Published Article

The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial skills and social efficiency of the technical college graduates in Akwa Ibom State. The study adopted the correlational research design; and a survey instrument titled: Entrepreneurial Skills and Social Efficiency (ESSE) questionnaire was used for data collection. The target population was 168 technical teachers drawn from six public technical colleges in the state. From the target population, a sample size of 114 was determined based on the Krecjcie and Morgan’s (1970) model for determining the size of random sample. Three specific objectives and three research questions were posed to guide the study. A statistical tool known as the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was employed for data analysis in order to provide answers to the research questions. The analysis revealed that a very strong positive relationship exist between technical skills and social efficiency of technical college graduates; substantial positive relationship exist between innovative skills and social efficiency of technical college graduates; and moderate positive relationship exist between business management skills and social efficiency of technical college graduates. It was concluded that entrepreneurial skills are very essential for graduates of any institution of learning for gainful employment or to be self-employed in order to contribute meaningfully to economic growth and development of the society.