A CRITICAL VIEW OF HOME ECONOMICS FOR SELF RELIANCE
Recommendations
Government to offer scholarships and loans to students of Vocational Education for entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship should be incorporated into the Home Economics curricular at all levels; primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions. It will prepare students in the business skills.
Home Economics curricular should be unique to meet new challenges for employment after graduation. At the moment there is lack of depth in fields of specialization.
Schools should build the culture of entrepreneurship in their students through practical experience; through industrial training and providing for practical at schools.
Higher institutions can prepare students for link ups in businesses. This is to allow individuals form a business linkage if need be.
Home Economics entrepreneurs should be skilled and be current in their areas of studies and be also computer literate to be able to connect with others through the internet.
Governments should create more awareness on: Television, newspapers, conferences, workshops and seminars on the significance of vocational education for self employment and development.
