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SATISFACTION OF ENTREPRENEURS WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM AND SPORTS DURING THEIR EXECUTION OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Ivan Hegeduš
; Međimursko veleučilište u Čakovcu,Čakovec, Hrvatska
Marina Gregorić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0741-2908
; Visoka škola za ekonomiju, poduzetništvo i upravljanje „Nikola Šubić Zrinski“, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Martina Gregorić
orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-9140
; EURO SATURNUS d. o. o., zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Students of specialist graduate study of management of tourism and sport at Međimurje Polytechnics in Čakovec are obliged to do X. semester internship. Practical work takes 20 working days, or a total of 120 hours. Professional practice is a graduate professional course which was introduced as a compulsory course and brings 18 ECTS points. All participants of professional practice of Međimurje Polytechnics must get a referral for professional training, a certificate of completion of practical training and a survey of employers. Students are required to do their internship in tourism or sports fields, choosing from tourist boards, tourist offices, hotels, travel agencies, sports facilities, sports organizations and a number of other activities that are related to tourism and sports. Upon completion of the work placement, each student, while at professional practice, has to write the log of professional practice at a minimum of 7-10 pages. Students also require a certificate by the professional practice leader signed and stamped, as well as a certificate of completed professional practice and completed survey of employers. The aim of this paper is to research the satisfaction with businessmen and entrepreneurs competencies and work of students. The methods used in this paper are methods of description, analysis, synthesis and quantitative method through the distribution of a structured survey. The survey was conducted on a sample of 15 companies whose representatives assess student competences in performing professional practice. The students themselves find their employers and if they can not find a suitable employer, Međimurje Polytechnic in Čakovec asists them in finding the employer, since they have a good business relationship with several business institutions for many years. The above professional practice is for the mutual benefit of students and employers, since both sides can find out what is offered on the labor market or specifically lacking in the market. The research results show the level of compliance of competencies that students get to study management and sports and employers’ needs for additional
knowledge and satisfaction gained.
Keywords
entrepreneurs; professional practice; labor market; student practice; students
Hrčak ID:
170924
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Publication date:
19.12.2016.
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