Group Size
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1.) Small group (teams of 4-6)
2.) Individual Task
3.) Large Group
4.) Any
Learning Environment
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1.) Lecture Theatre
2.) Presentation Space
3.) Carousel Tables (small working group)
4.) Any
5.) Outside
6.) Special
QAA Enterprise Theme(s)
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1.) Creativity and Innovation
2.) Opportunity recognition, creation and evaluation
3.) Decision making supported by critical analysis and judgement
4.) Implementation of ideas through leadership and management
5.) Reflection and Action
6.) Interpersonal Skills
7.) Communication and Strategy
1Creativity and Innovation
2Opportunity recognition‚ creation and evaluation
3Decision making supported by critical analysis and judgement
4Implementation of ideas through leadership and management
5Reflection and Action
6Interpersonal Skills
7Communication and Strategy
0Digital and Data Skills
Explore – Archwilio was a series of 15 webinars delivered across Wales to a mixed HE/FE audience on an extracurricular basis. Each webinar combined the experience of an entrepreneur with a short workshop and each webinar was focussed on one of the 15 Entrecomp competencies.
The objective was to introduce learners to the broad range of entrepreneurial skills which are required to be a successful entrepreneur, whilst also introducing students to a wide range of entrepreneurs each of whom has a different business model, different ethos and different outlook.
The introduction of the 15 competencies was designed to encourage students to reflect on their own areas of strength, whilst giving tips and ways of further developing competencies which needed more work, each session had ’takeaway’ tips, tools or further reading.
By introducing these through an entrepreneur’s story we brought relevance and insight as well as introducing learners to a wide range of entrepreneurs, tackling issues related to the media image of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs were selected to ensure a diverse mix of genders, race, business type and age.
Sessions were co-ordinated by the author, however each session was delivered by a different “Enterprise Champion”, again giving a diverse range of experience, approaches and knowledge.
*Entrepreneurs were selected from the Big Ideas Wales role model provision.
**Each University and FE college in Wales has an Enterprise Champion who is part/fully funded by the Welsh Government through the Youth Entrepreneurship Grant program.
Learning outcomes
A greater understanding of the full range of entrepreneurial competencies, alongside an understanding of the depth of each competence.
A new perspective on the broad range of people who are entrepreneurial – especially valuable to those who may not have been exposed to entrepreneurship through family ties.
An increase in entrepreneurial intention. (Not measured yet…)
Validated methods and tools
Combining experience and insight from entrepreneurs with “pracademic” knowledge and tips from Enterprise Champions (EC) provided hour long sessions which seemed to resonate with students.
Each session ended with a Q+A which was normally very active, with participants keen to engage with both the guest entrepreneur and the EC.
Delivering a series of standalone workshops which were related, but did not require attendance of all sessions allowed students the flexibility to attend only those sessions they thought relevant.
Entrepreneurial ecosystem
This was perhaps the most valuable, though non quantified value of the activity. It has both strengthened and broadened the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Wales. Many of the Enterprise Champions attended 1 or more sessions, and a number attended the majority. Through this we were able to build our community of practice, learning from each other as well as hearing from a much wider range of entrepreneurs. We were able to utilise expertise in the network and to identify knowledge and passion. It also introduced the concept of entrepreneurial competencies and the Entrecomp framework to active entrepreneurs – further work should be carried out to see if the entrepreneurs themselves benefited from a different perspective of their own ability to be entrepreneurial.
Quantitative;
136 individuals attended 1 or more sessions. 45 individuals attended multiple sessions. 9 individuals attended 6 or more sessions.
Qualitative/Quantitative – based on immediate feedback from 1 sessions. See attached SurveyMonkey pdf
Further work – potential to interview students who attended multiple sessions to further evaluate activity.
Delivered using Zoom
Mapping to EntreComp
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EntreComp |
1.1 Spotting opportunities 1.2 Creativity 1.3 Vision 1.4 Valuing ideas 1.5 Ethical & sustainable thinking |
2.1 Self-awareness & self-efficacy 2.2 Motivation & perseverance 2.3 Mobilising resources 2.4 Financial & economic literacy 2.5 Mobilising others |
3.1 Taking the initiative 3.2 Planning & management 3.3 Coping with uncertainty, ambiguity & risk 3.4 Working with others 3.5 Learning through experience |
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EntreComp Playbook
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Principles
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Methods
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Tools and Techniques |
Bacigalupo, M., Kampylis, P., Punie, Y., & Van den Brande, G. (2016). EntreComp: The
Entrepreneurship Competence Framework. Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union
Bacigalupo, M, Weikert Garcia, L; Mansoori, Y; O’Keeffe, W (2020) EntreComp Playbook.:
Entrepreneurial learning beyond the classroom: Publications Office of the European Union
JRC120487 ISBN: 978-92-76-19416-3 (online) ISSN: 1831-9424 (online) EUR 30245 EN
OP KJ-NA-30245-EN-N (online) http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC120487
