Aniagolu, Josephine Nwakaego and Ugwu, Sam and Aguboshim, Felix Chukwuma (2025) Sustainability and Scalability of Igbo Apprenticeship System in South East Nigeria: Prospects and Problems. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 27 (3). pp. 604-614. ISSN 2581-6915
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Abstract
Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) is a traditional institution in Southeastern Nigeria for developing human capital, entrepreneurship, skills transmission, and the creation of employment. Its feasibility and potential for scaling up are controversial. Mixed-method design was used in this research, which incorporated surveys (n = 360) of Abia, Anambra, and Enugu States with observation, focus groups, and interviews. Human Capital Theory was applied as our Theoretical framework. Findings showed that IAS had substantial effects on business ownership (68%, p< .01), survival of businesses (76%, p< .01), self-reliance (80%, p<.01), and unemployment reduction (75%, p< .01) from the formulated hypotheses empirical evidence further verifies that IAS has unmatched scalability potential and can be scaled out everywhere in Nigeria if implemented in national entrepreneurship, vocational training, education, and human capital policy. The research contributes to cultural economics and human capital literature since it proposes IAS as a scalable, indigenously driven system that has the capability to generate a sustainable development agenda, institutionally and economically.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2025 14:36 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2025 14:36 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5556 |
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