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The idea for this project was born from a joint belief based in abundant evidence that, faced with the enormous challenges posed by an increasingly global economy and job market, our young people need all the help they can get to step up to the challenges ahead. In its core, the ultimate aim of this project remains to help our young people to discover, explore and enhance their entrepreneurial knowledge and skills and to develop a sound understanding of the world of work, the intricacies of the business world and develop the skills, knowledge and the necessary know-how of devising, creating and running a viable business enterprise. In return, this will equip our students with the necessary skills to seek, procure and maintain a job, as well as be able to have a pro-active attitude to forging a career. This project will also enable a less abrupt transition between school and the labour market and prepare them for what is to come. In doing so, they will be able to improve the local economy through creating new businesses in the near future after they complete their compulsory and/or prior to Higher Education.
The project will involve students in the last three years of school or students aged 13+, as appropriate. Initially, each partner school will select their Y2BE team of 35 to 60 students (depending on its size), through a selection process which will be inclusive, fair and transparent. This team will then be divided in smaller departments, each covering different areas of the business/company, such as Management and Leadership, Market Research, Finance, Product Design, Marketing, Presentation, Sales etc. In its core, the task will be to devise, design and (potentially) implement a business plan which will be innovative and will aim to improve life in their respective local communities or further afield. Prior and during each stage of the project, which will form the theme of each transnational meeting, students will explore, prepare and present to their peers one aspect of their business plan. As the project reaches the end, all Y2BE teams will pitch their plan to a panel of high profile real life business people, in a competitive setting.
The proposed project will achieve these three main objectives:
1. Students will develop all the necessary skills and knowledge surrounding the topic of business and enterprise, and the world of work
2. Have a long lasting impact on the local communities of each partner school
3. Address the wider strategic aims and pedagogical needs of each partner school, as identified in their respective School Development plans.
In spite of the large variety of socio-economic and pedagogical backgrounds of schools in this partnership, it was clear from the outset that there is a salient common need for a project such as this, as stated in the rationale each school has provided prior to this proposal. This decision is the result of extended research carried out by and within each partner institution and local community. In particular, due consideration has been given to the benefits of carrying this project transnationally, which has been explored and shared intensely in ongoing joint discussions amongst all partners. Some of these benefits include:
- increasing students' level of flexibility regarding professional mobility and exploration of employment and business opportunities far and beyond their own local environment in order to more easily adjust to the different working environments across Europe.
- developing a deeper understanding of the dynamics of each partner country with regards to employment and business opportunities.
- learning how to write a forge a career and a CV suitable for employment opportunities in other European countries (for example write a CV in the Europass format)
- developing linguistic skills and awareness, in general
- improving their professional English language level and the specific vocabulary related to the world of business and enterprise.
- developing aspects of active global citizenship, such as empathy, tolerance, the ability to negotiate and overcome cultural and linguistic barriers, in order to forge strong and effective professional and personal relationships.
This project will also improve teachers' pedagogy by sharing, discussing and comparing the methodologies used to prepare the students for the project activities in order to give a European dimension to their curriculum content and everyday classroom practices.
Students will develop these skills in subject areas such as: Business Studies, Business Communications, English, Economics, IT, Media Studies, Law, Art and Modern Languages in their respective schools, as well as in partner schools during student mobilities and visits.
All the objectives above will be achieved by teaching, coaching and motivating the students to improve themselves on all these levels in order to become open-minded and easily accept the opinions and cultural backgrounds of their partners.
The project will involve students in the last three years of school or students aged 13+, as appropriate. Initially, each partner school will select their Y2BE team of 35 to 60 students (depending on its size), through a selection process which will be inclusive, fair and transparent. This team will then be divided in smaller departments, each covering different areas of the business/company, such as Management and Leadership, Market Research, Finance, Product Design, Marketing, Presentation, Sales etc. In its core, the task will be to devise, design and (potentially) implement a business plan which will be innovative and will aim to improve life in their respective local communities or further afield. Prior and during each stage of the project, which will form the theme of each transnational meeting, students will explore, prepare and present to their peers one aspect of their business plan. As the project reaches the end, all Y2BE teams will pitch their plan to a panel of high profile real life business people, in a competitive setting.
The proposed project will achieve these three main objectives:
1. Students will develop all the necessary skills and knowledge surrounding the topic of business and enterprise, and the world of work
2. Have a long lasting impact on the local communities of each partner school
3. Address the wider strategic aims and pedagogical needs of each partner school, as identified in their respective School Development plans.
In spite of the large variety of socio-economic and pedagogical backgrounds of schools in this partnership, it was clear from the outset that there is a salient common need for a project such as this, as stated in the rationale each school has provided prior to this proposal. This decision is the result of extended research carried out by and within each partner institution and local community. In particular, due consideration has been given to the benefits of carrying this project transnationally, which has been explored and shared intensely in ongoing joint discussions amongst all partners. Some of these benefits include:
- increasing students' level of flexibility regarding professional mobility and exploration of employment and business opportunities far and beyond their own local environment in order to more easily adjust to the different working environments across Europe.
- developing a deeper understanding of the dynamics of each partner country with regards to employment and business opportunities.
- learning how to write a forge a career and a CV suitable for employment opportunities in other European countries (for example write a CV in the Europass format)
- developing linguistic skills and awareness, in general
- improving their professional English language level and the specific vocabulary related to the world of business and enterprise.
- developing aspects of active global citizenship, such as empathy, tolerance, the ability to negotiate and overcome cultural and linguistic barriers, in order to forge strong and effective professional and personal relationships.
This project will also improve teachers' pedagogy by sharing, discussing and comparing the methodologies used to prepare the students for the project activities in order to give a European dimension to their curriculum content and everyday classroom practices.
Students will develop these skills in subject areas such as: Business Studies, Business Communications, English, Economics, IT, Media Studies, Law, Art and Modern Languages in their respective schools, as well as in partner schools during student mobilities and visits.
All the objectives above will be achieved by teaching, coaching and motivating the students to improve themselves on all these levels in order to become open-minded and easily accept the opinions and cultural backgrounds of their partners.
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