The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Education And Training On Student’s Entrepreneurial Intention

Siti Nur Arinah, Ismail (2015) The Impact Of Entrepreneurial Education And Training On Student’s Entrepreneurial Intention. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The importance of entrepreneurship has been the centre of attention and is widely recognised both politically and academically in Malaysia. Like in many other developing countries, the growing interest in entrepreneurship in Malaysia can be seen against the background of current developments such as globalisation and the emergence of knowledge based economies. It is also a solution in response to global competition and the practice of corporate downsizing that perhaps has contributed to the problem of unemployment, especially among graduates. This research project aimed to identify effect of entrepreneur education on student’s entrepreneurial intention. Many universities internationally are currently offering entrepreneurship as a taught subject. In addition, these courses are not only offered by business schools at the undergraduate and graduate levels, but they are also offered in other faculties, such as engineering and information technology. A reasonable concern is then posed about the capability of universities in preparing university students for choosing entrepreneurship as their viable future career. To address the concern, this study examines the effect of entrepreneurship education by focusing entrepreneurial curriculum and content and entrepreneurial training programmes. This research is to evaluate the effect of the student’s demographic factors on entrepreneurial intention and to analyse the effect of entrepreneurial education on student’s entrepreneurial intention. A survey was carried out through a set of questionnaires to know which independent variables are effected student’s entrepreneurial intentions. The sample selected comprised of engineering students and business student’s in UTeM and a few are from others higher institutes. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The finding sees that there is a significant relationship between entrepreneurial curriculum (independent variable) and entrepreneurial intention (dependent variable). But another independent variable which is entrepreneurial training program does not have any impact to student’s entrepreneurial intention.

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