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    Entrepreneurship Education and ICT Competencies as Determinants of SMEs Development Skills among Business Education Students’ in Colleges of Education, Southwest, Nigeria
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2025-12) Folashade Rebecca ABIOLA
    This research investigated Entrepreneurship Education and ICT Competencies as Determinants of Small Medium Enterprise Scale Development Skills among Business Education Students’ in Colleges of Education, Southwest, Nigeria. Thorough search of literature shows scarcity of studies on the joint contribution of the independent variables (entrepreneurship education, ICT Competencies) on SMEs Development Skills among Business Education Students. Three research questions and two hypotheses were raised. Descriptive survey research design was employed. Target population comprised of all the colleges of education business education lecturers in (167) and colleges of education business education students (2,980) in Southwest, Nigeria. 1280 business education students and 116 business education lecturers were sampled using multi-stage sampling procedure. Two instruments–Entrepreneurship Education Indices and ICT Competencies Questionnaire (EEICTQ)(α = .890)”and “Students SMEs Development Skills Questionnaire (SSDSQ)(α = .850)”were used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed moderate level of SMEs Development of students in Colleges of Education(x̅= 2.885), moderate level of entrepreneurship education integration into business education curriculum (x̅=2.708). ICT Competencies (x̅= 2.620) is at a moderate level in colleges of education. There was a significant joint contribution of entrepreneurship education integration and ICT Competencies to SMEs Development Skills of Students in Colleges of Education (F8, 1396 = 176.54, R2 = .0642, Adjusted R2 = .0644, p<0.05). Curriculum relevance (β =.172; t = 1.007; p. < 000), access to resources (β =.146; t = 1.236; p < .000), entrepreneurial intension and attitude (β =.022; t = 1.311; p < .005), start creation and success rate (β =.081; t = 1.206; p < .005), digital literacy (β =.035; t = 1.004; p < .005), cyber security awareness and skills (β = .135; t = 1.214; p < .000) and information management and digital collaboration (β = .128; t = 1.693; p < .001) are significant at P>0.05. In conclusion, moderate adoption of entrepreneurship education and moderate adoption of ICT Competencies positively affected SMEs Development Skills of Students in Colleges of Education. It was recommended that, the government should establish a formal system for recognizing and revisit the business education curriculum regularly. Moreover, ICT competenices among business education lecturers as well as the students should be improved with a comprehensive training program. Keywords: Entreprenuership Education, ICT Competencies, SMEs Development Skills, Colleges of Education Word Count: 370