The study sought to ascertain the employability skills required of business education graduates for engagement and sustainable future in Delta State. Survey design was used. The population was 346 Business Educators, Business education graduates and employers of labour in Delta State. Sample was 104 and proportionate sampling technique was utilized. A structured questionnaire was employed, which was validated by three experts. Reliability of the instrument was measured using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), achieving a reliability coefficient of 0.75. All 104 copies of the instrument were administered to respondents and successfully retrieved. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that problem-solving and critical thinking skills are highly required employability skills by business education graduates, for engagement and sustainable future in Delta State. The study concluded that Business education graduates need digital literacy and technology skills as part of their employability skills to ensure their engagement and sustainable future in Delta State. It was recommended that Heads of Departments of Business Education should ensure that students are digitally literate as the 21st century employers expect graduates to be proficient in using digital technology.
Benedicta Akpojotor (Wed,) studied this question.