INFLUENCE OF INNOVATIVE CHARACTERISTICS AND WORK READINESS ON EMPLOYABILITY OF TVET STUDENTS IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES

This study investigated the influence of innovative Characteristics and Work Readiness on Employability of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) students. A correlational research design was used, with a sample of 594 participants (students) which was randomly selected across three Federal Universities in South-South, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires was used to collect data from TVET students. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) and simple linear regression were used to for data analyses. Innovative Characteristics were found to influence employability of TVET students. Also, Work Readiness were found to influence employability of TVET students. One of the recommendations made for the study is that there is need of more effective intervention programmes or elective courses in TVET programmes so as to promote innovative characteristics and work readiness on employability upon graduation. This should equip TVET students with requisite skills leading to high rate of employability upon graduation.