INTEGRATING E-COMMERCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR EMPLOYABILITY AMONGST EDUCATION GRADUATES
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This study is on the integration of e-commerce in Education program for employability. The survey research design was used for the study and four research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprises of 330 Business Education students in two universities in Anambra state. The research was carried out in Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Madonna University Okija. A questionnaire was used for data collection and a sample of 130 Business Education students was collected for the study, out of which 90 were dully filled and completed. It was found that e-commerce skill has great usefulness and importance on companies and enterprises giving the graduates of Business education an advantage in employment. E-commerce education has a positive impact in Business Education programme, and also that when given the opportunity in Business education programme would improve students’ performance in studying Business Education. It was concluded that e-commerce would be of great impact in Business Education and would create employment opportunities for the graduates of Business education. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the programme should be given their rightful place in the Business Education program and they should also be accorded equal recognition as other programmes in Business education department.
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