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Using survey data from 322 vocational students in Yiwu, China, this cross-sectional single-institution study estimates a partial Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT)-informed composite model. The model distinguishes an education-related entrepreneurial competence core (EE-core), a competence-based resource-opportunity accessibility (ROA) proxy, ESE, and EI. EE-core was positively associated with ESE (\u03b2 = 0.257, p &lt; 0.001), and ESE with EI (\u03b2 = 0.257, p &lt; 0.001). The bootstrapped EE-core-ESE-EI indirect association was positive but small (\u03b2 = 0.066, 95% CI [0.025, 0.121]). ROA was also positively associated with EI after accounting for EE-core and ESE (\u03b2 = 0.150, p = 0.028) and remained positive after controlling for gender and grade (\u03b2 = 0.143, p = 0.039). An exploratory bootstrap contrast showed no clear difference between the direct ROA estimate and the EE-core-ESE-EI indirect estimate. The EI model explained 12.9% of variance. 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