In The Context of Cipp Model: A Case for Re-Engineering Higher Education in Nigeria for Employment and Productivity

Abstract

There is a growing concern about the quality of the products of our tertiary institutions. There is equally a concern about the high level of unemployment, especially of graduates of our various institutions. Using the Content, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model as the guide, the paper discusses how positioned higher education in Nigeria is in meeting its mandate of manpower development for employment and expected productivity levels. It observes that the input resources and process components fall short of what is ideal. It equally observes that the internal and external environmental contexts in which higher education is given is not suitable for producing quality graduates that are employable and productive even if employed. The paper therefore recommends an overhaul of higher education and reorientation of the academic courses, community and the larger society in such a way that permits closer ties.