Entrepreneurial Skill of Senior High School Student of ETTMNHS

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the exits of the Department of Education's K-12 program is for students to pursue entrepreneurship. Although entrepreneurship is an applied subject taken by all students, limited studies on the entrepreneurial skills of Filipino learners are available. The main purpose of the study is to determine the entrepreneurial skills level of Senior High School students of ETTMNHS. The implementation of K-12 might influence the students’ perspectives in life for they were easily engaged in a focused program of their preference to be an expert in their chosen line.

METHODS

This quantitative descriptive research involved identified respondents already handling a business, whether owned or under a corporation. A validated questionnaire on entrepreneurial skills was used for data collection.

RESULTS

Demographics revealed that there are more female than male entrepreneurs among SHS students of ETTMNHS. They show a high level of communicational skill, an important entrepreneurial skill. Moreover, the student entrepreneurs were observed to show personal and managerial skills. On the other hand, they got the lowest score on technical skill when compared to the other vital skills.

DISCUSSIONS

The senior high school student-entrepreneurs who participated in this research study were perceived to have high entrepreneurial skill level. The significant difference between the number of male and female entrepreneurs imply the importance on strengthening the awareness of males in conducting entrepreneurship. In addition, entrepreneurship teachers must take into account interventions on enhancing technical skills among their students in order to produce successful entrepreneurs in the future.