Creating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem requires the understanding of how individuals are orientation towards entrepreneurship and promoting their intention to engage into entrepreneurial activities. Therefore, this study aims at measuring the level of the Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation (IEO) of students in Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) institutions in Zambia and assess how entrepreneurship education (EE) course provided to the students impacts this orientation.

Quantitative data was gathered using a self-administered questionnaire using a survey involving 450 TEVET students, located in different provinces of Zambia selected using stratified random sampling. The data was analyzed using SPSS, utilizing the Generalized Linear Model (GLM).

Findings show that the levels of IEO is higher among male students than female students with a small difference between the levels that is not statistically significant (t = 0.129, p = 0.904). There is a significant gender imbalance among students in favor of male students. Additionally, entrepreneurship education (EE) course has been found to have a positive influence on student’s Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation (IEO). The study further revealed that risk-taking and autonomy dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation (OE) has a low impact of enhancing IEO on students on average in TEVET institutions.

This study contributes to the understanding of the impact entrepreneurship education (EE) has on students’ Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation (IEO) and how EE nurtures entrepreneurial mindsets and behavior among students in Zambia.