IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON JOB CREATION AND EMPLOYABILITY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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2022-06
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UNIZIK JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENTREP) ISSN: 2814-2004 eISSN: 2814-2012. https://unizikentrepjournal.com June 2022 Edition IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION ON JOB CREATION AND EMPLOYABILITY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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This study examined the impact of entrepreneurship education on job creation and employability of
undergraduate students of higher institutions of learning in Kwara State, Nigeria. Four objectives were raised
and translated to research questions to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for
the study and 9,283 was considered as the target populations comprising male and female students. A sample
size of 361 respondents was selected. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select respondents that
will be participate in the study. At the first stage, a cluster sampling technique would be used to sample higher
institutions offering Entrepreneurship as a compulsory general course within Kwara State. At the second stage,
stratified sampling would be adopted, because the population was group or divided into higher institution of
learning: University of Ilorin and Kwara State University. A self-developed questionnaire was used as the
research instrument for data collection. The reliability test of the questionnaire was done using test retest
technique and a co-efficient 0.87 was obtained. The administration of the instrument was done by the
researcher and three field research assistants. The administration of the instrument was carried out by the
researchers and three volunteer field research assistants. The data collected was analyzed using mean rating
and standard deviation. One of the findings revealed that the provision training that enables students acquire
specialized skills, to acquire skills for self-reliance and for manpower training are the factors responsible for
implementation of entrepreneurship education and job creation. It is therefore, recommended that
entrepreneurship education providers should encourage more participation in vocational training that
enables students acquire specialized skills for self-reliance and manpower training.
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Impact, Entrepreneurship Education, Job Creation, Employability and Undergraduate Students.