Impact of Entrepreneurship Education Development on Job creation Opportunities of Graduating Business Education Students in Rivers State Universities
Abstract
This study assessed the impact of Entrepreneurship Education Development on Job creation Opportunities of Graduating Business Education Students in Rivers State Universities. Three objectives, research questions and hypotheses were posed to guide the study. Descriptive research design was used for the study. The population was 521 (Five Hundred and Twenty One) Business Education graduates students. The sample for this study consists of all the entire population of 521 and no sampling techniques were adopted for the study. Data for the study were collected by means of questionnaire titled “Entrepreneurship Education Development on Job creation Opportunities to Graduating Business Education Students Questionnaire. The AIEEDJCOGBESQ adopted a modified four point Likert scale of Very High Extent to Very Low Extent. Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient method was used for the reliability test which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.67. 521 Copies of questionnaire were distributed, and 465 were retrieved for analysis. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to test the hypotheses. Based on the findings, discussions were made and conclusion drawn, that Entrepreneurship Education provides the training that will inspire creativity and innovation in identifying business opportunities. Entrepreneurship Education provides necessary training skills required in meeting the country’s man power needs. Recommendations made amongst were that Government should encourage the provision of loanable funds to young graduates through accredited financial institutions with soft conditions. This will assist young graduates with entrepreneurial skills and knowledge to create jobs easily. Entrepreneurship education should be included in Business Education curriculum and made compulsory in all institutions offering Business Education Programme.