The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has commenced the conduct of a National Employability Benchmarking Programme in Nigerian universities in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, IFC, and other local partners.
Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono disclosed this at he National Employability Benchmarking Programme in Abuja.
He said the move is part of efforts to improve employability in the country and help steer higher education institutions towards better alignment with market needs.
The TETFund boss further indicated that the program is the first phase of designing an intervention to improve graduate employability outcomes.
The National Employability Benchmarking Programme is coordinated by TETFund with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education, and the National Universities Commission, NUC.
