Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship: towards a competence framework for Europe

Margherita BacigalupoInstitute for Prospective Technological Studies - IPTS

Joint Research Centre - European Commissionwww.jrc.es / is.jrc.es

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Joint Research Centre

Institute for Prospective Technological Studies: Understanding the links between technology, economy and society

Information Society Unit:Researching the impact of ICT-enabled innovation on the EU economy and society

Objectives of the CompetEnt study

To better define and describe the Key Competence of "Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship" and develop a framework to bridge the worlds of education and work, the study will:

1. Develop a conceptual framework for Sense of Initiative and

Entrepreneurship Competence that breaks the competence into its

constituents parts, i.e. competence areas and relative constituents

and provides descriptors for each of them;

2. Translate the constituents into sets of learning outcomes and relative

levels of progress;

3. Design and pilot a self-assessment questionnaire for

entrepreneurship competence to be used by citizens.

October 2015

March 2016

June 2016

The Challenge

To build a comprehensive conceptual reference framework for

the key competence sense of initiative & entrepreneurship that is

cross-cutting and transversal to:

•Level of education (form primary to LLL)

•Learning context (formal, informal, non-formal) and pathway/journey

•Sector of application (private, public, third sector)

•Domain of application (art & culture, high-tech, automotive,

telecommunications, public administration, entrepreneurial education….)

•Purpose (personal development, career orientation, active citizenship,

employability, self-employment, start-up news businesses, innovation, growth,

competitiveness…)

Individual sorting by experts

EXPERT WORKSHOP

Methodology

Emerging clusters analysis

Expert groupings

Preliminary list of KSA statements

(96)

Draft proposal5 areas 17 competences

VALIDATION (so far)

15 Entrepreneurs

7 Experts

TSWG

Validation iterations….

Revised proposal

Literature review(academic & non-academic)

Inventory of practices42 practices

Case study analysis10 case studies

November 2014

October 2015

OvEnt Study

5 competence areas

Vision

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Action

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship comprises an individual dimension as well a social one inasmuch the enterprising subject can be an individual or a collective entity such as a team or an organisation.

It is a cross-cutting competence that can be applied to any purpose and domain of application, that is highly shaped by the actual context as the learner faces new situations, opportunities and spheres of action and that develops in situated progression.

The learning by creating value area is the specific facet of key competence of sense of initiative and entrepreneurship to the learning to learn competence, which puts emphasis onto learning by doing, or learning through first-hand experience and reflection.

IdeationLearn

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Vision

Decision

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5 competence areas – 17 constituents

Creativity

Marshalling material resources

Ethics

Assessing impact

Marshalling non material resources

Influencing others

Envisioning

Learning through experience

Motivation

Collaborating

Coping with uncertainty & ambiguity

Self–confidence

Risk taking

Analysis

Planning and Managing

Initiating & Persevering

Self-awareness

Areas Constituents Constituents AreasBusiness Skills (5)

Legal aspects and framework Marshalling non-material resourcesMarshalling non-material resourcesMarshalling non-material resources

ActionSales & MarketingTechnologyBusiness Planning Planning and ManagingFinancing and financial planning Marshalling material resources Initiating and persevering

Management Skills (9)

Leadreship and initiative Influencing Others VisionConflict Management CollaboratingCooperation and team-working Collaborating Envisioning Project management Planning and Managing ActionAction planning and goal setting Planning and ManagingTime management Planning and ManagingTechnology Marshalling material resources Risk management Taking risk Decision making Ethics Analysis Impact assessmentOutcome orientation Self-awareness Learning by creating value

Communication Skills(6)

Listening Influencing Others VisionNon-verbal communication Influencing OthersPublic speaking & presentation skills Influencing OthersInterpersonal skills Social Competence Technology Digital Competence Empathy Social Competence

Self-development skills (7)

Emotional Intelligence Social Competence Motivation Motivation VisionAssertiveness Influencing Others Recognizing achievement/objectives Self-awareness Learning by creating valueUnderstanding own values Self-awareness Learning through experience Coping with ambiguity and uncertainty IdeationConviction/self-belief Self-confidenceCreativity skills CreativityCreativity Creativity

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¡Gracias!

margherita.bacigalupo@ec.europa.eu