STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA

The paper examined the strategies for promoting entrepreneurship in teacher education programme in Nigeria. It highlighted teacher education, the objectives of teacher education and the challenges of teacher education. The paper equally highlighted entrepreneurship education, the aim of entrepreneurship education, objectives of entrepreneurship education and what entrepreneurship education could lead to. The following strategies for promoting entrepreneurship education in teacher education programme were enumerated. Internship, seminar/workshop, practical entrepreneurship counselling, teaching strategies among others. Lastly it was concluded that teacher education is an important organ in any society and it is expected that the government, management and staff of tertiary institution and policy makers should implement and consolidate entrepreneurship education in all teacher education programmes.