THE ROLE OF ADULT EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

Abstract

Education is an empowerment process essentially and ultimately aimed at enabling people to be in control of their lives. Adult Education is among the vital programmes which can be used to develop individuals in order to enable them perform their responsibilities in any nation.

In this paper, attention is focused on adult education, the role of adult education in Nigeria, and the installing of adult education programmes for entrepreneurial development. Finally, recommendations were made for a successful development of entrepreneurship programmes in adult education. These include, provision of funds and facilities, periodic evaluation, government commitment e.t.c.