IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION ON GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The study was aimed at finding the impact of entrepreneurial education on graduate employment in Cross River State. To carry out this study, three null hypotheses were formulated and tested using chi-square analysis at 0.05 level of significance. A sample of 50 respondents were randomly selected for the study. A fifteen (15) item questionnaire on the four-point Likert-type scale was constructed and used for data collection which was titled Entrepreneurial Education and Graduate Employment Questionnaire (EEGEQ). From the data analysed, it was revealed that there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship education on unemployment problem amongst graduates from tertiary institutions in Cross River State, NUC policy of entrepreneurship courses significantly influences entrepreneurial skills acquisition by students of tertiary institutions and entrepreneurial education significantly influence students’ interest in entrepreneurship. Based on the result, it was recommended amongst others that tertiary institutions need to make the courses more practicable by organizing field trips, mentorship programs, seminars, conferences and also create simulations that task the minds of the students towards building intention and knowledge in the entrepreneurial career.
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