Entrepreneurship education is paramount in shaping young people’s attitudes, skills not only about business creating, but in the same time about setting the right environment for the development of a skilled, innovative, entrepreneurial workforce able to anticipate change and face challenges.The most relevant contributions that young entrepreneurs and their teams need at beginning of their journeys can be offered by mentors and experts in the field, and other entrepreneurs. The project Start-up explorers: New horizons, intend to expand the network of youth workers prepared to deliver high-quality entrepreneurship education learning programmes for young people and to continue to develop interactive and innovative tools while connecting them with valuable mentors.The main aim of the project is to design 1 year prototype for a structured and self-paced learning process for young people interested to start the journey of developing a healthy and sustainable start-up by June 2022. The aim will be reached with the support of 24 youth workers and mentors from 6 European and LAC countries which, during 3 progressive mobilities, will learn through NFE methods how to build the journey: phase 1 - Ideas and opportunities; phase 2 – Resources; phase 3 - Into action. The specific objectives are: O1. Expand the Start-up explorers network with 24 youth workers to be prepared to become multipliers of entrepreneurship education through a 3-phases training. O2. Encourage 120 youth NEETs from 6 countries to start a 1 year guided entrepreneurship journey using 1 hybrid micro-learning workbook. O3. Create 6 national digital maps with hot-spots (learning environments and programmes, incubators, competitions and capital opportunities) for young people.O4: Develop 6 mini-libraries with books, games and other resources for young entrepreneurs in each partner organisation for youth Start-up Explorers: New Horizons has two IOs which indicate its innovative character:1) A hybrid micro-learning workbook to prepare the youth for their entrepreneurial journey, structured in 3 modules (Ideas and opportunities – Resources – Into action) to gather know how and develop 11 essential skills (EntreComp). 2) 6 digital/printed maps with entrepreneurial hotspots. Starting from a detailed country screening and identify entrepreneurship learning providers & programmes, incubators & accelerators, national programmes, funding opportunities.
The main aim: design a one year learning process for youth entrepreneurs from 6 European and LAC countries. The objectives were:O1. Expand and train the SUE network: 24 youth workers.O2. Encourage 120 youth NEETs from 6 countries to start a 1 year guided entrepreneurship journey using 1 hybrid micro-learning workbook.O3. Create 6 digital maps with hot-spots on entrepreneurship education. O4: Develop 6 mini-libraries with books, games and other resources for young entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship education is paramount in shaping young people’s attitudes and skills not only about business creation, but at the same time about setting the right environment for the development of a skilled, innovative, entrepreneurial workforce, aligned with EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. “Start-up Explorers: New Horizons” expands the Startup Explorers network: EU & LAC NGOs that have in their portfolio of services for young people entrepreneurship education.
<< Background >> Entrepreneurship education is paramount in shaping young people’s attitudes and skills not only about business creation, but at the same time about setting the right environment for the development of a skilled, innovative, entrepreneurial workforce, aligned with EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. “Start-up Explorers: New Horizons” expands the Startup Explorers network: EU & LAC NGOs that have in their portfolio of services for young people entrepreneurship education. << Objectives >> The main aim: design a one year learning process for youth entrepreneurs from 6 European and LAC countries. The objectives were:O1. Expand and train the SUE network: 24 youth workers.O2. Encourage 120 youth NEETs from 6 countries to start a 1 year guided entrepreneurship journey using 1 hybrid micro-learning workbook.O3. Create 6 digital maps with hot-spots on entrepreneurship education. O4: Develop 6 mini-libraries with books, games and other resources for young entrepreneurs. << Implementation >> The main milestones of the project were: Dec 2021: Kick-of seminar (Brazil) Jan 2021 - Nov 2022: Awareness campaign of the project Apr - Nov 2022: DEOR campaignApr 2022: TC Ideas and opportunities (Chile) + workbook module 1Jul 2022: TC Resources (Peru) + workbook module 2Sep 2022: TC Into Action (RO) + workbook module 3Sep-Nov 2022: Complete/translate the workbook; Multiplication of resultsNov 2022: Final conference and evaluation meeting (LT) Jan 2023: Evaluation and final report. << Results >> R1. 59 youth workers from 6 Youth NGOs developed during 3 TCs their knowledge, skills, and attitudes, necessary to mentor young people to cultivate their entrepreneurial mindset. R2. A hybrid micro-learning workbook that assisted 120 youth in their entrepreneurial journey, structured in 3 parts.R3. 6 digital and printed maps with entrepreneurial hotspots designed (entrepreneurship education providers, programmes, incubators, accelerators and funding opportunities)