Nigeria university regulator don call for entrepreneurship education to enter different parts of university life. NUC September 28 report cover workshop wey hold September 16–17 with British Council for Abuja, where dem present and launch updated operational guidelines for Entrepreneurship Development Centres.
Guidance cover centres functions, staffing, infrastructure, funding and monitoring. NUC say centres suppose work inside wider university business-development system, with links to employers and communities. Intention na to move entrepreneurial learning beyond only one course or competition wey hold once every year.
NUC also highlight flexibility inside Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards. According to report, universities fit determine 30 per cent of curriculum content, creating room for relevant practical skills. Employer feedback and evidence about results suppose guide those choices.
Assessment na another focus. Officials describe movement towards prototypes, pitches and business-plan execution together with theory examinations. Guidelines also discuss intellectual property and commercialisation. These na ways to assess applied learning; dem no prove say every student business must make profit.
For students, useful question na practical support wey their own centre offer: mentors, chance to test idea and clear assessment criteria. Presentation fit show communication skills, but testing product need different evidence about whether e actually solve a problem.
Guidelines provide framework, but implementation depend on school resources and teaching practice. Evidence of mentoring wey continue, facilities wey dey work and useful industry partnerships go matter more than only seeing centre name for university organisational chart.