EMPLOYABILITY OF HOUSE ECONOMICS GRADUATE IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN LAGOS STATE

EMPLOYABILITY OF HOUSE ECONOMICS GRADUATE IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN LAGOS STATE

Background Of The Study

As an academic discipline, home economics is always developing and adapting to a world where the rate of change is accelerating. Currently, practitioners are reorienting home economics to better address contemporary concerns and assure its continued relevance in the new century. Home economics is a unique topic since it integrates curriculum from all other subjects and applies it to the household.

According to Osifeso, Chigbu, and Aladewolu (2010), home economics is an art since it incorporates abilities based on tradition and intangible and undefinable traits, such as aesthetics, taste, and ethics. It is also a science since it includes the application of scientifically derived information and truth. Home economics does not seek to teach subjects such as philosophy, mathematics, physics, art, music, or religion, but it does strive to integrate and use these subjects in the everyday practice of homemaking. Consequently, it seeks to contribute to the harmonious and balanced physical, cognitive, and effective development of each student, regardless of their gender or ethnic background, so that they may become well-rounded, creative, responsible, and contributing members of society. Among its primary subjects are meal management, food and drinks, dietetics, food research and development, food hygiene, food and nutrition, home management, clothes and textiles, laundry, and interior and exterior décor.

Home economics is a subject that focuses on the management of the home and family members, ensuring that they are well-fed with nutritionally balanced and hygienically prepared food, as well as well-dressed and hygienically maintained. While practically all activity takes place in the hospitality industry, including hotels. The primary objective of the hospitality industry is to provide a home away from home for guests, as well as to ensure that they are well-fed, well-rested, and that their interior and outside are attractive. Therefore, the hospitality industry should be regarded as a wide subject that includes housing, food and industry service, event organizing, travel and tourism, hotels, restaurants, and bars.

The hospitality industry focuses on customer happiness, service quality, and the economics of the industry. Given the aforementioned facts, it seems that a home economics graduate may be hired in the hospitality industry with little training due to the skills they have gained.

Lagos State is a megacity teeming with tourists and several hospitality industries, like victory hotel, Eko hotel, Airways, and Sheraton hotel, among others, where home economics graduates might find industry. This research investigates the employability of home economics graduates in the hospitality industry in Lagos State..

Objectives of Study

1. To determine related area of hospitality in home economics programme.
2. To preparedness of home economics graduate working in the hospitality industry.
3. To find out problem face by home economics graduate in the hospitality industry.
4. To find way of solving the problems encountered by home economics graduate in the hospitality industry.

Research Questions

1. What are the related area of hospitality in home economics study programme?

food and nutrition,

1. To what extent are preparedness of home economics graduate for employment in hospitality industry?
2. What are the problem face by home economics graduate working hospitality industry?
3. How can the problems face by home economics graduate be solved?

Research Hypotheses

The study will test the following null hypotheses at 0.05 level significance.

H01:      There is no significance difference between the mean response of determine related area of hospitality in home economics study programme and hospitality industry area.

H02:      There is no significance difference between the mean response of preparedness of home economics graduate for employment in hospitality industry and preparedness of student of hospitality industry.

Significant of the Study

The research will be of great use to home economics graduates in determining what areas to emphasize in home economics programs for job in the hospitality industry.

In addition, it will emphasize the challenges home economics graduates confront in the hospitality industry.

The research will provide a solution to the challenge home economics graduates encounter in the hospitality industry.

Scope of the Study

The scope of the study will focus on the employability of home economics graduate in the hospital industry in Lagos State.

Limitation of the Study

The research is limited to employability of home economics graduate in hospitality industry in Lagos State.

Definition of Terms

Employability: This is a set of achievement such as skill, which enable a graduate to be successful throughout working life. Employability is also a personal attributes that make graduate to gain employment and successful in their chosen occupation, which benefit themselves, the workforce, the community and economy.

Home economics: According to Osifeso, Chigbu and Aladewolu (2010) home economics is an art because it involves skill that are based on certain tradition and qualities which are intangible and indefinable, e.g. beauty, taste and values. It is also a science because it involves the application of knowledge and truth which have been arrived at through scientific process.

Hospitality: Hospitality is the business of providing food accommodation, drink and entertainment for visitors and guest. It can also be said that hospitality is the act of being kind in welcoming strangers and guests.

Industry: Industry is economics activities concerned the processing of raw materials.

Lagos State is a state in South Western Nigeria of 36 states. It is a mega city full of different types of hospitality industry.

Graduate: Is a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training or complete of an academic degree.

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