Level of Entrepreneurial Practice among Engineering Trade Students in Technical Colleges in Katsina State

Abstract

Determining the extent of entrepreneurial practice among engineering trade students in Technical Colleges in Katsina State, Nigeria, was the major goal of the study. The study used a descriptive survey research, and its sample size was 55 respondents, including 34 BBC students, 10 BBC instructors, and 9 administrators from the three GTCs in Katsina State. Whole-population sampling was utilized since the population was of an equitable size. The Entrepreneurship Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ), a structured questionnaire created by the researchers, was the tool utilized for data collection. The instrument was evaluated by three specialists, and Cronbach Alpha yielded a reliability rating of 0.86. The mean and standard deviation, together with an ANOVA with a 0.05 threshold, were used to answer the study questions and test the hypotheses. The results showed that engineering trade students at Katsina State's Government Technical Colleges have a modest level of awareness of entrepreneurship. Additionally, in Katsina State's Government Technical Colleges, engineering trade students exhibit a modest degree of interest in entrepreneurship. At order to increase awareness among technical college students, it was suggested that the government undertake entrepreneurial awareness campaigns in all government technical colleges. Additionally, frequent television programs should be produced by private persons who have excelled in entrepreneurship in order to spark students' interest in the field.