ABSTRACT

Employability is a set of skills, knowledge and personal attributes that make an individual adapt to changes in the labour market. This study applies ‘Human Capital Theory’ (HCT) and the ‘theory of Interrole Learning Transfer’ (ILT) to examine factors which affect the attitudes, motivations and actions of learners towards their future employability. A qualitative approach enabled in-depth interviews with 36 participants drawn from academics, students, company managers and policymakers. Our findings reveal that there is a disconnect between the teaching of theoretical knowledge and employability skills. Higher education (HE) is presented to Nigerians as if young people must achieve a degree certificate to have a chance to succeed in life. Also, it appears that students have a notion that the certificate is enough to evidence ability. The findings lead to the development of ‘employability model’ which proposes that individual orientation and institutional factors determine the enactment of employability skills.

摘要

就业能力是一组使个人适应劳动力市场变化的技能、知识和个人属性。本研究应用“人力资本理论”（HCT）和“角色间学习迁移理论”（ILT）来研究影响学习者对未来就业能力的态度、动机和行为的因素。采用定性方法对来自学者、学生、公司经理和政策制定者的 36 名参与者进行了深入访谈。我们的研究结果表明，理论知识的教学与就业技能之间存在脱节。向尼日利亚人提供高等教育 (HE)，就好像年轻人必须获得学位证书才能有机会在生活中取得成功。此外，学生似乎认为证书足以证明能力。