Enterprise skills move centre stage

Citation

(2005), "Enterprise skills move centre stage", Education + Training, Vol. 47 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2005.00447cab.002

Enterprise skills move centre stage

The Government has launched guidance that will help to teach young people the skills of innovation, creativity, risk management and business understanding. The guidance has been informed by the experience of more than 700 schools that have taken part in pathfinder projects. It forms part of a wider enterprise-education strategy, which includes:

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  £60 million funding from September that will support new focus on enterprise education;

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  an enterprise education entitlement from September that will provide all Key Stage 4 pupils with the equivalent of five days' activity that develops enterprise capability; and

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  enterprise advisers, funded by the Learning and Skills Council, who are already working alongside head teachers in almost 1,000 secondary schools in the most disadvantaged areas, to encourage enterprise among teachers and pupils.

Speaking to business leaders, teachers and young people at the London Stock Exchange, Education and Skills Secretary Charles Clarke said that enterprise education was critical in securing future economic success and to equip young people with vital life skills. He said that he was committed to letting all young people have the opportunity to develop their enterprise capability.

Mr Clarke continued: “Enterprise education is vital to our future economic success. It equips young people with skills that businesses have told us that they want to see more of. This isn't just about growing the next generation of entrepreneurs; enterprise skills will be valuable to all young people. A can-do, enterprising mindset offers powerful benefits for individuals, such as more personal control, self-expression and recognition in their lives.”