Entrepreneurship
education leads to acquisition of practical and applied skills and basic
scientific knowledge but there are some challenges in implementing
entrepreneurship in Nigeria.
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Insufficient funding
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Insufficient periods for practical
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Inadequate laboratory facilities
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Lack of manpower
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Unfavourable public attitudes
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Poor attitude towards practical work
1. Insufficient Funding: Adequate
amount of funding is not provided for the effective teaching of
entrepreneurship education. Olaitan (2001) noted that inadequate funding is a
major challenge which can limit the level of participation of students and
education of students and educators in practical work.
2. Insufficient Periods for
Practical: For students to acquire skill acquisition
programme, adequate amount of time should be allocated for practical. Olaitan
(2001) argues that students will definitely not have adequate opportunity to
cover ground in the departmental practical courses but good amount of time
should be allocated.
3. Inadequate Laboratory Facilities:
Okoro (1983) stresses that students have to work in well-equipped laboratories
for learning to take place in any skill-oriented subject and for maximum output
in practical work.
4. Lack of Manpower:
Entrepreneurship education is faced with challenges of inadequate manpower to
effectively implement the programme this is because some of the educators and
instructors are ‘half-baked’ and cannot give what they do not have.
5. Unfavourable Public Attitudes:
The attitudes of the public towards entrepreneurship education has deprived the
course from receiving proper attention that can be led to successful
implementation of entrepreneurship.
6. Poor Attitude towards Practical
Work: Lack of proper knowledge of the occupational
benefits of entrepreneurship education at N.C.E. level and the general believe
of the expensive nature of the course can result in lack of interest and low
level participation of students in practical work.
Prospects of Entrepreneurship
Education in Nigeria
There are challenges of identifying the
various groups of entrepreneurs that require entrepreneurial knowledge,
attitudes and skills and there after provide them with appropriate
entrepreneurship education through the various vocational educational
programmes. Barker (1980) identified various groups of people who need
entrepreneurship education. These include future entrepreneurs, potential
entrepreneurs, existing entrepreneurs, and growth oriented entrepreneurs. These
are challenges of funding entrepreneurship education programmes in our school
systems. Finance plays a major role in the entrepreneurship education
programme. Successful but there is diversion of funds to other purpose. Much of
the skills and experience acquired as a result of training in vocational
education could be used to start entrepreneurship concerns needed in the
country. Some entrepreneurial offshoots from the business education dimension
of vocational technical education including a typing, duplicating and
photostating facility centre, business consultancy, a graduate from the
technical education section could be self-employed in areas like wood work,
carpentry and furniture making. Therefore, the issue of capital, choice of
concern and location of an enterprise unit should be a major concern in
entrepreneurship. Hence, entrepreneurship education is a tool with
possibilities of nation building.
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