Business incubator training management model to increase graduate competency
Benchmarking: An International Journal
ISSN: 1463-5771
Article publication date: 22 January 2019
Issue publication date: 28 March 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to produce a business incubator training model for students to form graduates in order to have competence in the field of entrepreneurship in an effort to reduce high unemployment.
Design/methodology/approach
The method used in this study was research and development (R&D) that consisted of the following five stages: first, planning based on the result of initial observation in the field, second, development of training model, third, validity test model, fourth, limited test and fifth, final model determination. This research used and involved 12 beauty successful beauty salon entrepreneurs as validator models of business incubator training management.
Findings
The test results show that the training model developed is effective in forming entrepreneurship competence of graduates, so it is feasible to be applied in Beauty Education Study Program, Engineering Faculty of Universitas Negeri Semarang.
Practical implications
The resulted model can be used as a learning model that can develop the skill of entrepreneurship level for students.
Originality/value
This study provides contribution to the unemployment level decrease and employment acceleration.
Keywords
Citation
Sudana, I.M., Apriyani, D., Supraptono, E. and Kamis, A. (2019), "Business incubator training management model to increase graduate competency", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 773-787. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-03-2018-0069
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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