Entrepreneurship Education as a Teacher Competence (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

The course includes two parts, each with 4 to 5 learning assignments and related materials. Depending on the student’s previous competence, the course can be completed during 1 to 3 months alongside their regular work duties.

Objective

The purpose of the study unit

The study unit purpose is to renew your understanding of entrepreneurship education within the teacher framework and to emphasise its importance in society and as part of the work of all trainers. After completing this study unit, you will understand what entrepreneurship education means and how, as a teacher, you can use your pedagogical solutions to promote the realisation of its values in your own teaching.

Study unit competences

In this study unit you will develop your future orientation, developmental skills and reflection skills.

Future orientation refers to
- Teachers being involved in creating the future for VET learning, working life and society by investigating and critically analysing existing practices and structures.
- The courage to rethink and support the development of social equality, democracy and human rights.

Reflection skills means
- Teachers’ ability to recognise and critically assess their values, attitudes, ethical principles and work methods as a facilitator of learning.

Developmental skills refers to:
- Teachers’ ability to further develop their own and their organisation’s practices in collaboration with others.
- The ability to develop VET learning, working life and entrepreneurship at the regional, national and international levels by working in partner networks.

The learning objectives of the study unit

After completing the study unit, you will have the capabilities to plan, implement and develop entrepreneurship education in your own operating environment.

Content

During this study unit, you will learn the key concepts, contents and policies of entrepreneurship education as well as the operators involved and the networks and support materials used in entrepreneurship education. You will gain understanding of the importance of entrepreneurial education in society and become acquainted with the pedagogical starting points and learning environments of entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial competences.

Materials

Opettajan opas yrittäjyyspedagogiikkaan. 2020. Suomen Yrittäjät. https://www.yrittajat.fi/sites/default/files/sy_opettajan_opas_yrittajyyspedagogiikkaan_a4.pdf

Potinkara, H. 2017. Uskalla innostua – opettajan opas yrittäjyysosaamiseen. Suomen Yrittäjät. https://www.yrittajat.fi/sites/default/files/sy_opettajan_opas_yrittajyysosaamiseen.pdf
Yrittäjyyslinjaukset. 2019.Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö. https://minedu.fi/yrittajyyslinjaukset

Bacigalupo, M., Kampylis, P., Punie, Y. & Van den Brande, G. 2016. EntreComp: The Entrepreneur-ship Competence Framework. Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. EN; doi:10.2791/59388.

McCallum E., Weicht, R., McMullan L., Price, A. , Bacigalupo M. & O'Keeffe W. 2018. EntreComp into Action - Get inspired, make it happen: A user guide to the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework. Publications Office of the European Union. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/entrecomp-action-get-inspired-make-it-happen-user-guide-european-entrepreneurship-competence.

Teaching methods

The course will be offered in the form of online studies in Finnish. The studying consists of independent working, peer-to-peer comments and discussions in your own network. At the end of the course, the instructor will give you personal feedback.

Your studies will be supported by materials available in the learning environment, such as articles, books, videos and other material on the subject.

Student workload

In total, the course consists of 135 hours (5 x 27h) of students’ work
- Orientation 2 h
- Self-directed learning in online environment, reading the learning materials, completing the learning assignments. discussions 124 h
- Peer assessment and self-assessment 8 h
- Feedback 1 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The criteria for assessing the approved level are as follows

Future orientation:
You have the capabilities for developing entrepreneurship education as part of vocational learning, working life and the future of society.

Developmental skills:
You have the capabilities for developing entrepreneurship education in your own field and level of education.

Reflection skills:
You are able to assess your own learning and competence in a relevant manner.

Further information

In the assessment, learning analytics will be utilised, and the student’s activity in the learning environment will be monitored. The assessment is qualitative and is based on learning objectives. The methods for evaluation of the learning process are feedback and self-assessment. Competence assessment is based on criteria and the teacher educator makes the assessment decision once all the learning tasks have been completed. The assessment material consists of the learning tasks of the course and self-assessment tasks.