Upskilling with the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass SIEC 88th Annual International

Conference, Graz 2016

Agenda

• ESP: Step-By-Step

• Useful Material

• Student Testimonials

• Closing

The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP)

is a international qualification that

proves students (15-19 years old) have had

a real entrepreneurship experience and have the necessary

knowledge, skills and competences to start a business

or be successfully employed.

What is ESP?

Why ESP is important?

Forward-looking initiative aiming to boost the short and long-term impact of Europe’s entrepreneurship education efforts.

Possibility to acquire and certify

those skills and competences employer

are looking for

Full package to support entrepreneurial learning outcomes

including the mini-company programme, teacher training and

assessment/evaluation

Valuable complement to standard academic

qualifications. Possibility to access a pool of qualified students.

The ESP is a great way for young and

proactive professionals to differentiate

themselves and to prove the high-

standard of their entrepreneurial abilities.

Microsoft In our opinion, the ESP has a great potential and in

the long run it could become a great tool and a CV

booster for those students who are looking to get

their first job. Barclays The certification would demonstrate to an employer that a young person has a great competitive advantage over other applicants, because they have been able to develop important skills through the ESP program. SAP

Why is ESP important?

What business partners says about the ESP

Recognition from organisations like EUROCHAMBRES, the European Commission and the European Round Table of Industrialists

ESP Impact by the End of 2016

A real entrepreneurship

experience

Students set up their own Mini-Company at school

A Self-Assessment

Students involved in the entrepreneurial experience use a

self-assessment to reflect on their competences as they progress through the year

Recognition and further opportunities

Students take an online exam to test their

business, economic and financial knowledge

and skills

An international exam

ESP Step-by-Step

STEP 1 - The JA Company Programme

Since its launch in 1919, the JA Company Programme has been teaching students how to take a business idea from concept to reality.

STEP 2 – The Self-Assessment OBJECTIVE PROCESS

ONLINE PLATFORM

Aims at making students reflect on the key competences acquired through the entrepreneurial experience experience in school and

emphasize the role they play in the learning programme.

NOT A TEST It doesn’t have

right or wrong answers

NO TIME LIMIT Should take not more than 20-30 minutes

Self assessment

Self assessment

PRE Self assessment

POST Self assessment

JA Company Programme International

written exam Further opportunities

SEP./OCT. JUNE APR.

OBJECTIVE

PROCESS ONLINE PLATFORM

STEP 2 – The Self-Assessment

OBJECTIVE

CONTENT

ONLINE PLATFORM

STEP 2 – The Self-Assessment

REGISTRATION Step 1: fill in the registration form (“SIGN UP”) Step 2: receive email with link Step 3: set up the password by clicking on the email link Step 4: receive new email Step 5: access the platform (“LOGIN”) STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WHEN THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE AVAILABLE!

STEP 3 - Final Exam PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

CONTENT

ONLINE DEMO

Aims at assessing, validating and certifying

students’ theoretical and factual knowledge

as well as their cognitive and practical skills

about the most important business concepts.

There is a direct link between the activities experienced

in the entrepreneurial experience and the exam

Who can take the exam? Students who completed the JA Company Programme and the 2 self-assessment questionnaires.

PRESENTATION

STRUCTURE CONTENT

ONLINE DEMO

STEP 3 - Final Exam

How is it delivered? Through an online platform that is available only in specialized test centres

Main Characteristics Total set of questions: equivalent to 28 answers Possible type of questions: Multiple Choices Questions, Questions with drop-down menu, Matching questions Format of the test: Stand-alone questions and/or Questions with short scenario Length of the exam: 1 hour Scoring: Only plus/positive score / Each question has the same score / All or nothing Percentage (%) to pass the exam: 70%

The exam is focused on 4 CATEGORIES

1. General understanding of organizations

2. Main steps and legal requirements

3. From the idea generation to the market

4. Financial resources & budgeting

Each category is composed of a SET OF TOPICS. They are defined in terms of learning outcomes

Each learning outcome is further described

alongside the didactic objectives

PRESENTATION

STRUCTURE

CONTENT ONLINE DEMO

STEP 3 - Final Exam

ADVICE THE STUDENTS TO DO THE DEMO! (either alone or all together in the classroom)

PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

STRUCTURE

ONLINE DEMO

STEP 3 - Final Exam

STEP 4 - Further Opportunities

After gaining the certificate

Students get in touch with business partners…

How can you help the students?

• Prepare their CV

• Search and apply for offers

• Get ready for interviews

72 businesses

so far

TWO IMPORTANT TOOLS AVAILABLE

• LINKED’IN • DROP’PIN

LINKED’IN

• Important tool for networking, professional development, and for any job search.

• ESP badge

It is really important to advice the students to create a profile on LinkedIn and then to add the ESP

certificate by using the functionality called Add to my Profile Programme.

LINKED’IN

Student from Greece who participated in ESP pilot

Role in the mini-company

Awards and Certificates

DROP’PIN

Students: 1. Register 2. Create a profile

o Topics/Sectors/Countries o Education level o Languages o CV o Certificates

Options for ESP: 1. Enter certificate key 2. Upload the pdf

Useful Resources

Syllabus is an useful tool for understanding the learning outcomes of the JA Company Programme and the main topics of the final exam.

Online Demo is an example of the final exam that can be used as a test to verify how much a student is prepared for the ESP final exam.

Teacher's Glossary provides a list of business terms and concepts which are useful to guide the students from the mini-company experience to the final exam. HP LIFE e-learning is a free, online training program that enables students and teachers to gain business and IT and strengthen their preparation for the final exam.

Teacher’s Glossary

• Around 150 business terms • Technical explanations but short and simple • By alphabetical order and syllabus area • Cross-references and hyperlinks

A global program that trains students, teachers, and entrepreneurs to apply IT and business skills.

HP LIFE - Online courses (1) Learning Initiatives for Entrepreneurs

• HP LIFE is a valuable resource for

classroom, one-to-one coaching sessions, or individual learning.

• The courses are online, free of cost, fun and interactive.

• They cover areas like finance, operations, marketing, communications and social entrepreneurship - You can use one, use them all.

• We matched the HP LIFE Courses to our Company Programme Curricula (and therefore to the ESP syllabus).

RECOMMENDED COURSES !

Platform and contents available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi and simplified Chinese.

http://www.life-global.org/go/esp

HP LIFE - Online courses (2) Learning Initiatives for Entrepreneurs

Useful Resources

Syllabus is an useful tool for understanding the learning outcomes of the JA Company Programme and the main topics of the final exam.

Online Demo is an example of the final exam that can be used as a test to verify how much a student is prepared for the ESP final exam.

Teacher's Glossary provides a list of business terms and concepts which are useful to guide the students from the mini-company experience to the final exam.

HP LIFE e-learning is a free, online training program that enables students and teachers to gain business and IT and strengthen their preparation for the final exam.

1. Guide the students during the entrepreneurial experience

2. Motivate students to sit for the exam and get the certificate

3. Talk about the ESP and support other teachers to get involved

4. Disseminate ESP in your business community

ESP AMBASSADORS

Closing Remarks (1)

List of ESP Ambassadors on ESP website http://www.entrepreneurialskillspass.eu/countries.html

International Teachers Symposium Vienna, September 2016

Closing Remarks (2)

Friederike Soezen Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

friederike.soezen@wko.at www.wko.at/bildung

www.entrepreneurialskillspass.eu