Evaluation of the effect of entrepreneurship training on entrepreneurial intention by theory of planned behavior

Turkey is a country with a developing economy. In order to be among the developed countries, it needs successful entrepreneurs who adapts themselves the era's conditions and intensive entrepreneurship activities. For this reason, in recent years the efforts to develop entrepreneurship are of interest by every actors of ecosystem. The idea that entrepreneurship education plays an important role, especially in the development of entrepreneurship, makes the concept of entrepreneurship education as a main issue for both researchers and policy makers. However, when the literature is examined, there is a great shortage in terms of both dissertation and other type of research and publication. In short, knowledge creation about the conditions, levels and content of entrepreneurship education is insufficient. Therefore, new research is needed in this issue. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of entrepreneurship education on the entrepreneurial intention of a group of participants who had KOSGEB entrepreneurship education. This study was based on the Theory of Planned Behavior of Ajzen (1971). A quantitative research method was used in the study. The sample of the study is composed of 260 trainees who have KOSGEB entrepreneurship education between 09/2018-12/2018 at Akdeniz University Entrepreneurship and Business Development Center (AKGİM). The data were collected by face-to-face survey. The data was analyzed with the SPSS 25 statistical program. According to the findings of the study, perceived behavioral control, subjective norm and attitude towards behavior were found to be influential factors in the formation of entrepreneurial intention. In addition, it has been showed that entrepreneurship education positively affects all these factors and that it contributes directly or indirectly to the entrepreneurship intention.