Project "Doing Business Together" was created because of the lack of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial competencies in the curriculum and extra-curricular programs in elementary schools in the town of Kutina.By analyzing was found that the biggest problem is in the young population.In Kutina on end of February 2015. there were 6.167 unemployed out of which 716 persons without school and with incomplete primary school,1.370 persons have completed elementary school,2.166 with high school to 3 year,1.450 with high school for a period of 4 year and more,103 persons who had completed high school,219 people with a college education and professional studies,143 people with college and postgraduate therefore need to encourage change and influence the development of entrepreneurial competencies,transversal skills and use ICT tools as early as possible to change the mindset and approach to the labor market and led to the development of entrepreneurship and self-employment has increased.The overall objective of is to develop entrepreneurial competence of teachers and students in primary schools as future stakeholders of the local economy.Kutina in project choose partners based on cooperation that the city has with Dimitrovgrad,Bulgaria.Dimitrovgrad is an industrial city which necessarily need to change as well as the Kutina.Others partners are elementary school Vladimir Vidrić,School Lyuben Karavelov,Aleko Konstantinov Primary School,University college of economics,enterpreneurship and management Nikola Šubic Zrinski,Development agency,Municipal Enterprise "Children and Youth Centre”.”Train the trainer” involved 3 teachers from Kutina,12 teachers from Dimitrovgrad and 20 students participating in blended mobility.100 participants participating in the Conference presenting a plan for the development of entrepreneurship in educational institutions and the presentation of the Manual and Educational Games.Through this project will be involved Roma minority who represent 40% of the student population in Elementary school Vladimira Vidrića in which the related problem of early school leaving.Through virtual mobility and all the content available online project will allow equal participation of children with physical disabilities and children with poor socio-economic situation. Results of the project will be: First, established cooperation between local governments.Second, qualified teachers for workshops on entrepreneurship and developed entrepreneurial competences of teachers and developed digital skills and entrepreneurial competencies students acquired through non-formal learning.Fourth, introduced entrepreneurship in primary education (curriculum). Through the first result will be to link local cooperation with the city of Dimitrovgrad for the development of digital skills, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning.Emphasis will be placed on sharing plans between the two cities and their schools to develop entrepreneurship in educational institutions.This result will provide the basis for a better dialogue between the institutions in the City as well as improving co-operation with the exchange of practices and skills at the international level.Through the second result will have an impact on the improvement of existing competencies of teachers and with it will expand and the impact on students,which allows qualitative and quantitative increase in entrepreneurial content and programs in formal education.They want to sensitize teachers to the introduction of these methods work and learning that enable better acquisition of entrepreneurial knowledge,attitudes and competencies.Result seeks to encourage lifelong learning and training for understanding and implementing the basic techniques of entrepreneurship to encourage the general development of the community and therefore the general development of the Republic of Croatia.Through the third result will transfer the acquired knowledge of teachers to students in primary schools.Throught blended mobility students will transfer the knowledge of teachers able to apply to specific practices.Emphasis is placed on higher utilization and usability of IT tools in entrepreneurship for the development of digital skills and entrepreneurial competencies students.Students involvement in the project to develop digital competence and communication in foreign languages, social and civic competences.Project activities are equally accessible to all young people who are interested in participating in the project and for education on entrepreneurship.Through fourth result wants to project results apply to the amendment in the curriculum.Teachers participating in the curriculum are finding a way to introduce information and communication technology and entrepreneurship as a method of learning in everyday teaching.This would be modernized curriculum, and to entrepreneurship as a subject raised to a higher level.
Project "Doing Business together" was created due to the lack of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial competencies in curricular and extracurricular programs in schools in the Kutine. The biggest problem is in the young population. In Kutina, in late February of 2015, there were 6,167 unemployed persons, of which 716 were unskilled and with uncompleted primary school, 1,370 persons with completed primary school, 2,166 persons with high school education to 3 years education and qualified and high-qualified workers,1,450 people with 4 years high school education and more, 103 high school graduates, 219 first degree and higher stage students, 143 faculty members, academics and graduates. Because of that it is needed to encourage changes and influence the development of entrepreneurial competencies,transversal skills and the use of IT tools as early as possible to change the thinking and access to the labor market and lead to entrepreneurship development and increase self-employment.Project objective was “By active teaching methods and educational workshops, it helps to develop entrepreneurial competences of teachers and students in primary schools as future stakeholders of the local economy and encourage the introduction of entrepreneurship into the Croatian education system.Partner's choice was based on the cooperation that the city has with the selected partner city of Dimitrovgrad from Bulgaria.Dimitrovgrad is an industrial city that needs necessary changes, as well as the town of Kutina. Other partners are PS Vladimir Vidrić, School Lyuben Karavelov, PS Aleko Konstantinov, Nikola Šubić Zrinski University, RA Mrav, Center for Children and Youth Dimitrovgrad.Partner organizations are selected on the basis of their representativeness.Through the project,1 intellectual result was made, it was the Manual of the implementation of the curriculum of the student’s cooperatives.3 activities of learning, teaching and training were carried out.One is directed to teachers and two to students. In the education of adults "Train the Trainer" 15 teachers participated while 18 pupils participated in the school education. Teachers and students have raised their entrepreneurial competencies and digital skills.Number of innovative activities (eTwinning,Moodle2,OER,Nikola Tesla) has been developed through the project, which has become part of the regular education system.Conference was held which was used for dissemination of the activities and project results and thus of the prepared Manual.The achieved project results are: 1. Established cooperation between local self-government units 2. Trained teachers to maintain workshops on entrepreneurship and developed entrepreneurial competence of teachers 3. Developed digital skills and entrepreneurial competences of students acquired through informal learning 4. Enterpreneurship in School(curriculum) Through Result 1.a cooperation of local partnerships with the partner city Dimitrovgrad has been made, for the development of digital skills, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning.Focus has been made on the exchange of plans between the two cities and their schools for the development of entrepreneurship in educational institutions.This result enabled the establishment of a foundation for better dialogue between the institutions of the City as well as improving cooperation with the exchange of praxis and skills at the international level.Transnational cooperation brings this project added value.Through Result 2,it has been influenced on the improvement of the existing skills of teachers and with it, the impact expanded on the students, which enabled the qualitative and quantitative increase of entrepreneurial content and programs in formal education.With the result, a sensibilization was made by teachers for the introduction of new methods of work and learning that enable better acquisition of entrepreneurial knowledge,attitudes and competences.Through Result 3,the knowledge acquired by the teachers was transferred to the students in schools.Through physical and virtual mobility, students will the transferred knowledge of the teachers apply to concrete practical examples.The focus is put on higher utilization and usability of IT tools in entrepreneurship for the development of digital skills and entrepreneurial competences of students. Students who were involved in the project,developed digital competencies and communication in a foreign language, social and civic competences.The advantage of using virtual mobility is demonstrated by not excluding young people with physical disabilities or young people with lower socio-economic status.Through Result 4 the project results were applied in the curriculum supplement.Teachers by participating in the curriculum find a way to introduce information and communication technology and entrepreneurship as a method of learning in everyday teaching.This is how the curriculum has been modernized and entrepreneurship has been raised to a higher level.