Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Graduate Employability: Study in Federal Polytechnic Offa
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
2 Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: akabogimba@femsbukjournals.org.ng
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
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.
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.