TERVER FABIAN AENDE
College of Education, Kastina-Ala. Benue State
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OJO BERNARD USMAN
Federal University of Agriculture,
Makurdi, Benue State
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TERHEMEN CORNELIUS USENDE
College of Education,
Katsina Ala, Benue State
e-mail: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
This paper examines the impact of Students ‘Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) on entrepreneurship development in Nigeria. It underscores the importance of SIWES training among students of tertiary institutions, as a road map for entrepreneurship development thereby reducing the ever-growing rate of unemployment in Nigeria. By way of qualitative analysis, predicated on secondary sources, the paper posits that SIWES plays an important role in shaping a nation’s intellectual human capital in today’s world, despite its challenges such as inadequate training of technicians, insufficient exposure to practical work, poor information flow between schools and supervisors, unnecessary policy reviews and discontinuity, insufficient personnel motivation etc. The paper submits amongst others that Government should encourage the SIWES scheme by funding the programme adequately.
Keywords: SIWES; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneur; Development; Unemployment and Employment