ABSTRACT
The ways of promoting clothing
and textile entrepreneurial skills/opportunity among Home Economics graduates
and managers of clothing establishments in Ebonyi State was examined The
specific objective of the study were to examine the entrepreneurial skills in
clothing and textile for Home Economics graduate and managers of clothing
establishment in Ebonyi State. To ascertain the factors hindering the
acquisition of clothing and textile skills by Home Economics graduates and
Manager of clothing establishment in Ebonyi State and to find out the
strategies for promoting and sustaining entrepreneurial skills opportunity in
clothing and textile among the Home Economics graduates and manager of clothing
establishment in Ebonyi State. The study adopted convenient and purposive
sampling techniques. The reason for adopting convenient techniques is to ensure
that all the graduates and managers of clothing and establishment will have an
equal chance of being selected The population for this study comprised 191
graduates of Home Economics from Ebonyi State University for a period of ten
years (2006-2016) and 75 registered members of Clothing Establishments in
Ebonyi State. Making it a total population of 266. The sample size for the
study was 160. The statistical tools used for data analysis were frequency,
mean and percentages (%). Frequency was used to organize the data collected.
Percentage (%) was use to organize the demographic data of the students while
mean was used to analyze the responses lo research question. The major findings
of the study include that; 14 Entrepreneurial skills were identified to be
available for Home Economics graduates and managers of clothing and textile
business owners in Ebonyi State. These Among others include: designing skill,
dress making/clothing construction skills, dry cleaning and laundering skills,
tie-dying and batiking skills. I 1 Factors are hindering the acquisition of
clothing and textiles skills of Home Economics graduates and clothing and
textile business owners {managers) in Ebonyi State. These among others include:
lack of interest, incompetent skills, inadequate laboratory equipment, lack of
adequate tools. LI strategies were identified for promotion and sustenance of
entrepreneurial skills in clothing and textiles among Home Economics graduates
and managers of clothing establishment. These strategies among others include:
include formulation of specific goals/objectives, developing special interest
in the business, change of societal Attitude, creation of awareness. The study
recommended that Clothing and textiles entrepreneurial education should be
pursued with vigor in all colleges of education and other tertiary institutions
where Home Economics is offered The teaching of clothing and textiles in Home
economics should be practical oriented as this will help to improve student's
creativity and innovativeness during their years in tertiary institutions.
Department of Home Economics should be established in all universities and
other tertiary institutions in country because they have so much to offer
students.
Keywords: Clothing and Textile,
Entrepreneur Skill, Managers of Clothing Establishment
EZE, I (2023). Promoting Clothing And Textiles Entrepreneurial Skills/ Opportunities Among Home Economics Graduates And Managers Of Clothing Establishments In Ebonyi State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/promoting-clothing-and-textiles-entrepreneurial-skills-opportunities-among-home-economics-graduates-and-managers-of-clothing-establishments-in-ebonyi-state-7-2
IVORY, EZE. "Promoting Clothing And Textiles Entrepreneurial Skills/ Opportunities Among Home Economics Graduates And Managers Of Clothing Establishments In Ebonyi State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Aug. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/promoting-clothing-and-textiles-entrepreneurial-skills-opportunities-among-home-economics-graduates-and-managers-of-clothing-establishments-in-ebonyi-state-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
IVORY, EZE. "Promoting Clothing And Textiles Entrepreneurial Skills/ Opportunities Among Home Economics Graduates And Managers Of Clothing Establishments In Ebonyi State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Aug. 2023. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/promoting-clothing-and-textiles-entrepreneurial-skills-opportunities-among-home-economics-graduates-and-managers-of-clothing-establishments-in-ebonyi-state-7-2 >.
IVORY, EZE. "Promoting Clothing And Textiles Entrepreneurial Skills/ Opportunities Among Home Economics Graduates And Managers Of Clothing Establishments In Ebonyi State" Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/promoting-clothing-and-textiles-entrepreneurial-skills-opportunities-among-home-economics-graduates-and-managers-of-clothing-establishments-in-ebonyi-state-7-2