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CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

DR. NASIRU MODIBBO

Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development Studies Gombe State University

CORE VALUES

Creativity and innovations

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT STUDIES:

  •  The Centre was established in 2014 and began full operation in 2014/15 Academic Session. As a student training center, it started with Eight (8) entrepreneurship Skills, namely:
  •  Advanced Tailoring
  •  Phoenix Design
  •  Catering and confectionaries
  •  Fish Farming
  •  Pure-water packaging
  •  Unisex Saloon
  •  Cosmetology
  •  Knitting
  •  In its second year, (2015/2016) Academic Session, the Centre expanded the entrepreneurship skills to eleven (11) in order to accommodate not just the growing number of students but the needs for the diversity of ideas. As such, skills in the following areas were added:
  •  Events Decoration
  •  Beads Making
  •  Barbing Salon
  •  In its third year (2016/2017) Academic Session two (2) more skills were added to further accommodate the growing number of students in the following areas
  •  Horticulture
  •  Shoe-making
  •  The Centre maintained the number of these skills from 2016 to 2019 Academic Session. More entrepreneurship skills were then added in (2019/2020) Academic Session with a view to accommodate the growing complexities of human needs in various endeavors in the areas of:
  •  Paint production
  •  Hardware maintenance
  •  Waste recycling
  •  Make-up Design
  •  Presently, the Centre has a total number of seventeen (17) entrepreneurship Skills. Namely
  •  Bead Making
  •  Catering
  •  Cosmetology
  •  Fish Farming
  •  Table Water
  •  Shoe Making & Leather Work
  •  Horticulture
  •  Phoenix Design
  •  Paint Production
  •  Knitting
  •  Beauty making
  •  Event Decoration
  •  Event Decoration
  •  Barbing Salon
  •  Hardware Maintenance
  •  Waste to Wealth
  •  Make up Design
  •  Tailoring

NATURE OF TRAINING

  •  The training is conducted at the start of every first semester of the beginning of all academic sessions. It is compulsory for all 300 level students. The Students, irrespective of their academic background are allowed to choose and register for any skill he/she wishes. The first week of the training covers a theoretical overview of the skills before focusing largely on the practical aspects. Skill instructors conduct their continuous assessment and final examinations practically or through what is known as ‘’alternative to practical’’ when the students are large in number.
  •  Due to the large number of students offering the trainings, the university management dedicated all lecture theaters on Wednesdays of every week from 7:00am -9:00am for entrepreneurship trainings alone.
  •  All these are conducted under the strict supervision of the Director of the Centre and the Entrepreneurship Skill Coordinator.
  •   Most of the Trainers (Skill instructors) are sourced from outside the university for the purpose of flexibility and other exigencies.

CORE VALUES AND CORE MANDATE/RESPONSIBILITIES

  •  To coordinate the teaching of entrepreneurship skills to all three hundred (300) level students in the university
  •  To conduct relevant research and development in the area of entrepreneurship skills
  •  To collaborate with relevant stake holders and government agencies in the areas of creativity and innovations
  •  Organizing seminars and workshop trainings in the areas of entrepreneurship.
  •  Social responsibility act of providing entrepreneurship support to immediate environment.
  •  Commercializing relevant skills for the purpose of generating income for the university.
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