Techniques for Curbing Youth Unemployment and Restiveness Through Global Partnership in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2016 – 2030 in North-East, Nigeria

Abstract

The study looked at techniques for curbing youth unemployment and unrest through global partnerships in technical vocational education and training to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2016 – 2030 in North Eastern Nigeria. Four specific objectives of the study were identified and transformed into four research questions. Four null hypotheses guided the study as the survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was 468 comprising 282 social workers and 186 vocational trainers in six states of North Eastern Nigeria. The entire population was used as sample for the study because of its small size. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled – Curbing Youth Unemployment and Restiveness Questionnaire (CYURQ). The instrument was validated by three experts and also subjected to a trail test using Cronbach’s alpha with a reliability coefficient of 0.88. The researchers with the help of two research assistants administered 468 copies of the questionnaire and retrieved all of them for analysis. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering the research questions and t-test for testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study showed among others that unemployment among youths was the key factor generating restiveness in the communities. On the basis of the findings jobs should be created and youths be equipped with relevant skills, attitude and knowledge through TVET to curb youth unemployment and restiveness.