Final report - European Commission - Europa

STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC LITERACY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIPEDUCATIONEugenijus Savicius, Lietuvos Junior Achievement, LithuaniaStrategy for economic literacy and entrepreneurship education was initially a document prepared by the Ministry ofEducation. The initial goal of the strategy was to foster economic education by introducing subject of economics intothe school curriculum. The implementation process showed that the initial goals should be reviewed and successcould be achieved only through a complex solution, by including into the process other institutions and makingdecisions at the governmental and parliament level. It is clear that the results could be achieved only based on permanentand consistent actions – the main strategic documents contain policies for the long period – up to year 2012.The strategy requires changes at national and international level in education and business.Strategy documents include action plans in the 4 main focus areas: curriculum, educational materials, human resources,and attitudes towards entrepreneurship education in the education community and public opinion. Humanresources and relations with the local business (involving business people into entrepreneurship education) areespecially important.The European Commission plays a very positive and important role by setting guidelines as well as highlightingtrends and best practices in the area of entrepreneurship education: national documents are approved faster andtheir content is more contemporary. Guidelines and examples of best practices allow to save time and benefit frominstruments and approaches already tested.67Entrepreneurship Education in Europe: Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindsets through Education and Learning