Assessing factors affecting entrepreneurial practice of technical and vocational education and training trainees: the case of West Gojjam Zone administration overnmental technical and vocational colleges
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
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The purpose of this study was to assess the factors affecting entrepreneurial practice of
TVET graduates of west Gojjam Zone TVET colleges/Bahir Dar and Burie polytechnic
Colleges/. The participants of the study were 452(243 male and 209 female) graduating
class trainees, 76(54 male and 22 Female) trainers, 76(50 male, 26 female) unemployed
graduates of the year 2002 E. c., 10(2male and 8 female) self employed graduates of the
year 2002 E.c., 3 employees of ACSI and 5 employees MSEDA, 2 vocational counselors,
5 department heads, and 6 entrepreneurship trainers. Trainees and trainers were
selected using proportional stratified simple random simple random sampling,
unemployed graduates, employees of ACSI and MSEDA, vocational counselors,
department heads and entrepreneurship trainers were selected using available sampling
method, and self employed graduates were selected using snowball sampling method. The
data collection instruments were questionnaire, interview and focus group discussion.
Percentages, mean, correlation and t- test has been applied to analyze the data. To check
the reliabilities of the questionnaire pilot study had been done and the reliabilities of the
questionnaire were checked using face validity and Cronbach Alpha statistical method.
The findings of the study indicated that the trainings provided by TVET
colleges/institution were guided by the labour market information system properly,
however, trainees are found to be poor in practical experience and they are found to be
lacking practical exposure. The finding of this study also showed that trainers have no
interest and motivation to provide quality training. According to the findings of the study,
the rules and regulation of ACSL MSEDA and town municipalities were not convenient
and responsive to the problem of TVET graduates. The commitment and motivation of
workers oftown'municipalities, ACSI and MSEDA is rated as low. Even if the literature
teUs us that money can't be a precondition to start business, graduates and trainees have
shown that, money is a decisive factor for them to begin business. Generally the findings
of the study indicates that the major factors affecting entrepreneurial practice of
graduates might be the unresponsiveness of rules and regulations of ACSL MSEDA, and
town municipality, Poor quality of training provided, obsolete machineries and
insufficient provision of raw materials, and scarcity of text books and reference
materials, insufficient support from supervisors of industries providing cooperative
training, and unavailability of machineries according to the demand of the curriculum in
industries and interest of families to make graduates wage employed rather than self
employed.
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Entrepreneurial practice