Research Article

Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Graduate Employability: Study in Federal Polytechnic Offa

Akabo Gimba1*, Brimah Amudalat Bolatito2, Lawal Azeez Tunbosun2, Victoria Ayoola Ademilua1
1 Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State. Nigeria.
2 Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: akabogimba@femsbukjournals.org.ng
Published: Nov, 2023
DOI: 10.67894/bbr.2023.7hpj030l
Pages: 69-91
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Abstract

This study examines the role of entrepreneurship development as a catalyst for graduate employability in Kwara State Tertiary Institutions. The study’s population is made up of graduating students from Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria. A questionnaire is used to collect information from respondents. The collected data are analysed and the simple linear regression method of analysis is adopted. The study's findings provide evidence that mentoring and entrepreneurship education serve as catalysts for graduate employability. According to its findings, the variables here, is a significant impact on determining graduates' entrepreneurship development centers in Federal Polytechnic Offa Kwara State. This study also discovers that graduates, on the other hand, can only be successful if they are effectively mentored and trained through well-structured mentorship and entrepreneurship education and training programmes. As a result, the study concludes by recommending that policies aimed at promoting rapid and continuous graduate employability should be adopted in order to improve mentorship and training programmes. 

Keywords

Entrepreneurship Graduate Employability Tertiary Institution

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How to Cite

Gimba, A., Bolatito, B. A. ., Tunbosun, L. A., & Ademilua, V. A. . (2023). Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Graduate Employability: Study in Federal Polytechnic Offa. Bayero Business Review, 7(2), 69-91. https://doi.org/10.67894/bbr.2023.7hpj030l

A. Gimba, B. A. . Bolatito, L. A. Tunbosun, and V. A. . Ademilua, "Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Graduate Employability: Study in Federal Polytechnic Offa," Bayero Business Review, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 69-91, November 2023. doi: 10.67894/bbr.2023.7hpj030l

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