DIGITALISATION OF SKILLS ACQUISITION ON THE EMPLOYABILITY OF BUSINESS EDUCATION GRADUATES IN LAGOS STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Olayinka Rhoda David, Dauda Rasheed, M.B, PhD Amoda, Elizabeth O. Ojo, PhD

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This study investigated the digitalisation of skills acquisition and the employability of business education graduates in Lagos state tertiary institutions. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised of 1761 Business Education graduates in four tertiary institutions within Lagos stateTwo hundred and forty (240) participants were selected from 4 (four) tertiary institutions within Lagos state were sampled. The research instrument used was a four-point modified Rensis Likert Rating Scale Questionnaire type. The contents and face validity were done. A pilot study was conducted to determine the reliability of the instrument us split-half-half reliability test. The reliability coefficient of 0.82 was established. Three research questions were raised and answered while three hypotheses were formulated and tested. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while the hypotheses formulated were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the result from the findings of this study, it was concluded that there was a significant relationship between the digitalization of skills acquisition in business education, integration of digital learning tools to business education programmes and graduate proficiency level in specific digital skills and graduate employability. It was recommended that government should improve on their provision of ICT infrastructures to all tertiary institutions in Lagos State to enable business educators to utilize them in instructional delivery and that students should be trained on the usage of digital devices and appliances as it is the new and future yardstick to thrive in the21st-century workplace

Keywords: Business Education, Digitalization, skill acquisition, employability of business education graduates


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