Employment – Basic 5 Social Studies Lesson Note (Second Term)

Pre-vocational studies

Learning Objectives

1. What is employment?
2. Concept of employment
3. Causes of unemployment
4. What are the causes of underemployment

Teaching and learning materials

• Whiteboard/chalkboard
• Interactive poster
• Interactive video

Teaching method

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Questions and Answers

Reference materials

• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary school
• Lagos State Scheme of Work
• Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Social Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Internet
• Edudelight Social Studies TextBooks for Primary Schools

Entry behaviour/previous lesson

The students are familiar with resources distribution.

Word file

Employed, qualified, engineer.

Module content

DEFINITIONS

Employment is the state of having a job or being employed. It is the work you do for which you are paid.

Unemployment is the state of not having a Job or not being employed. That is there is no work to do to earn money.

Under-Employment is when a person is over qualified for the job he/she is doing. For example an engineer who accept to be a primary school teacher.

Causes of unemployment

1. Few jobs are available
2. Lack of information
3. Corruption
4. Few industries
5. Increase in Population
6. Tribalism
7. Lack of the required skills by applicants
8. Poor economy
9. Bad Government
10. War
11. Famine and drought
12. Discrimination
13. Racism

Causes of underemployment in the public and private sectors

1. Lack of adequate facilities
2. Lack of adequate training
3. Poor management of resources
4. No conducive environment

Effects/problems of unemployment and underemployment

1. Unskillfulness
2. Low living standard
3. High rate of criminals
4. Low production
5. Unhappiness
6. Reduces the growth of development of the economy
7. Poverty