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Abstract The implementation of the students industrial work experiences (SIWES) program in Nigerian higher institutions is aimed at empowering the students practically in relation to their professional course of study. This study evaluates the extent to which this program has impacted on students viability in the job market after graduation. Three research questions were used to guide the study on a sample of 133 students drawn from relevant faculties of ...

INTRODUCTION Growing public demand and legislative expectations for accountability in the past two decades have made it imperative that higher education administrators and researchers pay attention to the potential impact of student work programmes on skill development, which in turn, impacts directly on national development objectives. Okpor and Hassan (2012) opined that ‘if Vocational Technical Education is to be meaningful and successful in Nigeria, then relationships are needed between public ...