Through this project, we wanted to give students with fewer opportunities/disadvantaged the chance to develop their entrepreneurial skills in order to be able to integrate into the labor market and start a business in the rural area. The project involved the creation of a Business Plan model, by the students of CEVM, based on the experience of the partners from Cyprus and Spain. The participation of VET teachers (CEVM) in the mobility in Cyprus had as its objective the development of new teaching/learning methods - more attractive and in line with market trends (methods taken from the partner in Cyprus). The project also involved a mobility of students and teachers to the partner in Spain, mobility that included visits to successful entrepreneurs from the countryside, which determined the improvement of business plans, the stimulation of creativity among students and the increase of the desire to develop businesses in the rural area in Romania, similar to those in Spain. The business plans created within the project were conceived in digital format, which can allow easy distribution at local, national and international level.
The project arose from the desire of the college and its teachers to devise a project that addresses students with limited opportunities, to develop entrepreneurial skills in students and for a better integration on the labor market. Within this project, a business plan model was created, which represents an example of entrepreneurship that can be used even after the end of the project. Erasmus+ projects are attractive for students and teachers, and the development of a partnership project is a challenge for both learners and educators. The needs addressed by the project: -poor development of entrepreneurial skills among students - an unsatisfactory involvement in projects and programs that imply partnerships with educational units from abroad and with organizations specialized in fields of interest. - a weak capitalization of recent trends, regarding the use of quality educational resources - Insufficient expansion of teaching-learning methods that develop entrepreneurial skills in students -Limited language skills (English) for a significant number of VET teachers - lack of projects and programs that are addressed to disadvantaged students/reduced opportunities (those who live in rural or isolated areas)