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| Vocational Agricultural Education: Veritable Tool for Inculcating Entrepreneurial Skills in Youths of Bayelsa State
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Obiyai, K.K. Ph.D
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Abstract:
The work examined Vocational Agricultural Education (VAE), a veritable tool for inculcating entrepreneurial skills in youths of Bayelsa State. The study adopted survey research design. The population was ninety-eight (98) graduands of Agricultural Education from the Niger Delta University (NDU), Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State. Purposeful sampling technique was used to draw out thirty (30) gradaunds of Agricultural Education Programme from 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 academic sessions respectively. The instrument of the study was a well-designed questionnaire in a four (4) Likert Scale with a decision mean point of 2.50. The questionnaire was validated by three experts in the Department of Vocational and Technology Education of NDU. While reliability was carried out with Cronbach Alpha coefficient test which gave a reliability coefficient of 0.62. The questionnaire was administered to thirty gradaunds that served as the sample for the study. The questionnaire had two parts, namely A and B. The A part deals with ex-students on identification of entrepreneurial skills available in Vocational Agricultural Education Programme. While, B was on the Focus Discussion Group (FDG) of gradaunds on empowerment offered by their training in VAEP to earn learning. The data collected for part A was analyzed using descriptive mean statistics and standard deviation with an acceptance of minimum mean value of ? 2.50 as accepted skill. The FGD data was analyzed using mean ranking which was subjected to Kendall's coefficient of concordance at 0.05% level of significance. The findings of the study showed their ability to provide training and employ others appeared weak but agreed that there are numerous factors militating against full realization of the aims of the VAE Programmes. It was therefore recommended that there is need to revisit the VAE programme. Provision is practical-oriented staff to perform regular supervising visits and commitment of more resources to enable AVEP to be more effective.
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