A research on individual entrepreneurship perceptions of public education centres trainees: The case of Siirt Public Education Centre

This research aims to evaluate the individual entrepreneurship perceptions of trainees attending different courses at Siirt Public Education Center. The "Individual Entrepreneurship Perception Scale", developed by İncik and Uzun (2017) and whose validity and reliability studies have been conducted, was used as the data collection tool in the research. The research was conducted based on the data obtained from 308 trainees. The differences in the individual entrepreneurship perceptions of the participants were analyzed according to the variables of gender, age, marital status, education level and course type. According to the findings, the individual entrepreneurship perceptions of the participants were generally high. It was determined that married individuals had higher entrepreneurship perceptions compared to single individuals. While there was no significant difference between individual entrepreneurship perceptions according to education level, it was determined that literate individuals received lower scores compared to other groups in the planning sub-dimension. It was revealed that the individual entrepreneurship perceptions of those attending courses such as beauty and skin care, handicrafts and IT-office showed significant differences according to the course type. The research results show that courses given in public education centers have positive effects on individual entrepreneurship perception. In this context, it is recommended to support entrepreneurship-focused non-formal education policies and increase applications for individuals. Keywords: Individual Entrepreneurship, Public Education, Entrepreneurship Perception, Entrepreneurship Education, Non-formal Education