The Contribution of Entrepreneurship Education to theDevelopment of Agribusiness Students’ Competencies
Keywords:
entrepreneurship education, student competence, agribusiness.Abstract
Entrepreneurship education plays an important role in preparing students to develop competencies
that are relevant to the demands of the labor market and business environment, particularly in the
agribusiness sector, which is characterized by high risk and dynamic conditions. This study aims
to analyze the contribution of entrepreneurship education to the development of agribusiness
students’ competencies. This research employed a quantitative approach using an associative
method. The population consisted of agribusiness students who had completed entrepreneurship
courses, with samples selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using
questionnaires and analyzed using simple linear regression analysis. The results indicate that
entrepreneurship education has a positive and significant effect on the development of
agribusiness students’ competencies. Entrepreneurship education was proven to enhance students’
competencies, including cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects. These findings suggest
that the better the entrepreneurship education received by students, the higher their competency
level in facing challenges and business opportunities in the agribusiness sector. Therefore,
entrepreneurship education should be developed in a more applicative and contextual manner to
produce competent, independent, and competitive agribusiness graduates.
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