Creating a generation of young and ambitious entrepreneurs can be achieved through a common enterprise education drive from secondary schools right through to colleges and universities. That is the message from Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) which has launched a guide to provide activities, support and resources for teachers and professors to help encourage students to develop their entrepreneurial mindset.
The guide was created to support the enterprise and skills agenda of the LEP, which facilitates and drives economic activity in the region, and will now be rolled out to secondary schools and colleges across the Coast to Capital region which includes West Sussex, Brighton, Lewes, Gatwick Diamond and Croydon.
Ron Crank, Coast to Capital LEP chief executive said: "Through our activities, we seek to create a new spirit of enterprise and partnership which extends into education. "We want to ensure all young people emerging from education are ambitious and equipped with entrepreneurial skills."
The enterprise education guide covers the responsibilities of senior management teams, curriculum activities, employer engagement, partnership and networking. It is hoped senior management teams at schools and colleges will be inspired by the range of activities already taking place and the levels of peer support available to staff who are given dedicated time to coordinate enterprise activities. It is also hoped parent and teacher associations and boards of governors will be encouraged to engage with students in enterprise activities to increase the business relevance of their activities.
Juliette Green, board member champion for Enterprise said: "The rise in the profile of enterprise education is encouraging and the outcome of relevant enterprise education is one of the highest return investments that can be made to support business growth and creation. "Developing the enterprising mindset through enterprise education is also of significant benefit for student development both in terms of personal growth and employment readiness."
The guide was prepared by the LEP in collaboration with Professor Clive Behagg, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Chichester and Dr Lyn Batchelor, senior lecturer in enterprise at the University of Chichester, based upon original research conducted by Dr Russell Strutt. To view/download the handbook visit http://www.coast2capital.org.uk/strategic-objectives/increasing-enterprise/enterprise-in-education#sthash.MNsWCEaw.dpbs
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