Impact of Entrepreneurial Training on Job Creation in Small Hospitality Industry in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT-Abuja

Abstract

Job creation through entrepreneur education is one of the cardinal means of solving the numerous problems facing Nigeria. With the increasing development in entrepreneurial management training, many organizations have benefited by adopting modern orientations and innovation styles in management training and its applications. The study investigated the impact of entrepreneurial training on job creation in small hospitality industry in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT-Abuja. A sample of 400 respondents involved in the study from five hotels. They were selected by using simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire was designed, developed and validated through expert judgement and reliability coefficient of 0.73 was obtained. It was used to gather relevant data on the impact of entrepreneurial training on job creation in small hospitality industry. The null hypotheses were tested using t-test statistical analyses at 0.05 level of significance, and it was discovered that there is no significant difference between male and female respondents ‘on impact of entrepreneurial training on job creation in small hospitality industry in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT-Abuja. Based on these findings, some recommendations were made which include: entrepreneurial trainings by qualified and experienced consultants should be encouraged towards job creation in small hospitality industry and government should provide credit facilities at affordable interest rates so as to encourage more participants on job creation through entrepreneurial trainings.