SS1 First Term Commerce Lesson Note – Occupation

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WEEK 3

SUBJECT: COMMERCE

CLASS: SS1

TOPIC: OCCUPATION

CONTENT:

• Meaning of occupation
• Classification of Occupation

SUB TOPIC 1: MEANING OF OCCUPATION

The term occupation refers to as any legitimate activity that someone does for a living i.e the work people do, example include teaching, barbing, trading etc.

Diagram Showing Classification of Occupation. (there is a chart in the document)

Definition of occupation

The word Occupation has received different definition from scholars.

Occupation was defined by an author as any legal, Economic and Commercial activities engaged in by people of legal age in order to earn a living and satisfy their needs. Another author defined Occupation is any economic or productive activities which people engage in to create and procure goods and services in order to make a living.

Occupation can be categorized into industrial, commercial and services as it is diagrammatically presented ABOVE;

EVALUATION

1a. Define occupation

1. Show with the aid of a diagram the classification of occupation.

SUB TOPIC 2: CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPATION

There are various ways of classifying (grouping) occupations. Businesses are classified according to the nature of the work involved. Therefore, occupation can be classified into three main groups, namely: Industrial occupation, Commercial occupation and Services.

INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATION

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