National Entrepreneurship National Entrepreneurship ProgrammeProgramme

Parliamentary Secretariat for Small Parliamentary Secretariat for Small Business and the Self EmployedBusiness and the Self Employed

Ministry for Competitiveness and Ministry for Competitiveness and CommunicationsCommunications

Close co-operation between authorities, NGO’s, industrial Organisations and student bodies

National Entrepreneurship

Programme

Entrepreneurship Education Entrepreneurship Education initiatives in Malta initiatives in Malta

• Primary Schools Primary Schools

• Secondary Schools Secondary Schools

• Post-Secondary – MCAST and Junior Post-Secondary – MCAST and Junior College College

• Tertiary Education Tertiary Education

• Adult EducationAdult Education

National Entreprenuership ProgrammeNational Entreprenuership ProgrammeWhat does entrepreneurship mean to us?What does entrepreneurship mean to us?

Entrepreneurship is a dynamic and socialEntrepreneurship is a dynamic and socialprocess, where individuals, privately or in process, where individuals, privately or in

cooperation, identify possibilities and cooperation, identify possibilities and utiliseutilise

them to transform ideas into practical andthem to transform ideas into practical andgoal-oriented activities in a social, cultural goal-oriented activities in a social, cultural

ororeconomic context. economic context.

National Entreprenuership National Entreprenuership ProgrammeProgramme

Our Mission:• Introduce an entrepreneurship mindset amongst all young people• Increase the number of start-ups• Improve competence among study and career counsellors & business advisors

Four main areas of action:- Primary & secondary education and postsecondary education- University- Adult entrepreneurship education- Adequate competence among business advisors & study and career counsellors- Promoting an entrepreneurship mentality amongst students

National Entreprenuership ProgrammeNational Entreprenuership Programme

Areas of priority:

• Teacher training• Advice from expert tutors

• Start-Up mentoring• Entrepreneurial Projects

• Study and career counsellor training• Co-operation between schools and companies• Entrepreneurship education for all age groups

• Young people without education and/or employment• Leading entrepreneurs role models & inspiration• Adequate competence among headmasters &

business advisors

COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE STUDENTS

Support to Voluntary Students Support to Voluntary Students OrganisationsOrganisations

Educational LevelEducational Level NGONGO

PrimaryPrimary Young Enterprise (Malta) – Young Enterprise (Malta) – Junior AchievementJunior Achievement

SecondarySecondary ScoopsScoops

Post-SecondaryPost-Secondary

- Junior CollegeJunior College

- MCASTMCAST

Young Enterprise (Malta) – Young Enterprise (Malta) – Junior AchievementJunior Achievement

UniversityUniversity - Start-Up Malta- Start-Up Malta

- AIESEC – - AIESEC – Entrepreneurship Student Entrepreneurship Student OfficeOffice

- SIFE – Students in Free - SIFE – Students in Free EnterpriseEnterprise

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Objective

Help students understand• the relevance of education to the workplace

• their economic world and prepares them for academic learning and lifelong achievement

• the relationship between what they learn at school and their successful participation in our economy

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MOU – Parl Sec & MCASTMOU – Parl Sec & MCAST

• INTRODUCING ENTREPRENERUSHIP INTRODUCING ENTREPRENERUSHIP AT MCASTAT MCAST

• VISITS AND PRESENTATIONS BY VISITS AND PRESENTATIONS BY LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSLOCAL ENTREPRENEURS

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNSELLINGENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNSELLING• START-UP MENTORINGSTART-UP MENTORING• ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECTSENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECTS• COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT

MCAST InstitutesMCAST Institutes

Memorandum of Memorandum of Understanding – Understanding – Parliamentary Secretariat and Parliamentary Secretariat and MCAST Vocational CoursesMCAST Vocational Courses• Whereas the Secretariat is desirous of promoting Whereas the Secretariat is desirous of promoting

Entrepreneurship Education and Learning within schools and Entrepreneurship Education and Learning within schools and colleges (at primary, secondary and post-secondary school colleges (at primary, secondary and post-secondary school levels) as according to the letter circular DCM 17/2005 issued levels) as according to the letter circular DCM 17/2005 issued on the 11th February 2005 by the Department of Curriculum on the 11th February 2005 by the Department of Curriculum Management.Management.

• Whereas MCAST is desirous of ensuring that the students Whereas MCAST is desirous of ensuring that the students acquire all the necessary skills for the new knowledge based acquire all the necessary skills for the new knowledge based economy as according to the Lisbon European Council 2000 economy as according to the Lisbon European Council 2000 Strategy.Strategy.

• Whereas each party recognises that entrepreneurship is one Whereas each party recognises that entrepreneurship is one of the key competences that all individuals need for their of the key competences that all individuals need for their personal fulfillment and development, inclusion and personal fulfillment and development, inclusion and employment.employment.

INTRODUCING INTRODUCING ENTREPRENERUSHIP AT MCASTENTREPRENERUSHIP AT MCAST

• Entrepreneurship is to be an integrated cross-Entrepreneurship is to be an integrated cross-curricular subject introduced throughout all curricular subject introduced throughout all courses offered by MCAST. The courses offered by MCAST. The MCAST Award in MCAST Award in Enterprise, Leadership and Social AwarenessEnterprise, Leadership and Social Awareness may may be the most appropriate mechanism for the be the most appropriate mechanism for the delivery of broader concepts of entrepreneurship. delivery of broader concepts of entrepreneurship.

• Recognising that: Recognising that: - Entrepreneurship can be applied in a wide variety - Entrepreneurship can be applied in a wide variety

of situations and contexts; of situations and contexts; - Entrepreneurship is essential in order for the - Entrepreneurship is essential in order for the

individual to be successful in life; andindividual to be successful in life; and- Understanding Entrepreneurship in the wider - Understanding Entrepreneurship in the wider

sense and not just in the limited aspect of the sense and not just in the limited aspect of the running of a business.running of a business.

Collection of dataCollection of data

• MCAST Questionnaire for all Past MCAST Questionnaire for all Past MCAST StudentsMCAST Students

University of MaltaUniversity of Malta

• Discussions were held with the Discussions were held with the Faculty of Economics, Management Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancyand Accountancy

- A Course in Entrepreneurship to start - A Course in Entrepreneurship to start being deliveredbeing delivered

Information CampaignsInformation Campaigns

Cooperation between Schools Cooperation between Schools and the world of businessand the world of business