ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION: EMERGING EDUCATION 4.0 AND FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

The review is on Entrepreneurship education, education 4.0, and the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). The paper argued that Nigerian graduates lack creativity and critical thinking skills, contributing to the high unemployment rate among youths. Therefore, the best solution is entrepreneurship education through which students could gain skills for job creation. There is the possibility of entrepreneurial skills in all subjects, particularly science education. However, the paper underscored the relationship between education 4.0, 4IR, and entrepreneurship. Education 4.0 is a response to the needs of the 4IR, where technological progress meets human needs. The crux of 4IR is the advancement in digital technology. The script observed that Nigerian Colleges of Education lack vital digital skills required by Education 4.0 that drives 4IR, a critical challenge to entrepreneurship education. Nigerian Colleges of Education Graduates might soon be out of jobs because work is globally done via machine automation. The paper recommends that teaching and learning in Nigerian Colleges of Education be entirely digital.