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Guidance supporting Europe’s aspiring entrepreneurs
Policy and practice to harness future potential

with the company itself and the wider industry. However, these types of activity
tend to be relatively small in number and locally-focused; they are not part of a
national level programme.

3.5.4. Resource materials
Tailored resource materials are a key support tool for teachers. There are a
range of resources which have been developed across Member States to support
entrepreneurship teaching. These resources include online tools, printed
materials and interactive materials: they can be found in Denmark, Iceland,
Malta, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK
(Wales). The use of resources is effective as they can reach many people, it is
less time consuming and less costs are associated than with training, i.e. no time
off is required for teachers. However, this form of support is less personal and
less interactive.
The Danish Institute for Educational Training of Vocational Teachers (DEL) has
developed an entrepreneurship portal for the education sector and this specifically
focuses on VET. The portal contains examples of educational tools, guidance on
forming partnerships and working effectively with enterprises. Information on
establishing businesses is also available. From Andalucía, Spain, there is an
example of a regional project that resulted in development of a teaching guide on
entrepreneurship for teachers and guidance counsellors (see Example 14).

Example 14. Entrepreneurship teaching materials in Andalucía, Spain
The Andalucian Association of Social Economy Education Centres (ACES) developed a project that
was financed by Cepes Andalucía and the Andalucian Government. The project developed and
introduced teaching materials designed for teachers and vocational counsellors operating at all
levels of education, including VET.
The teaching material consists of two main tools:
• a teaching guide for teachers and vocational counsellors, available in English and with further
information on a CD ROM (comprising a collection of legislative and bibliographical references,
a schematic presentation of each unit, case studies and tests). The teaching guide is structured
in six teaching units: a) values in the social economy: the cooperative experience; b) collective
self-employment: the range of models; c) the democratic organisation of social economy
structures: social functioning; d) the importance of people in the social economy; e) the
economical and financial management of social economy enterprises; and f) the social economy
in Andalusia: history and socio-economic relevance;
• student material, including theoretical knowledge for each teaching unit, a bibliography, and
assessment questionnaires.
The teaching material aims to raise student awareness of self-employment as a career option
and to encourage entrepreneurial culture more generally. Around 5 000 copies of the teaching
material were distributed free of charge.

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