B.SC. VS HND DICHOTOMY ET AL.
B.SC. VS HND DICHOTOMY ET AL.
By:
Nurudeen Dauda
March 23, 2021
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Permit me to add my voice on the debate of B.sc and HND dichotomy which arose from a Public Hearing organized by the National Assembly. To begin with, It is sad to note that, our country places too much emphasis on one's "paper" qualifications rather than his or her "ability" .
In my view, rather than the continuous dichotomy and or discrimination between B.sc and HND graduates, for us to get it right, we should and or must give more emphasis on the "quality" of our graduates regardless of B.sc or HND. It is often observed by many "analysts" cum "commentators" that the quality of some of and or most of our "nowadays" students from both our universities and polytechnics needed much to be desired.
More so, It is often argued that the quality of our yesteryears class "seven" graduands are better than the quality of our secondary schools graduands of nowadays. Accordingly too, the quality of our secondary schools graduands of yesteryears are better than the quality of our masters degree "graduands"of nowadays much less our first degree holders of nowadays. Our "quest" for national development must go beyond just considering one's "certificate or grade level. The best thing to do is to "overhaul" our system towards improving the qualities of both our B.sc and HND graduates .
Our legislators should come out with legislations that will compel the executive arms of government to focus more on quality rather than certificate. Placing too much emphasis on certificate and or grade is , in my thought, responsible for the alleged widespread certificate racketeering, examination malpractices and or sex for grades in the country.
In my observation, many Nigerians have now realized that "what matters most is "certificate" and or grades not one's "knowledge"or ability" which , in my observation, has in turn increase our alleged cases of certificate racketeering, examination malpractices and "sex" for "grades" in our society. There are widespread allegations of buying and selling of certificates in both public and private institutions of our country.
In the same vein, our employers of labour of nowadays even in the private sector are not helping matters too. Rather than given emphasis on ability they too often give emphasis on "First Class" or "Second Class" Upper students. For us to get it right, we should and or must emphasize on one's qualities or practical ability rather than his or her certificates for us to get the desire result.
However, our legislators must also beam there search light on the issue of "age limit" in terms of employment in order to address certain "unjust" practices regarding employment in both public and private sectors of our economy. Most employers of nowadays peg 25 and or 30 years as maximum age for employment. A lot of Nigerias, especially, the children of the less privilege for one reason or the other are placed at disadvantage positions by pegging employment age at the said age.
Another area that needs intervention is contract employment for Nigerias not foreigners. Our legislators must look at this area. Employers of nowadays usually subject graduates to "contract employment" rather than permanent employment. In most cases contract staff are being paid one-fourth of what their graduates counterpart as permanent staff are being paid. A lot of Nigerias are exploited through this means. In other climes only foreigners are subjected to contract employment.
May God bless Nigeria!