CEDEFOP Study Visits 2008-2009 - Developing Entrepreneurship among Young People and Adults Fostering Entrepreneurship - Learning and Working Together

Education and training 2010 objectives

1.2. Developing skills for the knowledge society
3.2. Developing the spirit of enterprise

In an ever-changing society schools also have a challenge to change and adapt to the changes in the world. The traditional hidden curriculum requires students to sit quiet and obey the authorities. In this way they would become good employees for the needs of industry. The transfer from an idustrial society to a knowledge society requires a cultural change in bussines, industry and the public sector. Today's and future employees should be able to operate holistically through creativity thinking, personality and a network. They also has to be able to work with other in teams. Hierarchical structures do not work any more in a culture based on inner entrepreneurship and coaching rather that on giving and obeying orders. By implementing a new team academy learning method we will teach our students how to apply the latest knowledge into practice through projects and practical experimenting with customers.

What?

To provide/improve cooperation between educational institutes and business for common benefit;
to learn about how trainers/teachers/coaches are taught how to teach young entreprenurs;
to provide flexibility and education to allow students to combine work and studies;
to learn about team academy concept of studying entrepreneurship by using a method "learning by doing";
to examine challenges and pitfalls in integrating entrepreneurship education into curriculum.

How?

To meet and discuss with the teachers, trainers, coaches, students;
to meet promoters of best-practice projects;
to meet and discuss with policy-makers, local authorities, chamber of commere, chamber of craft;
to observe school-local enterprise collaboration and talk to involved partners;
to meet young people who have set up and run business.

Whom?

Company training managers; directors of educations and vocational training institutions, centres or providers; directors of validation or accreditation centres; head teachers, teachers trainers; owners/managers of SMEs; representatives of chambers of commerce/industry/crafts; representatives of education and education and training networks and associations.

Study visits catalogue 2008/2009

http://studyvisits.cedefop.europa.eu/index.asp?cid=2&artid=6113&scid=74&artl