DIGITAL SKILLS NEEDED BY BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATE FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN EBONYI STATE

Maryvivian Chinyere Oko, Sampson Owazuaka Wagbara

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The study examined the digital skills needed by business education graduate for global competitiveness in entrepreneurship development in Ebonyi State. The study was guided by two research questions{which} guided the study. The population of the study consisted Of 150 graduates of business education from three higher institutions in Ebonyi state (Ebonyi state university Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Collage of Education Ikwo and Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ikwo). The entire population was used for the study, as the population Was small and manageable size. A structured questionnaire containing 12 items was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The study found amongst others that graduates of business education needed all the digital skills in accounting and communication as listed in order to excel in entrepreneurship globally. The study therefore recommended that Education and career system should be made proactive and responsive by educational stakeholders to the present needs and problems of the future, through the provision of required skill-sets for the 21st century. 


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