Entrepreneur Skills as Determinants to Job Opportunities Among LIS Postgraduate Students in University Of Ilorin
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2021-07
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Abstract
Entrepreneurial skills equip students with abilities that increase their employment potential and
include: the abilities to solve problems, to develop social interaction, abilities to find information
and to handle it for decision making, planning, communication and presentation skills. This
study examined entrepreneur skills as determinants to job opportunities among LIS postgraduate
students in university of Ilorin. Four objectives with one hypothesis were identified to guide the
study. The target population include postgraduates students of LIS in university of Ilorin both
Master and PhD students with population of 101 students (PG coordinator, 2021) There was no
sample and sampling techniques as the population was not large enough for sampling as such the
study adopted a purposive sampling technique with 16 item questionnaire was the instrument
designed and used for the study. The study uses simple percentage, table and frequency as
methods of data analysis. However, the null hypothesis for the study was tested with Pearson’s
product moment correlation (PPMC). The study found out that communication skills,
technological/technical skills, marketing/saleable skills, management skills and financial risk
skills as entrepreneurship skills on job opportunities. The study also found out that inadequate
funding, poor infrastructural support, poor policy formulation, fear of failing and lack of
willingness to take risk as challenges associated with entrepreneurship skills on job
opportunities. However, the study recommends that Government should formulate policies that
would help LIS postgraduate on entrepreneurship skills and access to credits should be given
priority by government to LIS postgraduate students in university of Ilorin
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Entrepreneurship, skills, Job opportunities, Library and Information Science, Postgraduates
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Entrepreneurship, skills, Job opportunities, Library and Information Science, Postgraduates