Fostering creativity, entrepreneurship and mobility · Skills for entrepreneurship and mobility...
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Fostering creativity,
entrepreneurship and mobility
EESC Europa Hearing
14 Jan. 2015
Entrepreneurship education – a definition
„All forms of education and training, both formal and
non-formal, including work-based learning, which
contribute to entrepreneurial spirit and activity with or
without a commercial objective“
ETF, ILO, UNESCO, UNEVOC and GIZ
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No Matter. Try again.
Fail again. Fail better.”
Samuel Barcley Beckett
Political Agendas
Political Agendas from a more liberal market economy to a
more social democratic model focus on
Free Enterprise
Business start-ups and SME promotion
Co-determinism
Universal social rights
Empowerment
Skills for entrepreneurship and mobility
Challenge of the decade: > 5.6 million young Europeans
unemployed (more than population of SK, SF, DK, Norway)
Era of globalisation demands mobility and soft skills
Employability is threatened by labour market mismatches:
inadequate skills, limited mobility and inadequate wages
Our current education system needs support
Impact of Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurship education shows good results
due to a focus on soft skills
Problem-solving
Team-building
Transversal competences – such as learning to learn, social
and civic competence, initiative-taking, entrepreneurship
and cultural awareness
EE enables young people to start a successful business and
to become valuable contributors to Europe‘s economy.
Status quo of Entrepreneurship Education
Limited to a few secondary teachers
Entrepreneurial Learning is exclusive
VET lacks attention it deserves
Awareness of the benefits of EE needed
Educators need help to engage with it
90 % of teachers want more training in EE
EE is student-centered learning
EE is about engaging teachers with the
world outside school
We need to support schools and engage the business
community in education real economic impact
Entrepreneurship Education in Europe
*EE at school in Europe, Eurydice, 2012
If we teach today‘s students as we taught yesterday‘s we rob them of tomorrow (John Dewey)
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Countries have a specific EE strategy*
15 Countries have included EE
in education policy documents*
21 Member States have recognised Entrepreneurship
Education in an EE policy*
Austrian Policy on Entrepreneurship Education
EE is part of a general lifelong learning strategy LLL strategy was adopted by the Council of Ministers in 2011, responsibility for implementation lies with the ministry of education, regions resp. social partners
National action plan on EE in all types of secondary education
Austrian Federal Economic Chambers: Adult Learning: Company start-up programmes, Entrepreneurship qualifying exam, start-up coaching, start-up counselling. Schools: Entrepreneur‘s Skills Certificate, Entrepreneurial Skills Pass, JUNIOR Achievement Austria
Public Employment Service Austria (Arbeitsmarktservice): Start-up programmes for unemployed
Austrian Policy on Entrepreneurship Education - No common national strategy!
Non-formal learning:
Austrian Youth Strategy is in alignment with the European
Youth Strategy 2010-2018.
Strategic Goals aim at increasing the number of
entrepreneurs below the age of 30, a minimum of 50 % of
all young people should have a practical entrepreneurial
experience (practice firme or mini company), 50 % of all
young people should engage in voluntary work.
Social partners engage in curriculum design
Especially VET schools cooperate with business, dual
apprenticeship, compulsory work placements, voluntary
cooperation, mini companies, Research projects
Austrian Policy on Entrepreneurship Education - Curricula
EE is explicitly recognised at all school levels
(Ministry of Education)
EE is a cross-curricular, cross-cutting principle
Primary education: EE is part of general studies
Lower secondary: EE is part of career and vocational
preparation as well as social science subjects
Upper secondary academic schools: EE is part of social
science subjects
Upper secondary VET and Dual Apprenticeship system: EE
and business education are formally integrated most
Austrian entrepreneurs graduate from the dual system
Challenges
No national interministerial strategy
Lack of EE strategy in initial teacher education and CPD
Unsystematic approach
Definitions unclear
Assessments are rare
Teachers’ attitudes, motivation and engagement are highly
diverse
Lack of coordination, standards and objectives
No impact studies
Solutions - recommendations
Collaboration between Ministries of Education, Social
Affairs, Economy, Finance and Social Partners and other
stakeholders National Action Plan on Entrepreneurship
Education
National coordinator Roll-out of Action Plan top down
and bottom up on all levels of education in all regions
EE Strategy for teacher education at all levels,
initial and ongoing
Ongoing Evaluation and Impact studies for all levels of
education as well as teacher training
European Entrepreneurship Education NETwork (EE-HUB.EU)
Aims:
A more systematic structure for the exchange of
information and experience
A framework for monitoring progress according to widely
agreed indicators
A supporting network and virtual hub for entrepreneurial
learning. Activities will cover the whole range of formal
education, from primary school to university, and the
network can establish working groups with specific focus.
Members: JA-YE Europe, expert advisors, council of MEPs,
private sector partners, selected ministries
EE initiatives of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO)
at upper secondary level:
• Entrepreneur‘s Skills Certificate
• Entrepreneurial Skills Pass
• JUNIOR Company Programme (Mini Companies)
in Adult Education:
• Unternehmertraining (Business exam)
• Start-up Coaching and Start-up Counselling
in Higher Education
• Business Plan Competitions (I2B)
• Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
at Vienna University of Economics and Business
Friederike Soezen Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63 | A-1040 Vienna | Austria
[email protected] | +43 590900 4086 | www.wko.at/bp