Authors : Jack Uzezi Gladys, Kyado Joel Jonah, Ezekiel B. Bwadi and Shamaki Esther Baba
Abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the entrepreneurial potentials and skills acquisition among undergraduate students of tertiary institutions in Delta State. The population comprised all undergraduate students of Delta State tertiary institutions. The sample of 302 students was selected using stratified sampling technique. The reliability coefficient value obtained was 0.75 using test re-test methods. Three research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were tested at the alpha level of 0.05. The respondents agreed on 30 characteristics as desirable amongst which included ability to initiate ideas, set appropriate goals for enterprise and persistent in pursuing set objectives. Out of 30 entrepreneurship skills, respondents agreed that they acquired fourteen (46.67%) and also agreed on 23 skills required to prepare them for future life which included livestock rearing skills, soap/detergent making skills and computer repairs/programming skills. The results also revealed a significant difference between the perception of male and female students on vocational and technical skills and agricultural/agro-allied skills acquisition among undergraduate students. Two major findings were that working extra hours was considered as an undesirable trait for potential entrepreneur and there was lack of entrepreneurship skills in tertiary institutions. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study.
Jack Uzezi Gladys, Kyado Joel Jonah, Ezekiel B. Bwadi and Shamaki Esther Baba, 2013. Entrepreneurial Potentials and Skills Acquisition by Undergraduate Students: A Case Study of Tertiary Institutions in Delta State, Nigeria. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 10: 76-82.