Entrepreneurship is considered the backbone of the economy due to various contributions that it makes to the economic development of a country. This study investigates the barriers to entrepreneurial intentions amongst the TVET students from a developing country that currently faces a high unemployment rate. A questionnaire was used to collect the information from a random sample of 100 students. The questionnaire was self-administered. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized to analyze the data. The results indicate that the significant barriers to the entrepreneurial intention of TVET students are: lack of access to funds, inappropriate entrepreneurship education, government regulation and policy. The study contributes to practice, theory and policy. The study offers rare evidence of entrepreneurial intentions amongst the TVET students from Botswana, a developing country, where there is still no such studies. The present study also provides insights for future researchers who may be interested in the field of entrepreneurship.

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