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Paul Schram (teacher seconded to a
government agency)
Project manager entrepreneurship
Promoting and stimulating
entrepreneurship in education (national
and international projects)
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FIanders in Action - Pact 2020
%he Flemish Government's ambitious project for
the future.
By 2020, Flanders is to be counted among the top
five regions of Europe
www.fIandersinaction.be
Flanders in Action is focused on seven
breakthrough actions.
one of these actions: the open entrepreneur
(More and reinforced entrepreneurship,
cultivate a sense of entrepreneurship in
Flanders, .)
t is not onIy usefuI but aIso very t is not onIy usefuI but aIso very
effective to start encouraging the effective to start encouraging the
entrepreneuriaI cuIture in education. entrepreneuriaI cuIture in education.
Time Time for for action! action!
hat happened before
2007 'A plea for more entrepreneurship in education' a
report made by %he King Boudewijn foundation,
commissioned by the Minister of Education.
June 2007 Policy framework and first Action Plan
Entrepreneurship education
January 2008 Updated Action Plan with long-term
actions (only internal use)
2009 %he Effecto study' (Vlerick Management School)
November 2011 New action plan Entrepreneurship
Education in Flanders
FIemish FIemish Action PIan Action PIan
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Education Education
2011-2014
Action Plan for stimulating Entrepreneurship and a Sense
of Entrepreneurship by Education
llemlsh AcLlon lan LnLrepreneurshlp
LducaLlon
W AssoclaLe parLners
W ueflnlLlons
W 1argeL group
W SLraLeglc ob[ecLlves
W AcLlons
Associate Associate partners partners
o-operation of aII aII policy participants involved!
W epartment of Education and %raining
W epartment of Economy, Science and nnovation
W Agency of Entrepreneurship
W epartment of ork and Social Economy
W epartment of Agriculture and Fisheries
W Syntra Vlaanderen (Flemish Agency for
Entrepreneurship %raining).
W ESF Agency
W %he abinet of Flemish Minister for Economy and
Agriculture
W %he cabinet of the Flemish Minister for ork
W %he cabinet of the Flemish Minister for Education
and %raining
2 2 Definitions Definitions
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship
One of the 8 key
competences for lifelong
learning Sense of initiative
and entrepreneurship
W EntrepreneuriaI attitude
(sense of entrepreneurship)
initiative, creativity, innovation,
independence, risk-taking,
negotiating, working
collaboratively in teams, .
W Entrepreneurship (starting up
your own business)
Becoming an entrepreneur in
profit or non-profit sector
Target Target group group
W uplls from elemenLary educaLlon (nursery
educaLlon and prlmary educaLlon)
W uplls from secondary educaLlon
(apprenLlceshlp sysLem lncluded)
W uplls from parLLlme arLs educaLlon
W SLudenLs from LerLlary educaLlon
W arLlclpanLs ln adulL educaLlon wlLh Lhe
excepLlon of Lhe course leadlng Lo a buslness
managemenL cerLlflcaLe
Strategic Strategic objectives objectives
uplls and sLudenLs have obLalned an
enLrepreneurlal aLLlLude when leavlng Lhe
educaLlonal sysLem
2 uplls and sLudenLs have had a preparaLlon on
enLrepreneurshlp when leavlng Lhe educaLlonal
sysLem
3 uplls and sLudenLs are moLlvaLed Lo choose for
enLrepreneurshlp
4 1eachers show an enLrepreneurlal aLLlLude and
have a poslLlve aLLlLude Lowards
enLrepreneurshlp
Actions Actions
1. %erminology
2. Supporting teachers
3. ommunication
4. Learning pathway
5. %eacher training
6. Financial
7. Monitoring
Actions () Actions ()
Agreement on the terminology
Every Every one one uses uses the the same same terminoIogy terminoIogy, ,
the the same same definitions definitions, at , at aII aII times times! !
Act|ons (2) Act|ons (2) Support|ng Support|ng teachers teachers
W Online support integration of the content of 2 existing
websites
W Exchange of experiences e.g. discussion groups for teachers
focusing on informal reflection
W "uality presentation of activities
e.g. information market with providers of initiatives concerning
entrepreneurship education to promote existing facilities)
W "uality label
W Face to face support
W %raining periods on entrepreneurship (internship in a
company) + coping with the problem of replacement
Actions (): Actions (): C Communication ommunication
W ooperaLlon beLween exlsLlng
communlcaLlon channels
W 1esLlng new accenLs on communlcaLlon
W Speclal day for Leachers
Actions (): Learning Actions (): Learning pathway pathway
W rlnclples
LnLrepreneurshlp educaLlon should be presenLed aL all
educaLlonal levels
LnLrepreneurshlp educaLlon should be presenLed aL all
courses of sLudy
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att|tude att|tude ls dealL wlLh durlng Lhe compleLe learnlng
paLhway
Lntrepreursh|p Lntrepreursh|p dlsplays a progresslve sLrucLure wlLhln
Lhe learnlng paLhway
Overview learning pathway
ursery education
Entrepreneurial attitude
Positive image forming
!rimary education
Entrepreneurial attitude
Positive image forming
Foundation economical awareness importance of enterprises for society
Secondary education
Entrepreneurial attitude
Positive image forming
Economical awareness
Entrepreneurship starting up a business individuaI choice of each pupiI
%ertiary education
Entrepreneurial attitude
Positive image forming
Economical awareness
Entrepreneurship starting up a business individuaI choice of each
student
Actions (): Teacher training Actions (): Teacher training
W Lxplore posslblllLles for greaLer aLLenLlon Lo
enLrepreneurshlp ln
lnlLlal Leacher Lralnlng
lnservlce Lralnlng
Actions (6): FinanciaI Actions (6): FinanciaI
W Financial agreements
onsultation of all partners
%o avoid fragmentation of recources, double
funding, .
W #emove legal and tax barriers for
entrepreneurship education (student companies,
commercial activities in schools,.)
Actions (7): Monitoring Actions (7): Monitoring
W Searchlng for crlLerla and meLhods
(how many puplls/sLudenLs where lnvolved?
saLlsfacLlon survey of Leachers )
W Covernance lnLerdeparLmenLal sLeerlng
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