Open AccessUnemployment of the built environment graduates
Author(s) -
M Fika,
Adeleye Ayoade Adeniran,
Brink Botha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/654/1/012005
Subject(s) - employability , unemployment , curriculum , sample (material) , data collection , descriptive statistics , descriptive research , population , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , economic growth , medicine , statistics , economics , social science , mathematics , chemistry , demography , chromatography
The challenge of unemployment of built environment graduates is recurrent and this paper aims at presenting findings on the inherent factors therein and make recommendations towards ameliorating this challenge. A quantitative method was adopted for the data collection and the data was organized, analyzed and presented with descriptive statistics. The population sample was limited to the Nelson Mandela University Built Environment Graduates. The study discovered that there were difficulties in securing employment as a result of lack of practical experience, current curriculum and the dearth of skills. The study provides information towards the resolving this challenge arising from the factors identified as causative for unemployability and identifies the need for taught and practical skill and experience to be embedded in the curriculum to stimulate the level of employability.