PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING TAILORING PROGRAMME IN TRAINING UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

Abstract

The study determined roles of three different partners in training unemployed youths for employment in tailoring in Anambra State. Specifically, the study ascertained different roles which the government, cooperate organizations and communities should play in providing tailoring skills to unemployed youths for employment in the occupation. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Population of 228 was involved in the study hence there was no sampling. Three experts validated a 30-items questionnaire; test - retest was used in determining the reliability of the instrument with coefficient of 0.89 using Cronbach Alpha formula.  The collected data was analyzed using; mean to answer research questions, standard deviation to determine spread of responses around the mean and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results indicate that the government should provide: policy direction, legal framework, funding, tools and equipment, qualified personnel among others in training unemployed youths on tailoring. Identified roles of cooperate organizations in the partnership framework include; provision of material resources, sponsorship of; personnel, trainees and graduates of the programme to workshops and conferences including offering employment to interested graduates of the programme. Agreed roles which communities should play were supportive in nature and include; identification of possible trainees, provision of land for construction of training centers and logistics that would enable graduates of the programme to start their own tailoring businesses. The study recommended tripartite partnership framework involving the government, cooperate organizations, and communities in training youths for employment in tailoring as a panacea in effectively reducing unemployment in Nigeria.