Potentials Required by Mechanical Technology Education Undergraduate Students to Raise Financial Capital for Self-Employment

This study investigated on the potentials required by mechanical technology education undergraduate students to raise financial capital for self-employment in Enugu State. The study adopted survey research design. One research question and one null hypotheses tested at. 05 significant levels guided the study. A 20 items questionnaire was constructed and validated and its reliability of 0.77 was used to generate data for 103 respondents comprising of 90 undergraduate students and 13 lecturers of mechanical technology education in Enugu State. The population was manageable. There was no sampling. The findings of the study showed that the 20 items identified are potentials required by mechanical technology education undergraduate students to raise financial capital for self-employment. The study recommended among others that only qualified lecturer entrepreneur who are experienced in raising capital should teach entrepreneurship studies to undergraduate students of mechanical technology education so that they will guide the students very well on how to raise capital for self-employment and job creation.