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Entrepreneurship has The Youth Enterprise been identified by Strategy (YES) is a the Welsh long term Government as partnership strategy, important for its led by the Welsh vision of a Government, prosperous economy designed to that is dynamic, stimulate inclusive and entrepreneurial sustainable. attitudes, behaviours and competencies. These resources, Entrepreneurship designed for Education is the educators by foundation stone of educators, promote the Youth the development of Entrepreneurship entrepreneurial skills Strategy. in the young people of Wales. Contents: What is Entrepreneurship The Purpose of these Resources The Model for Facilitating Entrepreneurship Learning Outcomes Using these resources Curriculum Links Activities – Skill development and application: 1. Self Knowledge 11.Managing Difficult Situations 2. Aspiration 12.Negotiation 3. Motivation 13.Presentation 4. Competitiveness 14.Communication 5. Determination 15.Managing Risk 6. Problem Solving 16.Managing resources 7. Ideas Generation 17.Decision Making 8. Lateral Thinking 18.Research 9. Spotting Opportunities 19.Vision/Goal Setting 10.Working with Others 20.Enterprise Game Contents Page What is Entrepreneurship? As an educator you will no doubt agree how important it is that, from an early age, young people begin to develop the confidence, drive and skills to set their own goals and put their ideas into action. Entrepreneurship is not something just a few special people are born with. Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and doing. It’s about nurturing young people’s ability to recognise opportunity and to come up with new ideas. It’s also about their sense of initiative, having the drive to turn those ideas and opportunities into reality. Entrepreneurship enables young people to be positive, proactive and successful in their approach to life and work. This is true whether they choose to set up in business, work for a public or voluntary organisation, a multi- national industry or one of Wales’ many small and medium sized enterprises. Young people will need these dynamic qualities to really fulfil their potential. These resources help you, the educator, to promote these valuable attributes in your learners and support the development of these crucial skills. Why is it important now? The challenge facing Wales at the beginning of the 21st century is to transform our economy into one that is vibrant and capable of delivering increased prosperity to the nation. Our greatest asset in this respect is our people, their skills, ambition and drive. In order to compete with the best it is critically important that the young people of Wales are able to thrive, respond flexibly and positively to inevitable challenges and opportunities that are posed through globalisation. We need to inculcate in new generations of young people an entrepreneurial mindset and spirit - young people who can demonstrate a 'can do' attitude, with the get up and go to initiate and establish new businesses, to regenerate our communities and become active citizens. This is the vision of the Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy (YES) - for Wales to become a bold and confident nation where entrepreneurship is valued, celebrated and exercised throughout society and in the widest range of economic circumstances. The work of creating such generations of empowered young people starts with their educators. Introduction The Purpose of these Resources These resources are designed to enhance the work you are already doing to engender entrepreneurial behaviour in your learners. They are ready to use and can be adapted easily to a range of subjects, age groups and ability levels. Resource materials include Worksheets, Help Cards, Case Studies and PowerPoint presentations, all designed to bring added value to key areas of the curriculum The focus is on: • Skill development • Personal development • Experiential learning Structure The resources are structured into two groups: ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Entrepreneurship’. ‘Entrepreneurship’ focuses on identifying and developing key entrepreneurial skills and characteristics. ‘Enterprise’ provides an opportunity to practice entrepreneurial skills in an experiential context. The ACRO Model Structure Research commissioned by the Welsh Government identified well-defined characteristics evident in the lives of entrepreneurial people. This was used to develop an entrepreneurial model for teaching and learning, which encourages young people to gain self-awareness and self-efficacy, enabling them to take greater charge of their own lives. The Learning Continuum These resources are intended to help you build learners’ entrepreneurial behaviours step by step and deepen their understanding as they progress. The activities are designed to develop progressively the four key dimensions of the ACRO model – Attitude, Creativity, Relationships, Organisation. The Learning Continuum describes how each of the four areas might be expected to develop and provides an indicative framework of learning outcomes. IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn The Model for Facilitating Entrepreneurship ACRO - the acronym for the four key dimensions covering the main aspects of entrepreneurial behaviour. Attitude - Creativity understanding - yourself and your motivation and generating ideas, setting and solving problems achieving your and creating goals. opportunities. Relationships Organisation - - being able to make informed decisions and expressing your own views fulfil your objectives by and ideas, appreciating researching, planning and others’ viewpoints and managing situations, working co-operatively. opportunities and risk. Introduction
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