Entrepreneurial Intention in Vocational Technical Schools in Emerging Economies: A Case Study of Barranquilla, Colombia

Entrepreneurship is a subject that according to literature has not been studied in technical institutions and institutions of education for work and human development. Because it has been done primarily in university institutions, primary and secondary schools. Based on the above, this research carries out a trend analysis and then analyzes the business intention given in the technical institutions in Barranquilla, Colombia. For this, the study is administered an online instrument to 738 students, considering the guide of the World Survey of University Business Spirits (GUESSS). The results obtained in the analysis indicate that the qualifications of the attributes that characterize the business intention of students of technical institutions are very similar to the Colombian average for the programs of university institutions, although there is no structure of business support.