Junior Achievement Estonia

NGO delivering programmes for educating young entrepreneurial people

in (for) Estonia.

Member of JA-YE Europe (42 countries) and JA Worldwide

JA Estonia

the biggest deliverer of entrepreneurship and economics education in Estonia

3 full time employees + 2 part time

Almost 17, 000 students

1. Develop programmes and learning materials 2. Train teachers3. Organise student events4. Promote EEE5. Participate in European network

What we do?

Background

1. Entrepreneurship is not included in school curriculum

2. No systematic governmental funding

3. Businesses are not eager to support

4. But things are coming better!

Programmes

1. Elementary school

2. Lower secondary school

3. Upper secondary school

4. Adults

5. (Universities)

Elementary SchoolSeven steps

1. Ourselves

2. Our Family

3. Our Community

4. Our City

5. Our Region

6. Our Country

7. Our World

Job guru (computer simulation)

Lower Secondary School

Personal Economy,Enterprise in ActionInternational MarketplaceMiniCompany Smart Figures (Math in Life and Business)Simulator 7 (Computer Simulation)

Upper Secondary School

Economics (theory + active learning)

Student Company

TITAN (computer simulation)

Job Shadow Day

Junior Consultant Programme (Leadership)

Adult and university levelAdults: Teacher training

teaching methodology

advanced training

Learning Enterprise

University students:

Leadership for alumni

Enterprise Challenge (in process)

Student events• Student Company Trade Fairs (7-8 per year)• Student Company Competion• International student conferences (7-8

countries)• Innovation competitions• Entrepreneurship Days• Entrepreneurship Fairy Tale Contests• Summer Schools – students and teachers

togetheretc.

Why may we think that we have succeeded?

1. We have found our place in educational system

2. Some of our programmes (Job Shadow Days) are taken over by other actors.

3. Supportive and successful alumni4. Many volunteers5. Good results internationally

Student Company Programme

Our best and most popular programme

Extra curricular programme

Also allowed not related to any school

Popularity

Students understand their opportunities– trade fairs in Estonia (7 per year) and abroad- success for everybody

Word of mouth

Role models

ENRI research about SC alumni

5 countries:

Belgium – Flemish and French

Norway

Finland

Slovakia

Estonia

More willing to start my own company

• Average: 44 %

• Estonia 59 %

SC is a good or a very good programme

• Average 81 %

• Estonia 92 %

SC teachers are good or very good

• Average 71 %

• Estonia 82 %

% active in business

• Average 15 %

• Estonia 21 %

Good international results

European student company competition:in last 6 years 4 awards (1 third, 3 second places)

Worldwide computer simulation – 1 fourth, and 1 third place

European computer simulation – 1 second place

Real success can be estimated in the future

Thank you for your attention!

epp@ja.ee