‘Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship’ can be broadly defined as the capacity to turn ideas into action, ideas that generate value for someone other than oneself. Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship is a transversal key competence, which every citizen needs for personal fulfilment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment in the knowledge society. (Entrepreneurship Competence Framework, 2016). In the European reference framework ‘Entrepreneurship and a sense of initiative’ is one of eight key competences for lifelong learning which citizens require for their personal fulfilment, social inclusion, active citizenship and employability in a knowledge-based society.All students should have access to entrepreneurship education, which should be offered in all types and at all levels of education. Teachers and schools are key agents: an individual’s chances of receiving good quality entrepreneurship education has depended mainly on the enthusiasm of teaching staff and their ability to secure the right resources. Teachers have a critical role to play in the development of entrepreneurship education. In this respect,with this project we aim to build a system that ultimately enables all students to receive high quality entrepreneurship education that they can use at every stage of the educational process to develop social entrepreneurship competencies To realize this aim to train 32 students through 2 blended mobility of school learners and 115 teachers in 4 joint staff trainings embedded with MOOCs with 4 secondary schools and four non profit organisations from Hungary,Turkey,Greece and Slovenia in 24 months, In the long run,the project is expected to : stimulate innovative and entrepreneurial mindsets among students by introducing entrepreneurship as a key competence in school curricula, particularly in general secondary education and ensure that it is correctly reflected in teaching material; ensure that the importance of entrepreneurship is correctly reflected in education systems design and develop a new model of entrepreneurship education boosting social innovation and social entrepreneurial skills in young people within the School education system in Europe. Enhance the ability to develop own teaching competencies by updating their professional know-how and by recognising the future trends and developments in the employment sector The project is expected to have a significant impact on individual educators and their organisations across Europe, largely related to the developed entrepreneurship resources as a means of providing a new and innovative approach to promoting sustainability and developing related skills in schools. It is anticipated that the resources developed during the project will complement and expand existing training initiatives at various educational levels across Europe and expand traditional teaching and learning practices to include new technologies. The project is expected to offer opportunities for the exchange of ideas and good practices with peers from across Europe through the proposed multiplier event, training sessions and the online platform.
Our project produced cross-curricular educational content designed for teachers and students across diverse schools and regions. We developed the educational content for the subsequent learning, teaching, and training activities. In addition, a repository of online training material (presentation materials and training videos) was exchanged. Participants were also encouraged to submit assignments through the Moodle platform, effectively creating a robust repository of online training resources for ongoing and future use. We promoted innovative and entrepreneurial mindset among students by introducing entrepreneurship as a key competence in the school curriculum, especially in general secondary education. It aimed to improve teachers' own teaching competence by updating their professional knowledge and recognizing future trends and developments in the employment sector. We hope the project will have a significant impact on individual educators, largely in relation to improved entrepreneurial resources, as a way to provide a new and innovative approach to promoting sustainability in schools, develop relevant skills, and expand traditional teaching and learning practices to include new technologies.
BGRG decided to take part in Erasmus+ projects on entrepreneurship among youngsters. We tried to raise awareness that there are sustainable alternatives to for-profit entrepreneurship that can address the economic and social needs of each local community. By educating the teachers, we first wanted adults to become familiar with the concept of social entrepreneurship and embrace it as a new economic paradigm. Only empowered teachers can educate students, inspire and motivate them, and lead them by example to adopt the mindset of social entrepreneurs. We primarily addressed the need for knowledge on social entrepreneurship and, later on, the need for skill development among all members of the whole school community. The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework highlights the importance of turning ideas into action for the benefit of society as a whole. Entrepreneurship education has been a longstanding EU priority, aiming to equip citizens with skills for personal development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employability in the knowledge society. We recognized that developing an entrepreneurial mindset is essential for sustainable local and regional development as well as social cohesion.