EFFECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS ON CAREER PROSPECTS OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RWANDA, A CASE OF MUHANGA DISTRICT

With the changing dynamics of the global economy and the increasing importance of entrepreneurial skills, there is a growing need to understand the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education in shaping students career paths. This thesis investigated the impact of entrepreneurship skills on the career prospects of secondary school students. It had three specific objectives such as to examine the effectiveness of components of entrepreneurship education among secondary school students, to explore students career prospects, to determine the relationship between Entrepreneurship skills and Entrepreneurial Career prospects among secondary school students in Muhanga District. As the significant of the study, this supplied crucial information to the education officers and planners on how entrepreneurship education should be improved by revealing the weaknesses and strengths. The target population of this study was 280 population, from which a sample size of 165 participants were chosen as respondents of the study who were from public schools. The study used a questionnaire to gather quantitative information on the views of secondary school students regarding entrepreneurship, as well as their perceived levels of ability and career goals. This research was supported by Human Capital Theory and Dyers(1994) Model of Entrepreneurship Career. In the analysis process,Statistical Packages for Social Sciences(SPSS) 21.0 was used to examine the data. After data have been gathered, findings were summarized, general conclusions were drawn and recommendations formulated.