التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Career and Work Readiness of Nutrition and Dietetics Trainees in Nigerian Universities |
| المؤلفون: |
Leshi Oluwatosin, Anuoluwa F Ogundero |
| المصدر: |
World Nutrition, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2021) ; ftdoajarticles |
| بيانات النشر: |
World Public Health Nutrition Association |
| سنة النشر: |
2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
nutrition training, Nigeria, nutrition students, dietetics training, readiness for employment, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Food processing and manufacture, TP368-456, socio, hisphilso |
| الوصف: |
Beyond having a good degree, graduates are expected to have relevant skills and attributes required to compete and collaborate in a rapidly changing work environment. In recent times, the employability of Nutrition and Dietetics graduates in Nigeria has been of considerable concern. This study was designed to assess the readiness of trainees in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics from Nigerian Universities for career and work engagements. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 109 final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students from twelve universities offering Nutrition and Dietetics programme across Nigeria. Data was collected using a semi-structured online questionnaire. Data obtained were background information on the students, their experiences and challenges in their academic pursuits, willingness and readiness to pursue and engage in Nutrition and Dietetics related jobs, as well as their perception of skills and competences for future career and work engagements. The data were analysed using the IBM SPSS version 20.0. About 73% of the respondents were females, mainly between ages 21 and 25 years (62.4%) and undergraduates (70%). Among the undergraduate students, 83.4% had chosen to study Nutrition and Dietetics as a result of personal interest and choice while the postgraduate trainees indicated acquisition of in-depth knowledge of nutrition (60.6%) and quest to enhance career profile for competitive advantage in job pursuits (39.4%) as the core reasons for their choice for the programme. Nearly all the respondents (96.3%) reported having enjoyed their training programs. Only half (50.5%) perceived themselves to be “very ready” and well-prepared for work and career engagement. The top three areas of interest by trainees in Nutrition and Dietetics were Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy (60.6%), Community and Public Health Nutrition (43.1%), and Sports Nutrition (11.0%). Three out of every ten trainees had no specific desired skills and competences. While less than half declared . |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: |
English |
| العلاقة: |
https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.202112192-102Test |
| DOI: |
10.26596/wn.202112192-102 |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.202112192-102Test |
| حقوق: |
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| رقم الانضمام: |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
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