The Role of Entrepreneurship Education on Graduate Manpower Development in Punjab

This study was designed to investigate the role of entrepreneurship education on graduate manpower development in Punjab. The specific purposes of the study were to identify the types of entrepreneurship education programmers for graduate manpower development in Punjab; determine the extent to which entrepreneurship education enhance production potentials of graduates in Punjab; determine the extent to which entrepreneurship education enhance skill acquisition among graduates in Punjab; determine the extent to which entrepreneurship education enhance marketing potentials of graduates in Punjab; ascertain the factors militating against the entrepreneurial education programmer for graduate manpower development in Punjab; and examine the strategies for enhancing entrepreneurship education programmer for graduate manpower development in Punjab. The design of the study was a descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling technique was used in drawing the sample composition of the study. The population of this study comprised eight thousand seven hundred and ninety (8,790) male and female members of one hundred and fifteen (115) registered youth Organizations in Punjab. The sample consisted of 899 members of registered youths organizations in Punjab. The data collected from the six research questions were analyzed using mean scores and standard deviation, while t-test analysis was used to test the two null-hypotheses formulated for the study. The findings revealed that the outcome of technological activities can improve individuals and nations economically and otherwise, education equips graduates with manufacturing skills, entrepreneurship education enhances functional skill acquisition among the graduates. Training on marketing skills place to ensure that graduates gain increased awareness and understanding of financial products and services.