ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES AS A TOOL FOR CREATING EMPLOYMENT FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT GRADUATES

Abstract This study examined on leveraging on entrepreneurship development as a tool for employment of office technology and management graduates in Imo State, especially as regards to the methods of teaching the course, the human and material resources as well as how the programme contribute to the employment of office technology and management graduates in the state. To achieve the objective of this investigation, four research questions guided the study. The study employed a survey research design. The population of the study was all the entrepreneurship development lecturers in Imo State Polytechnic, Omuma. As a result of the manageable size of the population, the entire population was used. An instrument titled: Entrepreneurship development Questionnaire (EEQ) was designed to elicit information from the respondents. Data obtained for the study were analyzed using mean statistic. The results showed among others the methods of teaching needed for entrepreneurship development, the quality of human and material resources needed for teaching entrepreneurship development in the State and teaching of entrepreneurship development in polytechnics in Imo State helps in reducing unemployment among the youths. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that lecturers of entrepreneurship development should research for other methods that will enhance teaching of the course. Also effort should be made to engage experienced and qualified personnel to teach this all important course of entrepreneurship development in tertiary institution in Imo State. At the end the students will benefit and be able to set up small scale enterprises for themselves and become employers of labour.