Planning Entrepreneurship Education for the Employability of Nigerian Youths

Abstract

Education is a vital tool for national development. One of its aim is to raise self-reliant citizens who can contribute meaningfully to society. Due to the increase in the number of unemployed graduates, this assertion can be said to be farfetched. Unemployment is a major problem in our society, with the youths most hit by it. There is the need for the type of education that equips its products with relevant skills, knowledge, attitude and motivation to be able to face and address the raging problem of unemployment. This makes entrepreneurship education a needed tool to tackle the problem of unemployment. This paper looked at planning entrepreneurship education for the employability of Nigeria youths. A well planned entrepreneurship education from early days in the school system, integration of entrepreneurship education into the overall poverty strategy as well as coordinated policy support, and a periodic review of entrepreneurship education curriculum were some of the suggestions mentioned in this paper.