Abstract Purpose: The importance of education is always underscored without adequate demonstration of skill(s) for practice. Appropriate professional skills guarantees efficient real estate investment decision making and prevents loss of investment fund. The study evaluated, from the perspective of employers of labour, the effort of the government, through students, industrial scheme, at bridging skill gaps in real estate education in Nigeria. Design Methodology/approach: Primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire served on 270 estate surveying and valuation firms in Lagos state, Nigeria. The descriptive methods of mean and proportion method were used to determine the contribution of government industrial scheme to real estate education in Nigeria. Findings: The result found that through the student industrial scheme, students acquired experience/skill in real estate marketing as well as the art of team work. Originality/Value: The paper is to serve as impetus to policy makers to enhancing the quality of real estate in Nigeria. It will also serve as proof to foreign investors of the quality of Nigerian real estate practitioners to give them efficient service.

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缩小尼日利亚房地产教育中的技能差距

摘要目的：在没有充分证明实践技能的情况下，始终强调教育的重要性。适当的专业技能可确保有效的房地产投资决策，并防止投资资金流失。该研究从劳力雇主的角度评估了政府通过学生，产业计划在缩小尼日利亚房地产教育中的技能差距方面所做的努力。设计方法论/方法：借助在尼日利亚拉各斯州的270家房地产调查和估价公司提供的调查表收集主要数据。均值和比例法的描述方法用于确定政府产业计划对尼日利亚房地产教育的贡献。调查结果：结果发现，通过学生产业计划，学生获得了房地产营销方面的经验/技能以及团队合作的艺术。原创性/价值：该文件旨在推动决策者提高尼日利亚房地产的质量。它还将向外国投资者证明尼日利亚房地产从业人员的素质，从而为他们提供高效的服务。