Technopreneurship Education, Occupational Counselling, and Sustainable Development in Nigeria

Deborah O. Ayeni, O. P. K. Killian
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Innovation and creativity are basic necessities for any functional education like entrepreneurship education which is skill-based. The method of instructional delivery should be technologically inclined where the scientific knowledge will be inculcated in it. Technopreneurship is a process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and competencies for venture creation through technological knowhow.  Technology is what makes life easier to live.  It is the scientific knowledge used in practical ways to meet and satisfy human needs. Occupational counselling is the guidance and information necessary for all individuals in the world of works for better understanding of self, personality type and acquisition of relevant qualification in relation to entrepreneurship skills, job productivity, satisfaction and overall wellbeing on the work performance.  This paper, therefore, focuses on how technology entrepreneurship and occupational counselling can bring sustainable development to entrepreneurs in their business operations in the global market.  The paper looked at the concept of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, technopreneurship, development of entrepreneurship, acquisition of occupational information relevant for building entrepreneurship skills in Nigeria, significance of technology in the operations of modern entrepreneur, roles of technology-based entrepreneurship in economic development, teaching entrepreneurship education using project-based learning method and development of all  related psychological characteristics the individual needs for sustainable development.  The paper concluded that technopreneur, in order to succeed, needs to be taught technology-based entrepreneurship that encourages creativity and Innovation, the importance of understanding self in relation to job satisfaction and productivity that bring about commercialization and industrialization towards global marketing.  The paper recommended, among others, that technology-based entrepreneurship education and occupational counselling should be entrenched into the curriculum right from Basic Schools to Tertiary institutions.  It further stated that supports should be given to Tertiary institutions for curriculum overhauling and development of lecturers in form of training and retraining for sustainability.
尼日利亚的技术创业教育、职业咨询和可持续发展
创新和创造力是任何功能教育的基本要求,比如创业教育,它是以技能为基础的。教学的方法应该是技术倾斜的,科学知识将在其中灌输。技术创业是通过技术知识获取知识、技能和能力进行创业的过程。科技让生活变得更容易。它是科学知识的实际应用,以满足和满足人类的需要。职业咨询是为工作世界中的所有个人提供必要的指导和信息,以更好地了解自我,性格类型和获得与创业技能,工作生产力,满意度和工作表现的整体福祉相关的相关资格。因此,本文的重点是技术创业和职业咨询如何为企业家在全球市场上的商业运作带来可持续发展。该文件研究了企业家精神的概念、企业家精神、技术企业家精神、企业家精神的发展、获得与尼日利亚建立企业家精神技能有关的职业信息、技术在现代企业家运作中的意义、以技术为基础的企业家精神在经济发展中的作用、创业教育教学采用基于项目的学习方法,与发展个体可持续发展需要的所有心理特征相关。本文的结论是,为了取得成功,技术企业家需要被教导以技术为基础的创业精神,鼓励创造力和创新,了解自我与工作满意度和生产力之间的关系,从而实现商业化和工业化,走向全球营销。该报告建议,除其他外,应将以技术为基础的创业教育和职业咨询纳入从基础学校到高等院校的课程中。它进一步指出,应以培训和再培训的形式向大专院校提供支助,以改革课程和培养讲师,以促进可持续性。
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