Through Entrepreneurship Education towards improving the quality of VET
- Adela Vitkovska
- Nov 6, 2025
- 11 min read
Start date 01-09-2016–End date 31-08-2018
EU Grant–166.224,00 €
Programme–Erasmus+
Key Action:
Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type:
Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training
Countries covered–4
Coordinator
Educational Association,z.s.
Nad hradním vodojemem 35
162 00 Praha
Hlavní město Praha
🇨🇿 Czechia
Coordinator Type: European NGO
Phone: +420724652217
Summary
The purpose of this project was to support ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION in VET, EQF 3 in countries involved (CR, AT, LV, PT). According to the Lisbon strategy for growth and employment and Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, issued in 2013, Europe needs to stimulate entrepreneurial mindsets among young people. Education in countries involved pays attention to entrepreneurship education especially in secondary schools with economic focus so far. The 2006 European Framework on Key Competences for LLL supports the acquisition of key competences including entrepreneurship competences and transversal skills such as creativity and critical thinking by all young people. We have focused on promoting this idea at VET schools and have supported the acquisition of those competences especially by pupils in EQF 3 level. First of all, it recommended, in terms of creativity, innovation and risk-bearing capacity to plan and manage projects. Sense is also in changing attitudes to entrepreneurship such as with all social, commercial and political aspects, especially in Eastern European economies. Our project encouraged exchange of experiences as well developing corresponding intellectual outputs in the area of the entrepreneur education. Effective and enthusiastic teachers/trainers are the most important factor contributing to student achievements. On the other hand most of teachers/trainers have not any experience with entrepreneurship and ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION is not yet included systematically in training programmes for teachers/ trainers in countries involved in the project. THE OBJECTIVE of the project was to provide teachers/trainers with the adequate competences to teach entrepreneurship. Teachers/ trainers gained experience from foreign partners, which are reflected in other ways and habits, characteristics of the country. They became familiar with the partner countries, the ways of doing business and part of the knowledge was used in their activities in practise. The project was realized within partnership of FOUR PROJECT PARTNERS. Educational Association, z.s. (CR), coordinator of the project, is non-profit association which aim is developing of the open educational society, information, consultation and guidance activities in the framework of the lifelong learning. BEST Institut für berufsbezogene Weiterbildung und Personaltraining GmbH (AT) was founded in 1990 as an independent organisation for providing continuous training, vocational qualification and career services. Its main activities comprise the development of innovative training programmes for young (+16) individuals and adults, many of them disadvantaged and with migration background, on continuous and vocational training, counselling & coaching and activation for job seekers and employees. Biedrība Eurofortis (LV), not-for-profit organisation working in training field, personal and professional competence development. ISQ (PT) is a private, non-profit and independent technological institution founded in 1965, currently running operations in more than 40 countries across the world (EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, Americas and Asia), offering its experience in technical inspections, technical assistance for engineering projects, consultancy services and training activities, supported by transversal research and development activities and by 16 accredited laboratories.
The project partners have realized the analysis of the situation in the area of the entrepreneurship education in the countries involved (O1 - THE STATE OF PLAY REPORT OF EACH COUNTRY). On the basis of this report was created a specific training program for teachers/trainers of secondary vocational schools and vocational schools in entrepreneurship education (O2 - TRAINING COURSE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION OF TEACHERS/TRAINERS). This course consists of 5 modules (60 lessons). The next step was pilot testing of this training course and developing of the report from pilot testing. O3 - OER PLATFORM is an environment of knowledge and news from entrepreneurship education, there are documents and news from EU countries and projects, teachers/trainers can find “everything” in one place. OER platform includes also link to the moodle course for teachers/trainers (O2) as well teaching materials or Analytic report (O1). Beside that we organized 5 international partner meetings, 6 multiplier events (including international conference) and developed 16 teaching materials for direct use in teaching lessons. Project activities have had a DIRECT IMPACT on the teachers /trainers, they received a substantial understanding of tools for facilitating entrepreneurial skills among their students. Teachers /trainers had the possibility extend the quality of entrepreneurship education through application of new teaching methodology for teaching core entrepreneurial competencies, including business modelling; gaining the communicating knowledge, design thinking, decision making, development of creativity, etc. WEBPAGE: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2016-1-CZ01-KA202-024066
Partners
BEST INSTITUT FUR BERUFSBEZOGENE WEITERBILDUNG UND PERSONALTRAINING GMBH 🇦🇹 Austria
MARIAHILFER STRASSE 8
1070 WIEN
Wien
🇦🇹 Austria
Partner Type: School/Institute/Educational centre – Adult education
Phone: +4315855050
BIEDRIBA EUROFORTIS 🇱🇻 Latvia
ANNINMUIZAS BULVARIS 38-37
1067 RIGA
🇱🇻 Latvia
Partner Type: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Phone: +37127763451
INSTITUTO DE SOLDADURA E QUALIDADE 🇵🇹 Portugal
TAGUSPARK AVENIDA PROFESSOR DR CAVACO SILVA 33 TALAIDE
2740 120 PORTO SALVO
Lisboa
🇵🇹 Portugal
Partner Type: Other
Phone: +351214228100
Results
Feedback from participants
Intellectual output IO2: Report of the pilot testing
Description
Reports of the pilot testing of the training course for teachers/trainers were produced in each country and further one summary report was prepared by ISQ, Portugal. Partners described their experiences from the pilot testing and ISQ developed the summary report from those countries with the aim to transfer those experiences to other stakeholders in this system of entrepreneurship education. All newly developed 5 modules and teaching materials were piloted. All partners tested all modules at schools/training centres from partners’ network. 45 teachers/trainers in total were trained. The pilot training lasted two days face to face, the rest was piloted as e-learning. Reactions and comments of the target group during the pilot testing were continuously recorded.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
E1 - Questionnaire summary
Description
E1 Round table - evaluation of pilot testing I – Czech Republic
Summary from the questionnares - external evaluation of the intellectual outputs was collected from our target groups in the form of evaluation of questionnaires after the project events and in the form of face to face interviews.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
E2 - Questionnaire summary
Description
E2 Round table - evaluation of pilot testing II LATVIA
Summary from the questionnaires - external evaluation of the intellectual outputs was collected from our target groups in the form of evaluation of questionnaires after the project events and in the form of face to face interviews.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
E3 - Questionnaire summary
Description
E3 Round table - evaluation of pilot testing III – Portugal
Summary from the questionnaires - external evaluation of the intellectual outputs was collected from our target groups in the form of evaluation of questionnaires after the project events and in the form of face to face interviews.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
E4 - Questionnaire summary
Description
E4 Round table - evaluation of pilot testing IV - AUSTRIA
Summary from the questionnaires - external evaluation of the intellectual outputs was collected from our target groups in the form of evaluation of questionnaires after the project events and in the form of face to face interviews.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
E5 - Questionnaire summary
Description
E5 Support of Entrepreneurship in Europe - CZECH REPUBLIC
Summary from the questionnaires - external evaluation of the intellectual outputs was collected from our target groups in the form of evaluation of questionnaires after the project events and in the form of face to face interviews.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
E6 - Questionnaires summary
Description
E6 - Conference - Support of entrepreneurship education across Europe - CZECH REPUBLIC
Summary from the questionnaries - external evaluation of the intellectual outputs was collected from our target groups in the form of evaluation of questionnaires after the project events and in the form of face to face interviews.
Type
Polls, satisfaction surveys
Contents
Practical & reusable resources for the practitioners
Presentation of Entrepreneuship education in the Czech Republic
Description
Language EN
Presentation of Entrepreneurship education in the Czech Republic, strategies, actions, possibility to integrate this theme to curriculum, learning outcomes, teacher education and support.
Type
Other: presentation
Contents
Research material bringing forward the reflection in the sector
Intellectual output IO1: The state of play report of each country
Description
Language: EN, media: internet (www.enter-info.eu), 1 consolidate report includes 4 national reports (CR, LV, AT, PT)
REPORT maps and analyses the situation in the area of entrepreneurship education in the countries involved in the project and supports the process of entrepreneurship education. The aim is to transfer the experiences to other members of the partnership.
Structure of the report:
• Description of VET in CR, LV, AT and PT
• Description of VET in EQF level 3 (professions obtained, general description of practical VET and/or curriculum, description of development and training of transversal and entrepreneurial skills in VET, examples of on-going initiatives addressing entrep. education)
• Qualitative research based on written surveys describing educational institution's position on the need for entrepreneurial skills and the practical existence and/or the establishment in training program, recognition of entrepreneurial skills in already existing program
• Conclusions.
Type
Studies
Contents
Community building tools
Intellectual output IO3: OER platform
Description
Language: EN, CZ, DE, LV, PT. media: internet (www.enter-info.eu)
BLOG/OER information about the EE identified in each country. Possible to filter the posts by categories (Entrepreneurship education, EU legislation, News, Projects , Research results), which facilitate searching for the information.
(O1) STATE OF PLATE REPORT in EN.
(O2) TRAINING COURSE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION OF TEACHERS/TRAINERS, Report of pilot testing (EN), reduced pdf versions of course (5 languages).
LIBRARY - “teaching materials” didactic materials for the teachers/trainers for direct using by teachers in lessons (5 lang).
ONLINE LOGIN MODULE to subscribe for the news. Information about agreement to the processing of personal data (GDPR) and link to site with detail information (http://enter-info.eu/index.php/en/gdpr-en/ ).
Link to the social network - Facebook down in the right side bar.
Basic information about the project and about project partners, links to websites of partners, link to project web
Type
Online platform
Dissemination material
E2 - MULTIPLIER EVENT IN LATVIA
Description
Date: 25.5.2018
Place: Rēzekne Technical School, Varoņu Street 11a, Rēzekne, Latvia, LV-4604
23 participants
IOs Covered: IO2 – Training course for entrepreneurship education of teachers/trainers
Activity Leading Organisation: BEFO
Participating Organisations: EA, ISQ, BEST
On May 25th, 2018, BEFO organised a ME – Round table in Rēzekne Technical School with an aim to evaluate the IO2 from the perspective among participants. It was also important to have a discussion about the implementation of EE and the role of the ENTER course in helping teachers become more confident in EE, thus facilitating teaching entrepreneurship skills in VET institutions on the EQF level 3 as well as educational institutions in a broader context.
Rēzekne Technical School is a VET school situated in Latgale region, LV. The target group of ME – teachers, trainers and policy makers in Rēzekne and nearby area were invited to the event.
Type
Other: Description of the multiplier event
Contents
E3 - MULTIPLIER EVENT IN PORTUGAL
Description
E3 Round table - evaluation of pilot testing III
Date: 12.6.2018
Place: ISQ Headquarters, Porto Salvo, Portugal
15 participants
IOs Covered: IO2
Activity Leading Organisation: ISQ
Participating Organisations: EA, BEFO, BEST
In June 2018, ISQ organized its E3 Multiplier event, on its premises on Porto Salvo, this event was a round table with the objective of gathering people to evaluate the training course pilot for teachers from the perspective of the participants.
This ME counted with 15 participants, most of them are trainers, training technicians, project managers, all participants were somehow related to youngster education and training.
This event had two distinct parts: firstly, the participants of the event were welcomed with some words from an ISQ representative. The ENTER project was presented and a discussion on the project importance related to Entrepreneurship and Education was promoted.
Type
Other: Description of Multiplier event in Portugal
Contents
E4 - MULTIPLIER EVENT IN AUSTRIA
Description
The materials, developed within the ENTER project, focus on “Innovation”, “Teamwork &
Communication”, “Decision Making” and “Project Management”. Further, there is an
“Assessment” section, which is – along with the aforementioned modules – also available on the ENTER OER platform (https://moodle.isq.pt/course/view.php?id=43). Presenting the platform and the contents on there, was one of the main topics of the round
table that was conducted in Vienna on 25 July 2018. In total, 16 participants participated; many of them were (self-)employed and came from different working sectors, like gastronomy and tourism. The developed materials have already been tested, along with the ENTER OER platform (Open Educational Resources), by ten experienced educators from Austria between the End of
March and May 2018. The evaluation of their numerious feedback, qualitative as well as quantitative, was also a topic on the agenda of this multiplier event.
Type
Other: Description of multiplier event in Austria
Contents
E5 - MULTIPLIER EVENT IN CR
Description
In June 2017 we organized a multiplier event – three workshops with the theme of implementation of entrepreneurship education on the EQF level 3. We discussed entrepreneurship education on the EQF level 3 and providing an attractive and attainable role model to learners. Our aim is opening up education and training to the wider world by offering attractive opportunities to business.
These events were organised by Educational Association and hosted by VET schools in South Bohemia. We decided to host smaller events selecting carefully the participants in order to have people really interested in the topic and able to bring the results of the project and the new training courses. In order to receive a perspective of the VET teachers and trainers on quality of those intellectual outputs - 3 workshops took place. Each workshop was connected with the entrepreneurial theme – how to attract and retain the right talents, how to create a dynamic millennial culture, etc.
Type
Other: Description of Multiplier event in CR
Contents
E6 - PRESENTATIONS FROM FINAL CONFERENCE 1
Description
Presentations from final conference held in Prague, Czech Republic.Date: 26. 6. 2018
Place: PARKHOTEL PRŮHONICE, Uhříněveská 12/12, 252 43 Průhonice
Actual participant number: 50 participants
Intellectual outputs covered: IO1, IO2, IO3
Activity Leading Organisation: EA
Participating Organisations: BEFO, ISQ, BEST
The dissemination conference “Support of entrepreneurship education across Europe” was held in Prague and focused on summarizing the intellectual project results. The aims of the this multiplier events has been:
• to spread the results improving the project international breath,
• to involve local decision makers and the stakeholder network of the Czech Republic,
• to share the project intellectual outputs,
• to explore new cooperation fields among the participants.
Type
Presentation, Recap video
Contents
E5 - PRESENTATION FROM MULTIPLIER EVENT IN CR
Description
Language CZ
Presentation of the project and project intellectual outputs from Multiplier event E5 realized in CR.
Type
Description of the project (PPT, pdf, Prezi...)
Contents
E5 - PRESENTATION FROM MULTIPLIER EVENT IN CR
Description
Language - CZ
Presentation from Multiplier event about entrepreneurship education, needed competences, creativy, etc.
Type
Description of the project (PPT, pdf, Prezi...)
Contents
E2 - PRESENTATION FROM MULTIPLIER EVENT IN LATVIA
Description
Language - LV
Presentation from Multiplier event in Latvia.
Type
Description of the project (PPT, pdf, Prezi...)
Contents
DISSEMINATION LEAFLETS
Description
Leaflets for dissemination in 5 languages (EN + partners languages). Used for dissemination of the project.
Type
Leaflets
Contents
E1 - MULTIPLIER EVENT IN CR
Description
E1 Round table - evaluation of pilot testing I – Czech Republic
Date: 23.4.2018
Place: Regional authority of Karlovy vary, building B, Závodní 353/88, 360 06 Karlovy Vary
Actual participant number: 15 participants
Intellectual Outputs Covered: O2 – Training course for entrepreneurship education of teachers/trainers
Activity Leading Organisation: EA
Participating Organisations: BEFO, ISQ, BEST
In April 23th, 2018, Educational Association, z.s. organised a Multiplier Event – Round table in Regional authority of Karlovy Vary with an aim to evaluate the training course for teachers/trainers from the perspective among participants. The event has been be a medium to present the project and its outcome, to deal a debate on new strategies and new curricula in training as a tool for entrepreneur education in VET, to elaborate a cooperation plan for the further exploitation of the project outcomes. It was also important to have a discussion about the implementation of entrepreneurship educ.
Type
Other: Description of the ME + evaluation + presentation
Contents
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