Youths Entrepreneurial Insight and Job Creation: The Covid-19 Debacle in Delta State

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between entrepreneurial insight factors and job creation of undergraduate students of Delta state polytechnic Ogwashi Uku and Otefe, Delta state polytechnic. The objective of the study was to examine how entrepreneurial abilities, motivation and resources available to youth affect job creation. Multiple regression and correlation analysis were used as the statistical tools to analyse the relationship and strength of association between the variables. Post regression diagnostic test (PRDT) was carried out so as to certify the regression model before generalization, which includes: test for multicollinearity using the VIF test, test for heteroskedasticity and the Ramsey regression specification-error test for omitted variables (Ramsey RESET) using Stata 13.0 statistical software. The findings showed that entrepreneurial abilities of youths have significant relationship with job creation, motivation of youths have significant relationship with job creation and resources available to youths greatly influence job creation. The study therefore concludes that there are significant and positive co-relations between entrepreneurial abilities, motivation factors and resources and job creation among youths in Nigeria tertiary institutions. The study recommends that youths being the hope of the economy, recognizing and developing their creative talents is a motivational factor that push them to become entrepreneurs, Stakeholders such as policy makers, governments and other institutions needed to encourage students towards entrepreneurship by easing some of the difficult bureaucracies, procedures, complicated formalities and structures, creating an enabling environment to encourage talented youth can manifest their innovative skills.