Skill Acquisition and Talent Engagement as Sustainability Factors of Safety Net Schemes and Poverty Eradication

The continuance of poverty in many developing nations, where a clear need for a solution is enormously necessary, has rekindled interest in safety net programmes and attempts to address it. As a result, this study investigates how undergrads in Lagos State, Nigeria, might develop their skills and utilise their talents as sustainability factors for safety net programmes in the fight against poverty. The descriptive survey research design was used. 711 undergraduate students from the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria, were included as the research population. The data, which was gathered using a structured questionnaire, was evaluated using regression analysis techniques from the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The results showed that undergrads' talent engagement is significantly and positively impacted by skill acquisition (r = 0.185, p = 0.199, t = 4.448, p = 0.000 < 0.05), implying that any strategies or plans for undergrads' skill acquisition will have an immediate impact on their talent engagement levels. Despite their rising connection to poverty eradication, the significance of their sustainability is necessary for improving the general well-being of a nation's populace. However, studies on sustainable safety net schemes with relevant statistical data appear to be sparse; necessitating this inquiry to fill the existing empirical gap. Keywords: Engagement, Poverty, Safety Net, Sustainability, Talent, Undergrads