Antecedents of Entrepreneurial Intention and Competence of Students in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE)

The focal point of this study was to determine the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention and competence of students in Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) in secondary schools of the Division of Davao Oriental. The extent of antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of students in terms of attitude towards becoming an entrepreneur, perceived subjective and norm, perceived behavioral control & belief were extensive. The students’ conscious state of mind that precedes action and directs attention toward entrepreneurial behaviors was to develop or start a new business and becoming an entrepreneur. The students were wanted to gain more knowledge in entrepreneurship education seeks to provide students with the knowledge, skills and motivation to encourage entrepreneurial success in a variety of settings. While, their competence in terms of characteristics, technical, capabilities, and knowledge were extensive. The result was emphasized the importance of these underlying characteristics possessed by a person, which result in new venture creation. These students’ competencies would give them a better opportunity and to understand how important is each individual to involve in the entrepreneurship activities and to the nation that can benefit more on the success of every entrepreneur in the country. There were significant relationships between antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of students and their competence. All domains in the learning antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of students were significantly influenced the competence of high school students.