Abstract
Abstract
 The problems of unemployment and poverty among technical education graduates require students to develop employability skills. One way of solving these problems is through the effective teaching of entrepreneurship education, especially at technical-based higher institutions. The research adopted the narrative review approach that seeks to give an understanding of current knowledge on the rationale of metalwork craft, the concept of entrepreneurship education, school-based enterprise and their usefulness for graduates’ employment and productivity in Nigerian. The review showed that entrepreneurship education in the Nigerian higher education institutions seems to be more about creating entrepreneurship awareness, as against the practical approach, which is a means for developing entrepreneurship skills. Some challenges were highlighted that impede the successful implementation of entrepreneurship studies in Nigeria and recommendations made towards the practical realization of entrepreneurship education in our higher institutions.
Highlights
Entrepreneurship Education (EE) plays a crucial role in the economy of any nation (Tende, 2014; Kumar, 2011; Agbonifor, Ehiametor, Inegbenebor & Iyaji, 1999)
To be self-reliant means that an individual can garner and control economic resources above basic needs
Developing oneself to become independent takes time and as summarized in the words of Evans-Obinna (2016), it is through entrepreneurship education on can acquire the knowledge, skills, attitude and motivation to generate self-employment and wealth redistribution for economic independence
Summary
Entrepreneurship Education (EE) plays a crucial role in the economy of any nation (Tende, 2014; Kumar, 2011; Agbonifor, Ehiametor, Inegbenebor & Iyaji, 1999). EE is aimed at developing students mind for the pursuant of entrepreneurial life skills and attributes (Osalor, 2013) and to instil into the students’ the knowledge or experiences that will enable them to venture into businesses (Wikipedia, 2014; Azi, 2013). This kind of education gained support by the Federal Government of Nigeria when it was made clear that Nigeria needs functional and practicable training, which allows for the acquisition skills and individuals’ contribution to the development of society. For industrial technology students, learning entrepreneurship should include skills-building in negotiation, leadership, new product development, creative thinking and exposure to technological innovations
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