Contributions of SIWES towards Acquisition of Entrepreneurship Skills needed by under Graduates for Self-Employment. Poverty Reduction and Economic Development of Nigeria

Abstract

The study was conducted to determine Contributions of SIWES towards Acquisition of Entrepreneurship Skills needed by Graduates for self-employment and Poverty Reduction. A survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study was 1026, while 836 respondents formed the sample for the study. Four research questions were answered while two null hypotheses were tested. The reliability co-efficient obtained using Cronbach Alpha Formula was 0.88.  Means and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test statistics was employed to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.  The result showed that SIWES contributed in acquiring entrepreneurship Skills needed by Graduates for self-employment and Poverty Reduction. Two null hypotheses tested were not rejected. Some recommendations were made based on the findings of the study, which included that government should provide enough fund to enable SIWES improve the skill acquisition programme.  Also other interest groups should assist the SIWES and graduates by providing financial assistance. Furthermore, entrepreneurship courses should be made compulsory in all institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.