INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS ACQUISITION ON JOB CREATION AMONG BUSINESS EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study sought to determine the influence of entrepreneurship skills acquisition for job creation among Business Education undergraduates in Anambra State. It made use of descriptive survey method. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. Population for the study comprised all the 931 Business Education undergraduates from public tertiary institutions in Anambra State that offer the programme. A sample of 93 undergraduates was drawn using simple random sampling technique. A 27 items structured questionnaire validated by two experts in the field of Business education and one expert in measurement and evaluation was used for the study. The reliability of the instrument, using the Cronbach alpha yielded an overall reliability co-efficient value of .81. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. Findings showed that entrepreneurship skills acquisition has a significant positive influence on job creation among Business education undergraduates in Anambra State. The researcher then concluded that people who want to survive unemployment must strive to acquire entrepreneurship skills that will make them employable, self- reliant and job creators. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that government should adequately provide relevant equipment in all institutions offering Business Education to facilitate acquisition of entrepreneurship skills by the undergraduates which would enable them create jobs upon graduation.