The role of skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development in improving economic independence among serving corp members in Ibadan North Local Government, Oyo State

The broad objectives of the study are to: determine the extent to

which NYSC Corp members enrol for skill acquisition training during their

service year; know the extent to which NYSC Corp members utilise skills

acquisition to enhance their economic independence and; ascertain the extent to

which the skills acquired by NYSC Corps members enhance their economic

independence. A descriptive cross-sectional survey research design was

adopted. The population (1166) consist of batch A, B and C 2017–2018 serving

National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) members in Ibadan North Local

government area of Oyo State. The sample size is 300. Simple random

sampling was also adopted as the sampling technique. It was revealed that the

skills acquired through the NYSC SAED have enhanced their economic

independence. The study recommended that the government should give

support to serving corps members who have undergone the training program

and willing to practice.

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