Exploring the impact of entrepreneurship module on employability development among non-business students

While prior research has demonstrated the role of entrepreneurship education in addressing employment challenges, its specific contributions to enhancing individual employability remain largely unclear. This knowledge gap has somewhat limited the availability of entrepreneurship education to a broader spectrum of college students beyond those enrolled in business schools. In this context, this study seeks to examine the impact of enrolling in an entrepreneurship module on the employability development among non-business students. Drawing on the concept of “employability entrepreneurship,” a process-based view of employability, and interviews with 35 master of arts students in Global Education who enrolled in an educational entrepreneurship module, the findings indicate that the module has prompted the students to develop their employability by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset. Specifically, we found that the entrepreneurship module encouraged students to expand their career horizons, make informed decisions about job opportunities based on employer insights, acquire resources they previously lacked for enhancing employability, and develop a unique employability narrative. Given these findings, we recommend reconsidering the broader value of entrepreneurship education, extending beyond fostering entrepreneurial intent and effectiveness, and suggest that expanding the reach of entrepreneurship education can play a pivotal role in enhancing non-business students’ employability.

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