Competency skills required office technology and management graduates for employment

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This research is on Competency skills required office technology and management graduates for employment.

The purpose of this study is to survey the Employment Opportunities for Graduate of Office Technology and Management in Imo State. A sample of two public and private establishments were selected and surveyed at random. The research questions were 4 in number and the sample size used is 70 respondents. The researcher was five-point lighter scales. The research revealed that many modern business organizations are fast becoming automated and many employment Opportunities available for the graduate Secretary/Office Manager require efficiency and competence in the use of these automated machines. Also, the Office Technology and Management Programme is poorly implemented in the demand of the Secretarial Profession, as a result, many Graduates of Office Technology and Management are unemployed even though there are many employment opportunities for Office Managers. Based on the findings, it was recommended that emphasis should be laid on the acquisition of skills in modern office Machines, hence funds should be released for adequate provision of these facilities.…