Sectoral Manpower Survey, 1964: Manufacturing, Mining, Quarrying, construction & Electricity Generation
Date
1967
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Lagos state: National Manpower Board
Abstract
Planning and Coverage; Level and Structure of Employment; Type Analysis and Manpower Mixes; Future Manpower Requirements; Training; Manufacturing; Mining and Quarrying, Electricity generation;
Description
In 1963, the Manpower Secretariat, in co-operation with Regional Manpower committees, conducted the first Manpower Survey for collection of data on manpower employed in establishments.
employing ten more people in all sectors of the economy One of the purposes of that survey was to obtain data for projecting future manpower requirements, with particular reference to high-level manpower In working out such targets, it was discovered that more detailed manpower data was needed for each sector of economic activity It was therefore decided at the fourth meeting of the National Manpower Board held on 20th January, 1964, that sectorial manpower studies should be conducted by the Manpower Secretariat in a few important sectors A similar recommendation was made by the International Seminar on Manpower Problems in Economic Development with Special Reference to Nigeria held in Lagos in March 1964 As a result, the Manpower Secretariat initiated in 1964 an establishment survey into four sectors, viz., manufacturing, mining, construction, and electricity, for the collection of basic manpower statistics. The present report covers the results of the survey.