- YOUTH PERSPECTIVE ON ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS -
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Youth NGOs
Young people represented
88%
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of the entrepreneurs need specific training
JADE took youth unemployment and skills mismatch in Europe as a priority for policy making and the result was Generations Club 2014! Hosted in collaboration with Microsoft, through several discussions, the main goal was to answer three questions: ďƒ˜ What are the entrepreneurial skills, when and how should them be developed in order to achieve the success?
W H A T
We should be aware of these entrepreneurial s k i l l s t h a t Yo u t h , Academia, Private and Public Sector think that are important. One important conclusion is that all the skills should be developed at the different stages, and through different methods.
Skills Ability to identify skills
Auto reflection
Languages skills
Opportunity perception
Self confidence
Active listener
Creativity
Life-long learning
Pitch skills
Technical skills
Analytical thinking
Global awareness
Negotiation skills
Self assessment
Work in a team
80%
W H E N
of the stakeholders said that the basics of entrepreneurship should start to be taught under 14 years old. The program is more flexible in Primary School. The problem comes in High School when the space for creativity and innovation decreases. So we conclude that the investment of resources should be intensified mainly in High School and University. FORMAL + INFORMAL EDUCATION
Before Primary school
Primary school
Basic school
High school
University *The
After Universtiy
EY G20 Entrepreneurship Barometer 2013
- YOUTH PERSPECTIVE ON ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS -
Should students work while they are studying?
H O W
40%
60%
International experience before the labour market? 20%
80%
True entrepreneur = create his own company? 80%
20% YES NO
G O O D
P R A C T I C E S
Below you can find a resume of good practices mentioned by the different stakeholders that participated in the Generations Club 2014. • Team projects, presentations, debates and • Increase collaboration between practical exercises during all stages of Public Sector, Private Sector, Civil education. Society and Educational Institutes. • Take part in mentoring schemes. • Reward the entrepreneurs. • Learn by doing and take reasonable • Working experience before going to risks. university. • Take non-professional roles of • Training should be implemented in responsibility. the curricula in Higher Education. • Attend networking events.
ORGANISED BY:
JADE’s mission is to encourage entrepreneurship in Europe by fostering the concept of Junior Enterprise, a student non-profit business that invests its earnings into its own development. JADE integrates a network of 280 Junior Enterprises and supports the growth of its Members.
POWERED BY:
JADE is one of the most powerful European youth organisations that fights skills mismatch and creates great potential for a more entrepreneurial society and active citizenship.
SUPPORTED BY:
www.jadenet.org | 20.000 students | 280 Junior Enterprises | 16M Euros of total annual turnover