications duties inability cadets acquire relevant skills useful labor marketthe recommendations improvement skill acquisition scheme include expansion channels enrollment scheme collaboration social groups establishment training centers creation linkages micro finance institutions adoption public private partnership ppp developmental strategy schemewith regard yeso programme components entrepreneurship education vocational training business management skills incorporated programme cater cadets post yeso employment period