ENTREPRENEURIAL PRATICAL SKILLS REQUIRED OF BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATES FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN BAYELSA STATE
Abstract
This study investigated entrepreneurial practice skills required of business education graduates for self-employment in Bayelsa State. The study adopted the survey research design and was guided by one research question and one null hypothesis. The population comprised 162 registered entrepreneurs in Bayelsa State. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire with for response options. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze data relating to the research question while t-test statistic was used to test the hypothesis. The results showed that entrepreneurial practical skills were required of business education graduates for self-employment in Bayelsa State. Consequently, the study recommended that government at various levels should improve on their budgetary allocation financially to business education and training in order to facilitate learning to produce self-reliant graduates for the world of work instead of jobseekers.
Keywords: Unemployment, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurial Skills, and Entrepreneurial Practical Skills.
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