The study explored the levels of competency and the challenges preventing acquisition of skills by fashion designers trained through apprenticeship and educational institution system towards unlocking opportunities for curbing unemployment issues in Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design in which structured questionnaire was used to elicit responses from participants. The population comprised all male and female undergraduate students of Home-Economics in two tertiary institutions in Lagos state as at 2022/2023 academic session and apprentices learning fashion design in four apprentice centers within Akoka, Lagos. The sample for the study comprised of 20 apprentices (purposively selected) and 40 Home-Economics students selected through a simple random sampling technique. Hence, a total of 60 participants represented the study sample. Structured questionnaire based on the specific objectives of the study was the only instrument for data collection for the study. The questionnaire was tagged “Level of Competency between apprenticeship and institutional trained fashion designers” (LCBAITFD). All the questionnaire items were structured on a four point Likert scale options of strongly agree (4), Agree (3), Disagree (2) and Strongly Disagree (1).The reliability of the instrument was determined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) Statistics to obtain a value of 0.76. The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution, simple percentage, mean (𝒙̅) and standard deviation (SD). The study found that employment opportunities can be unlocked in both system of training if the right resources and approaches are used. Among the recommendations given are that Nigerian graduates should be equipped with thinking, innovative and creative skills with which they can effectively navigate and cope with the present economic challenges in Nigeria.
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