Effect of Skills Training on Entrepreneurial Ventures among Food and Beverage Diploma Graduates from Tertiary Institutions in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Abstract
Entrepreneurship is recognized as a beacon of business start-ups. It drives individuals to realize their synergy, visualize and strategize / focus towards entrepreneurial path. It is a vibrant process aimed at creating economic returns through innovations. This paper evaluated the effectiveness training skills on entrepreneurial ventures among food and beverage diploma graduates from tertiary institutions. Fourteen institutions from Nairobi City County were targeted for the paper, which included two public universities, four private universities, three government technical institutions and five private training colleges. Descriptive and inferential procedures were used in data analysis. For quantitative data, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used, while for qualitative data, thematic analysis was used. From the inferential analysis, the researcher observed that the training skills do not have significant effects on entrepreneurial ventures with corresponding p-values 0.604. From these observations, we recommend that the government and the educational institutions should have entrepreneurial programmes that educate the learners on the latest market trends and needs. They should make provision for creativity, innovation, and tap new market trends that require expertise. With the new technology and the digital world, heavy investment is required. This will be a good prerequisite for proper policies that will ensure that the Government attains its Vision 2030 with ease.
Keywords: Training skills, Food, Beverage, Entrepreneurial Ventures, Tertiary Institutions & Kenya.
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