SKILL ACQUISITION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT AS A PANACEA FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG GRADUATES
Abstract
This study examined the skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development as a panacea for unemployment among graduates. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of this study is the entire graduates of Akoko Metropolis of Ondo State. The samples of two hundred (200) respondents were selected for the study using a simple random sample technique.
Findings from the study revealed that there is a high level of unemployment among graduates it also revealed that there is a high level of skills acquisition among graduates. existing entrepreneurship and skill acquisition programs in Nigeria has helped individuals to startup and manage different businesses and made participants independently employable. Furthermore, the majority of the respondents participated in N-Power, social stigma associated with entrepreneurial failure which discourages graduates from pursuing entrepreneurship, there is a significant difference in the level of graduate unemployment among male and female graduates there is a significant difference in the level of skill acquisition among male and female graduates and there is no significant difference in the barries to graduates participation in entrepreneurial and skill acquisition activities among male and female students.
It was concluded that exploring the role of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development as a solution to unemployment among graduates in Akoko Metropolis,Ondo State. Therefore, the following recommendations were made among others:create awareness within communities about the benefits of entrepreneurship and skill acquisition, fostering a culture that values and supports self-employment.
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