Final report - European Commission - Europa

WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONSRapporteur: Ingrid Trenner, KIST Consulting, AustriaOur actors come from NGO´s and Government agencies and business. The discussions centered around how to “stay”Entrepreneurship, how to continue to add value.The recommendations focused on:Roles of various sectors (NGO´s, Government, Business, etc.)Importance of flexibility when implementing the programmes in the curriculumImportance of guidance and training of teachers and students – clear and well structured approachImportance of providing lots of support to Mini-Company Schemes – building networks (regional, national,European)Recommendations1. Long term funding: There should be access to long term funding for mini-companies schemes (European andNational level)2. Governments should play the role of providing support and endorsement at all levels for mini company schemesand networks (thematic networks, etc) providing these schemes3. Entrepreneurship education should be a core competence in teacher training (the teacher learns to play the roleof coach and mentor rather than traditional educator)4. Entrepreneurship should be built into the curriculum but content and participation should be flexible5. There should be more evaluation and research on the long term economic impact of mini-company schemes6. There should be a well coordinated Pan-European awareness-campaign that reaches target groups not normallypre-disposed to entrepreneurship-training7. Mentoring or coaching from business-people and or people with business experience should be a basic elementin all entrepreneurship-training8. There should be a clear and transparent framework (legal and educational) to facilitate the operation of minicompanies9. The content and methodology of mini-company-schemes should make every effort to promote creativity “just doit” attitudes among young people and ensure that entrepreneurship is understood in its broadest sense (not justabout running a business)10. There should be a database of best practices55Entrepreneurship Education in Europe: Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindsets through Education and Learning