Entrepreneurship Education : A Panacea for Unemployment in Nigeria

Abstract

Entrepreneurship world over are believed to be catalyst for economic growth and an antidote to unemployment. The emergence of competitive environment fostered by globalization and entrepreneurial phenomenon appears critical both at local and national level. This study focused on entrepreneurship education as a panacea for unemployment in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research method was adopted. Stratified random sampling method was used to select 120 entrepreneurs and 80 scholars from Enugu State. The instrument of data collection for this study was questionnaire administered to respondents. Ten (I0) questionnaire items that measured entrepreneurship education as a panacea to unemployment in Enugu State was presented. The techniques of analyses adopted included the statistical weighted means, scores and standard deviation. Findings arising from the study revealed that the increasing global phenomenon and awareness on entrepreneurship education will enhance the acquisition of the necessary skills for gainful and self-employment. The Nigerian educational policy should further consider the introduction of entrepreneurship development programme as a compulsory course in all level of our educational system in Nigeria. Attention should be given to the appropriate entrepreneurial education to encourage the emergence of individuals with required entrepreneurial skills so as to reduce the high level unemployment in Nigeria.

Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Nigerian Universities: Moving beyond vocational skills teaching

“…However, respondents indicated a positive desire to start a venture after graduation. This outcome is supported by several studies such as Akpan and Etor, (2013) and Anyaogu, (2009) who reported that Nigerian university entrepreneurship curriculum content and method are insufficient to create entrepreneurial intention in students. Similarly, a study by Mentoor and Friedrich, (2007) recorded a negative link between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention among South African students, while Lanero, Vazquez, Gutierrez and Garcıa, (2011) also observed the absence of a significant link between entrepreneurship curriculum and entrepreneurial intention among Spanish students.…”

“…The term vocational skills acquisition has been defined jointly with technical education by some authors such as Anyaogu (2009), and Okorocha, (2012), while others such as Tsang (1997), define them separately. The focus of this study is on vocational skills acquisition as it relates to entrepreneurship study in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.…”

Examining the influence of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intention: A gender-focused analysis of intentions among undergraduate students

“…Most studies that evaluate gender differences focus on women entrepreneurship (Garba & Kraemer-Mbula, 2018;Ndofirepi et al, 2018;Ali & Salisu, 2019). Other previous studies focus on the challenges of EE (Unachukwu, 2010;Barba-Sánchez & Atienza-Sahuquillo, 2018;Azuka, 2018;Kulo et al, 2018) and the effect of EE on youth employment generation (Anidiobu et al, 2016;Nwambam et al, 2018;Othman et al, 2020;Iwu et al, 2021).…”

Examine the Impact of Entrepreneurship Training Core-Skills Acquisition on Graduates’ Self-Employability in Public Universities

“…Training is more theoretical rather than practical. Some institutions do not have qualified trainers (Nwekeaku, 2013;Anyaogu, 2009;Akande, 1994). These observations align with that of Beckly (2018) and Pitan and Adedeji (2012) suggested that poor societal attitude to vocational and technical training development plus little understanding or inadequate trainers of entrepreneurship by the colleges lecturers, inadequate financial allocation for training by equipments, inadequate facilities, and the government for coaching, poor fund of the system by the universities' administrators and also bad enterprising way of life are several of the problems facing entrepreneurship education, core skills acquisition and employment development in Nigeria.…”