REPOSITIONING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION TOWARDS INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Entrepreneurship education has offered reformative approach towards socio economic development and
emancipation of Nigerian youth. No doubt, the orientation is a sine qua non to self-sustainability amidst
dwindling economy and security. Technological approach in this didactic scheme, however, demands urgent
attention in order to utilize the vision for industrial advancement and national security. The practical-oriented
instructions quest for straightway rethinking to subsume industrial skills and technological schemes that will
enhance self-esteem and emancipation in terms of youth empowerment. Repositioning entrepreneurship
education as an indispensible tool for industrial advancement will bring hope to the country because of its
ability to create employment and improve our nation’s economy. As a consequence, the paper examines
training schemes of entrepreneurship education in Nigeria and its prospects for industrial and technological
development. It equally focuses on the scheme of entrepreneurship education and its possibility towards youth
empowerment. The paper concluded that in-depth research into industrial approach and its implementation in
entrepreneurship education will give high-level manpower for technological innovation and exploration. Based
on this, it is suggested that government at all level should provide enabling environment, materials and
equipment for industrial-oriented training and entrepreneurship education should be more practical based than
theoretical.