Entrepreneurial Skill Needs of Secretarial Education Graduates of Colleges of Education for Self Sustainability in Enugu State, Nigeria

J. N.  Chukwuma; H. A.  Ezeji; E. A. C.  Etonyeaku; J. A.  Kanu

doi:10.4236/ajibm.2014.410065

E. A. C. Etonyeaku¹, J. A. Kanu², H. A. Ezeji¹, J. N. Chukwuma¹

Abstract: The study was carried out to determine the entrepreneurial skill needs required by secretarial education graduates of college of education for self sustainability in Enugu State. Four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive research design that made use of 40 item structured questionnaire. The population for the study was 238 respondents. The questionnaire was face-validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the items and a coefficient of 0.75 was obtained. The questionnaire was administered on 238 respondents by the researchers with the help of three research assistants trained by the researchers. Two hundred and thirty-eight copies of the questionnaire were returned and considered valid. The analysis was done using mean for research questions and t-test statistic for the hypotheses. The findings revealed that the 40 entrepreneurial skill needs were required by the graduates for self sustainability. It therefore was recommended among others that secretarial education graduates should be encouraged to acquaint themselves with all the relevant entrepreneurial skills that will enable them to be self sustained in the society.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Education, Skill, Secretarial Education, Self Sustainability

Cite this paper: Etonyeaku, E. , Kanu, J. , Ezeji, H. and Chukwuma, J. (2014) Entrepreneurial Skill Needs of Secretarial Education Graduates of Colleges of Education for Self Sustainability in Enugu State, Nigeria. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 4, 601-607. doi: 10.4236/ajibm.2014.410065.

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