CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR EFFECTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the entrepreneurial capacity building needs of secondary school graduates in selected Home Economics related enterprises for self-reliance in Gusau town Zamfara State. The study was guided by five(5)research questions. Survey research design adopted for the study .The population of the study was fifty (50) respondents that were made up of 20 Home economic graduate teachers and 30 literate registered fast food entrepreneurs. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by 3 Home Economics experts. Data were analyzed using mean. The study revealed the need for entrepreneurial capacity building of secondary school graduates in selected Home Economics related enterprises in fast food. The study therefore recommended all the identified entrepreneurial capacity building needs of secondary school graduates in selected Home Economics related enterprises to be integrated in the curriculum either self or paid employment by students on graduation.