GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

The study examined acquisition of documentation skills and financial management skills as correlates of job creation potentials of undergraduates in south-south federal universities, Nigeria.  The study adopted ex-post-facto research design method. This study covers six federal Universities located in the South-South Geo-Political Zone. Multi-stage sampling technique was used as follows (stratified sampling technique to select 4 faculties from the three selected Federal Universities in the South-South zone and Simple random sampling was used in selecting the required sample size for each faculty in the study population). A sample size of 580 entrepreneurial undergraduate students from the three Universities were considered in the study. A sample size of 580 entrepreneurial undergraduate students from the three Universities were considered in the study. University of Calabar contributed 220 respondents, University of Uyo 171 respondents and University of Port Harcourt 189 respondents. This study used two research questionnaires to collect data from the respondents. They were titled ‘Undergraduate Students’ Entrepreneurship Skills Acquisition Questionnaire (USESAQ) and Job Creation Potentials Questionnaire (JCPQ) was designed by the researcher. The instruments were given to the researchers’ supervisor and 3 experts in Test and Measurement in the Faculty of Education, University of Calabar to screen the Items for face validity. Data collected were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha reliability test method to estimate their internal consistency. Using 6trained research assistants, copies of the questionnaires were distributed to the 3 sampled Universities on different times. The findings of the data analysed revealed that there is no significant relationship between acquisition of documentation skills and job creation potentials of undergraduates. It also showed that there is a significant relationship between acquisition of financial management skills and job creation potentials of undergraduates. The study concluded that the acquisition of documentation and financial management skills by undergraduates is essential in enhancing their job creation potential within South-South Federal Universities in Nigeria. Based on this, the study recommended that undergraduates should be exposed to practical internship of what is being learned in entrepreneurship classes. This will foster their acquisition of required entrepreneurship skills to enhance their ability of creating jobs.

Keywords: Documentation Skills, Financial Management, Job Creation, Undergraduates, South-South, Federal Universities and Nigeria