The Practices and Problems of Entrepreneurship Training in Some Selected Government TVET Colleges of Addis Abeba
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2009-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The principal aim in conducting this research was to assess the practices and
problems of entrepreneurship training in selected TVET colleges of Addis
Abeba and there by forward possible means for the improvement of the
training and its outcome. The areas of concern believed to be relevant to
assess the practices and problems of entrepreneurship training were: trainees
prior information about entrepreneurship, their attitude and motivation;
curriculum relevance and adequacy; instructors qualification and experience;
methods of training as well as training materials and facilities. To this effect,
the study was conducted in five selected government TVET colleges.
Respondents were taken through availability, stratified and simple random
sampling techniques. Thus, 40 instructors, 205 trainees were used as the
respondents of the study to obtain the necessary data. Questionnaires,
unstructured interview and document analysis were the instruments used for
data collection. The data collected through questionnaires were analyzed
using percentages as the organization of the questionnaires require . to do so.
Findings from the ยท data analysis revealed that significant majority of the
trainees did not have any information about entrepreneurship but after the
training their outlook towards the training was changed. The are two curricula
prepared by MoE and on. The contents of the curriculum are adequate and
relevant especially the MoE where as the on's needs improvement. In
addition most of the instructors knowledge and experience is related to MSE
and the number of instructors who had skill upgrading were greater. Of the
training methods, lecturing was a dominant one. The other methods were least
used. The time allotted for the training was sufficient but requires reorganizing
the schedule to conduct the training. Moreover, the organization of the
classroom needs to be improved. Stake-holders were least involved in the
training especially in entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the result indicated that
materials and facilities such as training hand tools and machines; teaching
aids and reference books were inadequate. Following these findings,
assessing trainees' needs before and during the training and conducting
research helps maximize the results; revising the curriculum and updating the
instructors' knowledge and experience is important. Establishing partnership
with donor organizations and improving the supply of materials and facilities
highly assists the smooth delivery ofti1.e training and its best outcomes.
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Entrepreneurship Training in Some Selected Government TVET