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How Entrepreneurship is Being Developed in Vocational Education

How Entrepreneurship is Being Developed in Vocational Education. VOC 1 - Team Jupiter. Eva Kagiri , Jussi Järvinen Katariina Walker, Linda Krokfors 15/11/ 2012. AGENDA. Are you an Entrepreneur? quiz Entrepreneurship in Curricula Pre-task Video: Teaching Entrepreneurship

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How Entrepreneurship is Being Developed in Vocational Education

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  1. HowEntrepreneurship isBeingDeveloped in VocationalEducation VOC 1 - Team Jupiter Eva Kagiri, JussiJärvinen Katariina Walker, Linda Krokfors 15/11/2012

  2. AGENDA • Are you an Entrepreneur? quiz • Entrepreneurship in Curricula • Pre-task • Video: Teaching Entrepreneurship • How to To Teach Entrepreneurship • Concluding remarks • Discussion

  3. AreYou an Entrepreneur? • http://www.bizmove.com/other/quiz.htm • Discussion: • 1. Is the result what you expected? • 2. Does the score you got reflect your ability to teach entrepreneurship?

  4. Entrepreneurship in Curricula • One of the core subjects in ALL vocational studies since 2010 (minimum of 5 credits) • Is not only a study module by itself but is embedded in other modules • Entrepreneurship and initiative is one key component of lifelong learning • Optional study modules • A final project (2 credits) and on-the job learning (a minimum of 20 credits) • Aim: not only entrepreneurs but workers with entrepreneurial work attitude

  5. Entrepreneurship in Vocational Study Programmes Entrepreneurship is included either as an optional or compulsory component of different vocational qualifications • VQ in Music, Piano Tuner • VQ in Dental Technology, Dental Laboratory • VQ in Business and Administration

  6. One of the 11 Key Competences for Lifelong learning Initiative and Entrepreneurship Student: • works towards completing set objectives • takes initiative and acts in a customer-oriented way as an employer and/or entrepreneur. • plans activities and works to reach the objectives set. • acts economically and is result-orientated. • sets personal goals in line with the overall objectives.

  7. Pre-task • Discussion: What is your field? What kind of courses would you be teaching? How would you teach entrepreneurship skills to your students in your subject? Give one example.

  8. Teaching Entrepreneurship • http://youtu.be/rb9133P2hZY

  9. What is Entrepreneurship Education? How Can Entrepreneurship Education Be Integrated in Different Courses

  10. Fostering the Right mindset Raising awareness on career opportunities as an entrepreneur

  11. Learning Environment That Supports Entrepreneurship • The focus is on the learner’s own activity • Learning also takes place in a simulated or real-world setting • Learners can directly interact with entrepreneurship • Instruction is based on problem-solving and interaction • The learner has the support of various expert organisations • The teacher’s role evolves from disseminator of information to organiser, guide and learning environment planner

  12. Pedagogical Approaches • Problem Based Learning • Inquiry • Didactics, Demonstration, Modelling • Reflection • Simulation, Authentic • Self-directed • Collaborative Learning

  13. Reflecting and Relating • JSB Tinkering – enhancing creativity by allowing failure and experimenting • Project Based Learning & Progressive Inquiry – problem solving, process that enables research and coming up with new innovations • VS 1 – How learning happens and the teacher’s role in the learning process – environment that supports entrepreneurship • Edutech that supports the learning process and the teacher’s role – enhancing the effectiveness of pedagogical approaches

  14. Conclusions • Entrepreneurship education needs clear national guidelines, with teaching models and methods known to the teachers • Genuine cooperation=”collision” between students and enterprises • Entrepreneurship education: • solidcomponent of vocational curricula • be of a more cross-disciplinary nature • part of teacher training • Sufficient resources

  15. Teachers’ need continuing professional education, encouragement to secondments relating to entrepreneurship and would benefit from a mentor outside the school (entrepreneur) • Lappeenranta University of technology has created a measurement tool for entrepreneurship education in co-operation with teachers. https://developmentcentre.lut.fi/muut/mittaristo

  16. References • Finpec.fi • Guidelines for Entrepreneurship Education: Ministry of Education, Publications of the Ministry of Education 2009:9 • Jokela, SinikkaEntrepreneurship education in vocational education in Finland : Case Mänttä Regional Vocational Education Centrehttp://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201004226758 • National Board of Education: National Qualification Requirements for Vocational Education and Training http://www.oph.fi/english/sources_of_information/core_curricula_and_qualification_requirements/vocational_education_and_training • Ruskovaara, Elena et all. Proposing a Model of a Supporting System of Entrepreneurship Education, research paper 2011 http://developmentcentre.lut.fi/files/muut/ISBE_2011_Sheffield.pdf

  17. Discussion • Did you get any new ideas on how to teach entrepreneurship skills in your own subject? • How could you as a teacher improve your entrepreneurship skills? Is there anything stopping you? • Can you tell any new examples on how entrepreneurship skills are taught in vocational institutions?

  18. THANK YOU!

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