Impact of determinants of entrepreneurship vocational education and training quality on entrepreneurial competencies development for graduates in Tanzania

This study examines the perceived quality of entrepreneurship training for vocational graduates and its determining factors in relation to the development of entrepreneurial competencies in Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 220 vocational education and training (VET) graduates engaged in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as 60 key informants selected through purposive and simple random sampling procedures. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through interviews and focus group discussions and were analysed using content analysis and descriptive statistics using NVivo, respectively. The findings indicate that the quality of entrepreneurship training is influenced by the pedagogical approaches employed by entrepreneurship teachers, the effectiveness of these approaches, the skills of entrepreneurship facilitators, the alignment of training content with the business environment, and the duration of training and its outcomes. It is recommended that interactive pedagogical techniques be utilised during entrepreneurship training to ensure trainees acquire relevant entrepreneurial competencies.