Quest Journals Journal of Research in Business and Management Volume 8 ~ Issue 12 (2020) pp: 27-33 ISSN(Online):2347-3002 www.questjournals.org *Corresponding Author: Pac Ordu 27 | Page Federal University Otuoke, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria Focusing on the Future of Work in Teaching Entrepreneurship in Business Education in a Knowledge Driven Economy Pac Ordu 1 (Federal University Otuoke, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria) Corresponding Author: Pac Ordu ABSTRACT : The world has shrunk into a state where activities in one geographical location is easily felt in another. The future of work and peoples’ culture are currently being altered all at once by a single global variable - Covid-19. In times as this and towards the transition from this pandemic, how entrepreneurship in business education would be delivered to stimulate in business education students the understanding of the economy has become of paramount importance. This also translates to impartation of employability skills as well as aptitudes needed to prepare for and maximize this evolving knowledge economy. This paper therefore recommends amongst others, a curriculum review which compares previous circumstances that necessitated the current curriculum to the current labour market challenges, and the future of work, picking global insights but ensuring contextual application. KEYWORDS: Knowledge economy, Business education, Future of work, Mentoring, Pedagogy Received 24 November, 2020; Accepted 08 December, 2020 © The author(s) 2020. Published with open access at www.questjournals.org I. INTRODUCTION One generation after another, there has either been a complete evolution into a new type of economy or an advance in the nature and scope of the existing economic practices. In line with this comes a changing environment that places the need for adjustment on not only on the business sectors but also the educational sector that deals with the human capital. Being that the effective delivery of any educational curriculum depends greatly on the chosen pedagogy, pedagogical approaches have also witnessed variation with the change or advancement in the type of economy. As the prime of the industrial economy fizzles away and nations consciously and unconsciously step in to the knowledge economy, the pedagogies of teaching entrepreneurship in business education would likewise need to change. In order to take a peek into these needed changes or say pedagogical approaches, this study investigates the current nature of work available to business education graduates and provides insights from practitioners of business education on the future of work. 1.1 Problem Statement There is an observed gap in the skill competences of Nigerian Business Education graduates and the job entry requirements given by employers of labor. To this end, how should students be taught entrepreneurship business education in this competitive knowledge economy, in order to attain the skills, aptitudes and competencies needed in such an economy? 1.2 Aim of the study This study aims to investigate the needed innovative pedagogy in entrepreneurship business education in a knowledge driven economy. This was achieved by pursuing the following specific objectives: 1. To identify the contemporary nature, work available to graduates of business education 2. To investigate how business education undergraduates can be taught to better prepare them for the knowledge economy.