Entrepreneurship Education Case Study

Entrepreneurship education is said to be a globally acknowledged programme of study which seeks to provide learners with the knowledge, skills and motivation to encourage entrepreneurial success in different levels of education (Koko & Ikpesu, 2009). It is the training of individuals to understand and develop key entrepreneurial attributes, skills and behaviours. Skills such as creativity, innovativeness, quick decision-making and risk-taking have being identified as relevant to those who have an interest in starting and growing their own business and are also relevant to all in the workplace and in daily activities even in managing homes Alutu & Uzamere (2011). These skills can be delivered through academic programs which have a stronger effect
This according to Labo-Popoola et al, (2009) may be due to the fact that it is the foundation of the whole educational pursuit which is expected to lead to literacy, the enlightenment of the citizens and self-reliance for national development. Primary education in Nigeria was designed to strictly prepare young people for the world of work and higher studies rather than training on self-reliance for human development and national growth as emphasis was laid on subject delivery which will give them adequate knowledge in the next level of the educational system Federal Republic of Nigeria, (2004) and Koko & Ikpesu, (2009). The importance of primary school education cannot be ignored as it is seen in the sense that all beneficiaries of the other levels of education by necessity have to pass through this level (Oni,
However, Nigerians seem to perform well naturally in entrepreneurship as Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM, 2012) identified Nigeria as one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world. Despite this recognition, the unemployment rate of Nigerian youth is at 25% which is at an all time high (Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, 2016). These two statements seem to be at disparity but true. There is a gap which the researcher thinks should be filled which can be translated to economic growth and human development. This is in the area of incorporating entrepreneurship education into the primary education system. In the researchers’ view; the educational system can take advantage of this natural skill by developing it in relation to the demands of the modern