Teachers' perception of the marketability of the secretarial profession in meeting the needs of the present day Nigerian labour market

Abstract

The secretarial profession has become highly oriented towards computer literacy. Following technological development in this digital age, several other business and office related professions, also emphasize computer literacy. Competency in computer literacy, therefore, is no longer the exclusive reserve of any profession. This apparently implies that the secretarial profession is under the threat of either extinction or unemployable as the marketability of the profession is now in question. This research work examined Teachers' perception of the marketability of the secretarial profession in meeting the needs of the present day Nigerian labour market. A twenty nine item questionnaire, validated by three experts, was utilized for the study. No sample was taken in view of the manageable size of the population as all the identified teachers in the study area were considered. Five point Likert Scale was used for data analysis. The findings revealed that Secretarial Studies tagged the product, its price and promotions were highly attractive, indicating that the profession is quite viable and marketable. It was, therefore, recommended among others, that those specific subjects that distinguish the profession be retained and that teachers should make concerted efforts towards rejuvenating those skills that make the profession unique in order to continue to retain its marketability.