Skills in Realizing E-Entrepreneurship For Technical And Vocational Education And Training (TVET)Students

Authors

Wan Hassan W.A.S, Ariffin A, Ahmad M.F, Zulkiflee N, Jamin J
Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, UniversitiTun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

Abstract

Entrepreneurial development and education are important agendas in ensuring that the country’s higher education system is always competitive and moving forward according to current global demand and trends. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the factors in realizing e-entrepreneurship in terms of skills among students of the Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education at a technical university of Malaysia. This study used quantitative method to collect data through a questionnaire. The results of the study showed that students had a high level of skills in terms of knowledge (Mean = 4.04, SP = 0.65), expertise (Mean = 4.06, SP = 0.68), and interest (Mean = 4.17, SP = 0.60) in realizing e-Entrepreneurship. In conclusion, having entrepreneurial skills were seen to be increasingly important in the current change of entrepreneurial world. In this regard, the findings of this study are expected to contribute to the parties involved in the planning or implementation of entrepreneurship education programs in schools or educational institutions so that appropriate steps can be taken in an effort to improve the implementation of entrepreneurship vocational components in TVET.