Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Training Courses in Islamic Azad University of Zanjan

Entrepreneurial training is a systematic, target oriented and deliberately process, through which the individuals, who are not entrepreneurs but have potential abilities, are trained for creativity. In recent years, the entrepreneurship training programs have had significant expansion attracting substantial financial resources. Ensuring toward effectiveness and efficiency of such courses has made their evaluation inevitable. In addition, if the evaluation of the training courses effectiveness is done properly, it will provide a more objective basis for principal programs. In the design and implementation of trainings, what is extremely important is the effective assess of this type of training to design additional and directed training from obtained results. Therefore the aim of this investigation is to evaluate the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training courses. This study was a survey and questionnaire tool was used to collect data. The present research community was included all participants in entrepreneurship training courses of Azad University of Zanjan, and they were 450 individuals. The present research sample was 60 peoples who were evaluated before and after training, by completing the questionnaire and statistical analysis, following results were obtained: From the confirmed first and second hypothesis, appropriateness of organizing entrepreneurial training courses was concluded and participants of cited courses were satisfied and training courses were also effective in changes of attitudes and skills of participants, and enhance success seeking, confidence, independence and creativity of participants in entrepreneurship trainings. From approved third hypothesis, it can be concluded that during the period of training, entrepreneurs is effective in creating jobs and developing effective business