Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Skills by Polytechnic Students in Osun State, Nigeria (original) (raw)
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The introduction of entrepreneurship education and making it compulsory course for all Nigerian polytechnic students irrespective of discipline, the present study sought to determine the impact of entrepreneurship education on polytechnic students' entrepreneurial talents and skills. The study employed descriptive survey design; 241 graduating class students constituted the study sample. Three research questions and hypotheses were developed to guide the conduct of this study. Well-designed structured questionnaire was employed to collect primary data for this research. The result was analyzed with mean rating and standard deviation while the developed hypotheses were tested with regression analysis. The study revealed that entrepreneurship education has exercised great influence on entrepreneurial talent and entrepreneurial intention, with a large number of respondents expressing preference for entrepreneurial vocation if support facilities are put in place. The paper concluded that entrepreneurship education has had a significant impact on entrepreneurial talent. It finally recommended that functional support system should be put in place to harness the new passion for entrepreneurship in Nigerian graduates.
Entrepreneurial ability is the capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit. It includes the application of professional knowledge, innovative ability and social ability. Entrepreneurial education is a prerequisite for addressing the problem of unemployment of school leavers (secondary and tertiary education graduates) in Nigeria as it prepares and equips them for their future pursuits. The study adopted for the study is the survey research type of the non-experimental design. Vocational and Technical Entrepreneur students from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria participated in the study. The population consisted of all polytechnic students who are offering entrepreneurial courses in his or her departments. The Purposive sampling design was adopted in selecting the 100 students. Data collected were analysed using descriptive (percentages) and inferential statistics (correlation) at 0.5% level of significance. It is inferred from the results of the study that students' have a positive attitude towards entrepreneurship education; students have a great deal of entrepreneurial ability and students' entrepreneurial ability can positively and moderately affect their attitude to Entrepreneurial education. Moreover, the study recommended that educational stakeholders encourage students at all levels (especially at the tertiary) to put in more passion and time into entrepreneurial education as this will foster their ability viz a viz their attitude in the subject.
International Journal of Economics & Management Sciences, 2014
This research was conducted in order to assess and evaluate the attitude of Youth and Young graduates towards entrepreneurial skill acquisition in Abeokuta town, Ogun state, South West, Nigeria. The study identified the specific needs of youths in entrepreneurship; attitude of the young graduates towards entrepreneurship skills and also identified the factors affecting entrepreneurial characteristics among the Youth/Young graduates. A structured questionnaire was used for the study. The questionnaire was distributed to participants at Muda Lawal Stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun state when they converged for immigration interview in March, 2014. Thus, the sample size used for the study comprised valid 400 respondents which represents 20% of the unemployed youths in attendance. The statistical tool for analyzing the data and interpretation was the chi-square (non-parametric) statistical technique and percentage counts. The study revealed that most of the Youths/Young graduates had little or no knowledge about entrepreneurship education and training from their respective tertiary institutions. Therefore, entrepreneurship training should be part of programmes of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nigeria to make the fresh graduate self-employed after a year mandatory programme to serve their father land. The National Universities Commission (NUC) should mandate all Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria to create Entrepreneurship development centre and put in place two compulsory courses on entrepreneurship for all undergraduate students' irrespective of their discipline. Governments at all levels can also support with funding schemes, tax policies through micro enterprises and the supply of needed infrastructures, business information and advices.
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The study sought to identify measures for improving the acquisition of entrepreneurship skills in technology education by the polytechnic students in the south-south states. Structured questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data from the respondents. The population for the study comprised 35 teachers of technology; the sampling technique was of “convenience type”. Data were analyzed through the used of mean and standard deviation while Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that entrepreneurship skills, creative, business techniques were needed in technology education. It was therefore recommended that graduates of technology education should be dedicated to creating a society as their future and fortune would be determined by their abilities and dedication to entrepreneurship skills.
Evaluation of Undergraduates Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition in Public Universities in Ebonyi State, 2024
This study evaluated undergraduates' entrepreneurial skills acquisition in public universities in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted in conducting the study. A sample of 600 respondents (10 percent of the population) was selected from a population of 6,010 made up of university administrators, administrative personnel, academic staff and students involved in entrepreneurial service implementation both in Alex Ekwueme Federal University and Ebonyi State University. The sample was divided into different strata based on factors such as academic discipline, year of study and host institution. From each stratum, a random sample of respondents was selected to ensure representation across different programs and academic levels. Meanwhile, a 40-item validated instrument titled: Evaluation of Undergraduates' Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition Survey (EUESAS) was employed for data collection. The instrument was tested for reliability using Cronbach Alpha with a reliability index of .91. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation in order to answer the research questions. The results indicated that the level of entrepreneurial skills acquired by undergraduates in public universities in Ebonyi State is generally "Very Low"(X<2.0); the entrepreneurship training facilities and programs offered in developing skills of undergraduates in the studied universities were generally inadequate (X>2.0<3.0); the study also reveals that both academic and environmental factors contribute to ineffective entrepreneurial skills acquisition among undergraduates in the state (X>4.0). Above all, the strategies were strongly agreed upon to enhance undergraduates' acquisition of entrepreneurial abilities in public universities (X>4.0<5.0). It was however concluded that the study revealed a very low level of entrepreneurial skills acquisition among undergraduates in public universities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, due to inadequate entrepreneurship training facilities and programs, as well as academic and environmental factors. It is therefore recommended that there is an urgent need for universities to improve the quality of entrepreneurship education and provide adequate support systems to enable undergraduates to acquire necessary entrepreneurial skills for self-employment and wealth creation.
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The Nigerian government established polytechnics to equip the youths with practical and employability skills. The idea was to ensure that polytechnic graduates cease to be job seekers but are able to practice entrepreneurship or create self-employment as well as help generate employment for others. However, the reality points to the contrary because a good number of Nigerian polytechnic graduates are unemployed and jobless. Against this backdrop, the paper examines the level of awareness of entrepreneurial and technical skills acquisition for self-reliance of Nigerian polytechnic students. Three research questions were raised. Descriptive survey research design was employed and the population consisted of all the HND 2 students of the Polytechnic, Ibadan. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 300 students. A well-structured questionnaire which contained 35 items and rated on a four point scale was used for data collection. The instrument was tested for reliability and yielded an index of 0.78 which was adjudged high for measuring the consistency of the items. Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. From the analysis, it was observed that majority of the students have high level of awareness of entrepreneurial and technical skills that can make them self-reliant. But the challenges of acquisition of self-reliance skills are numerous, amongst which are inadequate facilities and obsolete infrastructures. It was therefore recommended that Government and other stakeholders in polytechnic education should ensure availability of entrepreneurial and technical skills acquisition facilities in polytechnics.
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