IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

WORLD JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (WJEDS )

E-ISSN 2579-0544
P-ISSN 2695-2483
VOL. 10 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/wjeds.v10.no2.2025.pg87.99

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Repackaging Entrepreneurship Education for Effective and Functional Entrepreneurial Skills Acquisition: A Panacea for Unemployability of Nigerian Graduates

Godfrey Datong Daboer PhD

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Abstract

This paper examines how entrepreneurship education can be repackaged to facilitate effective and functional entrepreneurial skills acquisition in Nigerian. It takes a look at entrepreneurship education as a type of education that provides individuals with the theoretical and practical experiences to identify business opportunities, develop its plan, manage finances and run their own ventures successfully. The paper therefore, attempts to discuss the concepts of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial skills acquisition and how entrepreneurship education can be repackaged for skill acquisition which is aimed at minimizing unemployment and wiping out poverty and other related social and economic problem. The paper concluded by recommending that entrepreneurship education should be adequately given greater support from the government and educational institutions and an up-to-date curriculum be developed by appropriate curriculum planners and experts and be effectively implemented.

keywords:

Repackaging, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial skills, Unemployability, Nigerian

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