INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AND FINANCIAL STATUS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION FOR SELF-RELIANCE AMONG NATIONAL DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN NORTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

Umar, Jalam Mohammed & Associate Professor B. Shuaibu

Abstract

Abstract

This study determined the influence of Entrepreneurship Training and Financial Status on

Entrepreneurial Intention among National Diploma students in Business Management in North

Eastern Nigeria. The study was guided by two objectives, with corresponding research questions

and null hypotheses. Relevant literature related to the study was reviewed. The design for the

study was descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised 24,625 National Diploma II

students of Schools of Business studies of all the Polytechnics in North-Eastern Nigeria. The

researcher sampled 379 subjects using proportionate random sampling technique. The

instrument for data collection was adaptation from the existing instruments. The instrument was

validated by 4 experts. The instrument was tested and reliability coefficient of 0.80 was obtained.

The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation)

while the hypotheses were tested using regression analysis. The study revealed that financial

status has to a large extent influenced students’ entrepreneurial intention for self-reliance, and

entrepreneurship training has moderate extent determined entrepreneurial intention of National

Diploma students in business studies in North-Eastern, Nigeria. Based on the results, it was

recommended, that The Government should make accessible loans available for graduates of the

National Diploma in business studies so as to start up their businesses; Entrepreneurial

education and training should be upheld, increase awareness and change the mind-set of the

students toward imbibing entrepreneurial culture and reduce over reliance on government.