The EU and its member states, including Slovenia, are increasingly recognizing the role of social entrepreneurship in creating a more inclusive society, generating social innovation and tackling social problems (such as youth unemployment). Slovenia has implemented a policy to promote social entrepreneurship, but a supportive environment, as in most other countries, is rather weak and fragmented, especially in the field of social entrepreneurship education. Therefore, the consortium (coordinator Youth Council of Slovenia, UL, Croatian Youth Network and CDCD) identified central needs in this field as follows: (1) the need for more systematic and continuous social entrepreneurship education in Slovenia and other EU countries and (2) the need for a comprehensive educational module for youth trainers to teach social entrepreneurship, that will allow them to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to implement quality trainings on social entrepreneurship for young people.On the basis of identified needs, the central objectives of the project are:- To establish a partnership in the field of social entrepreneurship education among project partners and stakeholders (experts) from Slovenia and other EU countries;- To use established partnership for the production of knowledge and expertise for the purpose of development of social entrepreneurship education;- To develop the concept of educational module for youth trainers to teach/train on social entrepreneurship;- To develop a (proposal of) strategy proposal for the systematisation and securing continuous social entrepreneurship education in Slovenia, which will also serve as a reference point for partner countries and in other EU Member States.For the purpose of the realization of the project aims and objectives, the consortium decided that the project will be divided into two intertwined pillars:Pillar A - practical pillar; under which the activities and the events will lead to the creation of the concept of educational module for youth trainers to teach/train on social entrepreneurship.Pillar B - strategic / policy pillar within which the activities and the events leading to the preparation of the strategy proposal for the systematisation of social entrepreneurship education.Within the A-pillar we will first conduct two analyses: (1) Identification and analysis of the competencies and skills required for social entrepreneurship, and (2) Examples of best practice cases of social entrepreneurship education in selected EU countries. These analysis, as well as insights and new knowledge gained from the study visit in Croatia will form a knowledge base for the organization and implementation of the event Expert Forum I, which will bring together stakeholders for the purpose of developing a comprehensive educational module. On this basis and on the basis of expert discussion on the final project conference the final version of the module will be prepared.Within the Pillar B an in-depth analysis of the systematization of social entrepreneurship education in partner countries and selected EU member states will be carried out. The analysis and knowledge gained through the study visit to Croatia will serve as a knowledge base for the organization and implementation of the event Expert Forum II. The latter will enable key stakeholders and experts to develop fundamental elements of the strategy proposal for the systematisation of social entrepreneurship education. On this basis and on the basis of expert discussion on the final conference of the project the final version of the strategy will be prepared.Target groups of the project that will be directly addressed are: stakeholders in the field of youth, education and employment. Moreover, individuals in the field of education for social will also be directly addressed. Target groups that will be indirectly addressed through the project are young people, the interested public and the wider public, mainly for the purpose to raise their awareness on the importance of social entrepreneurship.The impact of the project will be multiple. Established partnership between the project partners and relevant stakeholders will contribute to the popularization of social entrepreneurship among youth and in society at large, while partnership will also contribute to the systematization of social entrepreneurship education in project partner countries. By implementing the strategy proposal, the long-term impact could be established awareness on the importance of social entrepreneurship and more systematic implementation of social entrepreneurship education. Youth trainers will be equipped with necessary skills to implement quality trainings on social entrepreneurship for young people. The project will have a significant impact also on the European level, as the proposed strategy could serve as a template for systematization of social entrepreneurship education not only in project partner countries but also in other EU countries.
EU in njene članice, tudi Slovenija, vse bolj prepoznavajo vlogo socialnega podjetništva pri vzpostavljanju bolj vključujoče družbe, generiranju družbenih inovacij in odpravljanju socialnih problemov (na primer brezposelnosti mladih). Slovenija je vzpostavila javno politiko za spodbujanje socialnega podjetništva, vendar je podporno okolje, tako kot v večini drugih držav, šibko in razdrobljeno predvsem na polju izobraževanja za in o socialnem podjetništvu. Konzorcij (koordinator Mladinski svet Slovenije, UL, Mreža mladih Hrvatske in romunska CDCD) zato kot osrednje razloge za pripravo in izvedbo projekta prepoznava potrebo po sistematizaciji in kontinuiranosti izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo v Sloveniji in drugih državah EU. Hkrati prepoznava potrebo po sistematičnem oblikovanju celostnega izobraževalnega modula za mladinske trenerje, preko katerega bi ti pridobili nujna znanja in veščine, ki so potrebne za izvajanje kakovostnega izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo, namenjenega mladim.Na podlagi prepoznanih potreb so osrednji cilji projekta:- vzpostaviti partnerstvo na področju izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo s kompetentnimi in izkušenimi partnerji iz tujine ter deležniki (eksperti) iz Slovenije in drugih držav;- uporabiti vzpostavljeno partnerstvo za pridobivanje širšega nabora strokovnih znanj v namen razvoja izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo; - razviti koncept izobraževalnega modula poučevanja socialnega podjetništva za mladinske trenerje; - razviti (predlog) strateškega dokumenta za sistematično in kontinuirano izobraževanje za socialno podjetništvo v Sloveniji, ki bo služil tudi kot oporna točka za nadaljnjo sistematizacijo področja v državah partnericah in v drugih državah članicah EU.V namen uresničevanja zastavljenih ciljev se je konzorcij odločil, da bo projekt razdeljen v dva med seboj tesno prepletena stebra: Steber A - praktični steber, v okviru katerega bodo aktivnosti in dogodki vodili k oblikovanju koncepta izobraževalnega modula poučevanja socialnega podjetništva za mladinske trenerje. Steber B - strateški/policy steber, v okviru katerega bodo aktivnosti in dogodki vodili k pripravi predloga strategije za sistematizacijo izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo.V okviru stebra A (praktični) bomo najprej opravili dve analizi: (1) Identifikacija in analiza kompetenc in znanj, potrebnih za socialno podjetništvo ter (2) Primeri dobrih praks izobraževanj za socialno podjetništvo v izbranih državah EU. Ti analizi, kakor tudi uvidi in nova znanja s študijskega obiska na Hrvaškem, bodo predstavljali strokovne podlage za organizacijo in izvedbo dogodka Ekspertni forum I, kjer bodo sodelovali strokovnjaki in deležniki v namen razvoja celovitega izobraževalnega modula. Na tej podlagi in po strokovni razpravi na zaključni konferenci projekta bo oblikovana končna verzija modula, ki bo tudi široko diseminiran.V okviru stebra B (strateški) bo najprej opravljena poglobljena analiza sistematizacije izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo v državah partnericah in izbranih članicah EU. Analiza bo poleg informacij s študijskega obiska na Hrvaškem predstavljala strokovni temelj na podlagi katere bo organiziran Ekspertni forum II. Slednji dogodek bo omogočil prek partnerstva med ključnimi deležniki postaviti temelje predloga strategije za sistematizacijo izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo. Na tej podlagi in po strokovni razpravi na zaključni konferenci projekta bo oblikovana končna verzija modula.Neposredne ciljne skupine projekta so deležniki na polju mladine, izobraževanja, zaposlovanja in socialnega podjetništva (relevantna ministrstva, mladinske organizacije, socialna podjetja, organizacije za mlade, evropske mladinske organizacije ipd.) ter posamezniki na polju izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo (mladinski trenerji, strokovnjaki za področje izobraževanja, socialni podjetniki ipd.). Posredne ciljne skupine pa so mladi, zainteresirana javnost in širša družba, katerih namen je ozavestiti o pomenu in priložnostih, ki jih prinaša socialno podjetništvo.Učinki projekta bodo večstranski. Vzpostavljeno bo partnerstvo med deležniki, ki bodo prispevali k popularizaciji socialnega podjetništva med mladimi in v širši družbi ter k ureditvi izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo. Z implementacijo predloga strategije je lahko dolgoročni učinek široko družbeno zavedanje o pomenu socialnega podjetništva in trajnostna ureditev področja izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo, še posebej v mladinskem sektorju. Z uporabo izobraževalnega modula pa bo mladinski sektor pridobil strokovno izobražene mladinske trenerje na polju izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo, ki bodo nadalje izobraževali mlade. Projekt bo pomembno učinkoval tudi na evropsko raven, saj bo izdelan predlog strategije sistematizacije izobraževanja za socialno podjetništvo predstavljal predlogo ureditve področja ne le organizacijama partnericama iz Hrvaške in Romunije, temveč tudi drugim državam EU.