The Nexus between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial self-competencies: a social enterprise perspective

The purpose of the study was to examine the mediation roles of student satisfaction and entrepreneurial self-efficacy in the nexus between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial self-competencies within a social enterprise context. The study used a cross-sectional survey design, with a sampled population of 185 business students from three universities (Accra Technical University, Cape Coast Technical University and the University of Ghana) in Ghana. A PLS-SEM approach was used to examine the relationships among the independent–dependent constructs in the study. Entrepreneurial education had positive and significant relationships to student satisfaction and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, but it showed an insignificant relationship to entrepreneurial self-competencies. Student satisfaction was also found to relate positively and significantly to entrepreneurial self-efficacy and entrepreneurial self-competencies. Furthermore, both student satisfaction and entrepreneurial self-efficacy were found to fully mediate the nexus between entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurial self-competencies. The study highlights the crucial roles of student satisfaction and self-efficacy in the implementation of entrepreneurial education in higher education institutions. In a discipline that is characterised by paucity, this study provides a unique and original assessment of the important roles of student satisfaction and student self-confidence in building entrepreneurial competencies among students

Graduate employability in Ghana:embedding social enterprise skills within the higher education framework

Levels of unemployment and environmental challenges make social entrepreneurship and social enterprise very important for the sustainability of society. Higher education has played a fundamental role in driving entrepreneurship and innovation in local, national, regional, and global contexts. The authors of this article explore the state of the legislative framework in Ghana, as well as social enterprise education, stakeholder engagement, models and challenges. The methodology applied for this paper is concept mapping, enabling the critical exploration of the relevance of social enterprise in the context of higher education, and demonstrating how it could practically serve as a panacea to rising youth unemployment. This research concludes by making a case for including social enterprise in the higher education curriculum

Graduate Employability within the Higher Education Framework:The Ghanaian Perspective

Report commissioned by the British Council. It is estimated that 230,000 Ghanaians seek to enter the labour market annually. However, the formal economy can only offer jobs to about 2% of this number. Consequently, 225,000 are left without employment. Furthermore, about 50% of those employed are underutilised as they lack entrepreneurial skills. Additionally, the current infrastructure is prohibitive to start-up and small-medium scale enterprises. This situation has an adverse effect on socioeconomic development, exacerbated by the impact of COVID-19. With the associated global economic recession, an approach to address unemployment is needed to equip the labour force with appropriate employability skills

Young People’s Employability and Life Chances:Enhancement using Social Entrepreneurship and Skill Development within the Tertiary Curriculum

Innovation for African Universities, Network Partner Interim Report, British Council

Young people’s employability and life chances: enhancement using social entrepreneurship and skill development within the tertiary curriculum

Innovation for African Universities, Network Partner Interim Report, British Council

Inclusivity and Sustainability within Ghana:Enhancing Awareness and Utilisation of Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship for All

Report commissioned by the British Council. In Ghana, youth unemployment is high, and there is a lack of awareness and understanding of social enterprise despite it being a possible resolution to the employment of young Ghanaians. Social enterprises have great potential to reduce youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa. The social enterprise approach can achieve this partly because it relies less on public sector and donor funding, unlike other conventional business approaches

Inclusivity and sustainability within Ghana: enhancing awareness and utilisation of social enterprise and entrepreneurship for all

Report commissioned by the British Council. In Ghana, youth unemployment is high, and there is a lack of awareness and understanding of social enterprise despite it being a possible resolution to the employment of young Ghanaians. Social enterprises have great potential to reduce youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa. The social enterprise approach can achieve this partly because it relies less on public sector and donor funding, unlike other conventional business approaches

The Ghanaian Perspective:An Interim Report Illustrating the Value of Social Enterprise to Young People

Report commissioned by the British Council

The Ghanaian perspective: an interim report illustrating the value of social enterprise to young people

Report commissioned by the British Council