PERCEPTION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SELF EMPLOYMENT IN CLOTHING AND TEXTILES BY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN LAGOS STATE

The study focused on the entrepreneurial skills required by College of Education Home Economics Students for self-employment. Specifically, the study aimed at finding out the extent the students applied the knowledge they acquired for self-employment and the extent the students perceived instructional methods adequate for providing entrepreneurial skills for self-employment. The population comprise all the Home Economics Students from two Government owned Colleges of Education in Lagos State. The target population for this study was made up of all the final year Home Economics students from these two Colleges of Education. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using mean. The findings revealed, among others, that students apply the knowledge of entrepreneurial skills they acquired from Entrepreneurship education for self-employment. These students apply the knowledge of entrepreneurship education in making financial plans to raise money for their businesses, purchase tools and equipment, among others. The findings also revealed that the teaching methods adopted by the teachers were very adequate and suitable for teaching entrepreneurship education for self-reliance. Based on the findings it was recommended that teaching of Clothing and Textiles entrepreneurial skills in Colleges of Education should be encouraged by the teachers