The role of entrepreneurship education and training programmes in advancing entrepreneurial skills and new ventures
European Journal of Training and Development
ISSN: 2046-9012
Article publication date: 12 June 2020
Issue publication date: 24 August 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to understand how entrepreneurship education and training programmes (EETPs) influence the development of entrepreneurial competencies and creation of business ventures.
Design/methodology/approach
The study included a questionnaire distributed to 103 EETP participants. The data were processed using SmartPLS software to construct a structural equation model.
Findings
The results show, first, that the respondents’ motivations have a positive impact on participation in entrepreneurship education programmes and company creation. Second, participation in these programmes positively influences individual entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial skills. The findings also include that the entrepreneurship education programme under study has strengthened its participants’ capacities and competencies, making these people more autonomous and facilitating their creation of new businesses.
Originality/value
This study sought to contribute to a fuller empirical understanding of how EETPs affect their participants’ individual entrepreneurship orientation and capacities (human resource development), thereby fostering company formation and regional development. Theoretical and practical implications are presented, with an emphasis on what needs to be done to improve EETPs.
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Acknowledgements
This work is supported by national funds, through the FCT – Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the project UIDB/04011/2020 and the project UID/GES/04630/2019.
Citation
Galvão, A., Marques, C. and Ferreira, J.J. (2020), "The role of entrepreneurship education and training programmes in advancing entrepreneurial skills and new ventures", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 44 No. 6/7, pp. 595-614. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-10-2019-0174
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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