ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS THROUGH INTERNSHIP TRAINING: FOCUS ON TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement in students’ entrepreneurial skills through internship training in tourism and hotel industries. A sample of 350 students was selected using non-probability convenience sampling. This study examined the opinions of students in tourism and hotel management institutions regarding the improvement of entrepreneurial skills through internship training, the extent of improvement in entrepreneurial skills among students of hotel management through internship training, and the relationship between student factors and improvement in entrepreneurial skills through internship training. The collected data were analyzed using the chi-square test, correlation coefficient, and factor analysis. This study analyzed the evaluation of an internship training program conducted among tourism and hotel management students.

Keywords: Graduate; Entrepreneurship; Training; Industry Studies; and Tourism & Development.