Entrepreneurial Skill Acquisition Required by Business Education Graduates for Employment Generation in Kwara State
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Entrepreneurial Skill Acquisition, Business Education Graduates, Employment GenerationAbstract
Entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions is designed to empower students with the skills to exhibit enterprise, innovation, and creativity in research, teaching, and the application of knowledge for sustainable livelihoods. This study investigated the entrepreneurial skills essential for business education graduates to foster employment generation in Kwara State, Nigeria. Employing a descriptive survey design, the population comprised 428 business educators from Kwara State College of Education, Kwara State Polytechnic, and the University of Ilorin. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 217 participants: 73 from the University of Ilorin, 72 from Kwara State Polytechnic, and 72 from Kwara State College of Education, based on Research Advisor (2006). The study addressed three research questions and tested four hypotheses at a 0.05 significance level. Data were collected using a structured and validated questionnaire titled "Entrepreneurial Skill Acquisition Required by Business Education Graduates for Employment Generation in Kwara State (ESARBEGEG)." The instrument's face and content validity were established, and its reliability was confirmed with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.81. Descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation, were employed to analyze the research questions, while ANOVA and independent sample t-tests were used to test the hypotheses. Findings highlighted the critical role of entrepreneurial skill acquisition in equipping graduates for employment generation. It was recommended that higher institutions, particularly business education departments, should organize annual workshops to sensitize students on the importance of acquiring entrepreneurial skills.
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