Nexus Between Entrepreneurial Development and Employment Generation. The Role of Entrepreneurship Centre in Yobe State.

Abstract

This study has investigated the nexus between entrepreneurship development centres and employment
generation in some higher institution in Yobe state. Yobe state was selected because of over depending
of people on government employment than self-employed via some training in skill development
centres in the state. The study employed quantitative method. The population of this study was five
hundred and thirty 530 students of skill development centre/entrepreneurship development centre, of
selected higher institution of the state. questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. The
instrument was personally administered by the researcher and some research assistant employed and
retrieved back and analysed using descriptive statistic and Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS).
The study found that the skill development centres has enough qualified and trained personnel and
facilities. The trainee was only limited to some trade, this mandate some trainee to go for trade which
is not of their interest. This shows that the training centre are giving training to eligible youth in the
state which lead to employment and economic growth. The finding recommends government and nongovernmental
organisations to establish more skill centres, provide tool to the trained youth to put in
practice the skill gained at the centre.