ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS REQUIRED BY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS FOR SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN OYO STATE

M. O. Binuomote; I. K. Mong & H. O. Liadi

Abstract

The study examined the entrepreneurial skills required by senior secondary school leavers for self-employment. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population comprised 120 senior secondary schools teachers of entrepreneurial skill subjects and secondary school entrepreneurs in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was validated by two experts in vocational and technical education. Data collected was analyzed using mean and t-test statistics. The results revealed that management skills, business skills and human relation skills are required by secondary school students for self employment. Based on the findings, it was recommended that conferences, workshops and seminars should be organized by educational bodies and they should focus on business skills required for self-reliance and job creation. Vocational subject teachers should ensure that innovation in management skills, business skills and human relations skills are taught often through demonstration and practical methods to ensure that students graduate with relevant skills required for setting up a business enterprise and managing it effectively and also Government should sponsor the training and retraining of Vocational subject teachers to acquire current entrepreneurship knowledge and skills for self-employment of their students.