Africa has expanded access to learning, but the systems required to transition young people into practical workforce readiness remain dangerously underdeveloped.

Recent conversations around employability, hiring standards and the shortage of “quality hands” in Nigeria have once again brought national attention to an uncomfortable reality within the country’s workforce ecosystem. Across industries, employers continue to express concerns about finding work-ready talent, while at the same time millions of young Nigerians remain unemployed, underemployed or struggling to secure meaningful opportunities.

The contradiction is difficult to ignore. How can a country with one of the world’s youngest and most energetic populations simultaneously face both rising youth unemployment and growing concerns about employability?

The answer may lie in how we understand the problem itself.

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