IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION FOR GRADUATE VENTURE CREATION SKILLS AND SELF-RELIANCE AMONG COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
Undeshi Celsus Akomaye(Ph.D), Bassey Gabriel Akomaye Department Of Educational Foundations, School Of General Education, Federal College Of Education, Obudu, Cross River State
Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2024
This study examined impact of entrepreneurship education for graduates venture creation skills and self-reliance among Colleges of Education students in Cross River State. Three research null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of all the final year student of the two public colleges of education in the study area. A sample of 400 respondents was selected using stratified random sampling technique. The instruments for data collection were a self-developed questionnaire titled: “Entrepreneurship Education Questionnaire (EEQ) and Students Venture Creation Questionnaire (SVCQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.74. Chi-square (X2 ) goodness of fit was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that both planning, funding and provision of facilities have significant influences on graduates venture creation in Cross River State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that the school administrator through the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) should embark on effective planning of entrepreneurship education programme to enable graduates develop potentials in creating ventures towards becoming self-reliant after graduation.