ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
Understand higher education policy in the UK with an emphasis on entrepreneurial behaviour amongst university students and the role of innovation in tourism;
Understand the role of internships (placements) as a mechanism to inculcate positive dispositions towards entrepreneurship;
Appreciate the impact of internships on tourism students undertaking internship programmes in SMEs;
Understand the theoretical context of the entrepreneurial event based on Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour and Shapero’s theories; and
Understand the interconnections between internship programmes and entrepreneurial intentions and how these will be of value to policy-makers.