TY - CPAPER U1 - Konferenzveröffentlichung A1 - Commey, Vida A1 - Frimpong, Monica A1 - Quist, Evelyn Catherine A1 - Boateng, Ruth A1 - Osae-Akonnor, Priscilla A1 - Akrofi-Ansah, Harrietta T1 - The “Hospitality Entrepreneur” in Tourism Education in Ghana, Africa T2 - Bode, Umuerri (Eds.): Universities, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development in Africa – Conference Proceedings 2020 N2 - Studies in entrepreneurship education in hospitality and tourism has indicated that further attention could be given toward helping students to develop creativity and critical thinking skills, engage in deeper self-discovery experiences, and understand tourism more fully to help prepare them for entrepreneurial roles. This study aims at evaluating Hospitality entrepreneurial modules offered in Tourism programs in Ghanaian institutions. The curriculum of Tourism in two tertiary institutions in Ghana offering Tourism is studied. The research highlights on the need to integrate hospitality technical skills into Tourism education to create a culture that will enhance the growth of entrepreneurial hospitality into Tourism as culinary Tourism is becoming common. Some of the challenges faced by tourism students and entrepreneurship educators are highlighted. Structured interview technique was used to collect data from 20 purposive sampled students of the selected institutions. The results revealed that the level of importance and attention given to hospitality skills in tourism and the perception of students on acquisition of the required competencies is minimal. It is therefore recommended that more skills and competences in hospitality operation, food and beverage production and service be introduced in tourism education in a more holistic manner with emphasis on skill acquisition in order to make the tourism graduate more creative and critical thinker in today’s global competitive environment. KW - Hospitality entrepreneurial skills KW - Curriculum KW - Culinary Tourism KW - Ghana KW - Tourism education Y1 - 2021 UN - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:1044-opus-53746 SN - 978-3-96043-083-4 SB - 978-3-96043-083-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.18418/978-3-96043-083-4_176 DO - https://doi.org/10.18418/978-3-96043-083-4_176 SP - 176 EP - 184 S1 - 9 ER -