General information
Name of the activity:
JA Success Skills
Country:
Greece
Homepage of the activity:
http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_high_success_skills_obj.shtml
Organisation providing the activity:
Junior Achievement
Contact data:
Maria Laina, General Manager at Junior Achievement Greece
History of the activity:
Since when is the activity implemented?
1 – 5 years
Main Target Group
What target group is directly addressed by the activity?
Students
Target groups:
Education levels
Headmasters / Teachers / Students
Age of students
pre-school
primary school
lower secondary school
Students
12+
upper secondary school
Students
16+
vocational education schools
vocational training
Is the activity focusing on special target groups?
no
Additional information about entrepreneurship education for teachers:
If teachers are part of your activity’s target group, is entrepreneurship education part of their national and/or regional academic curriculum?
yes
Are there options for teachers in your region/nation to be educated in entrepreneurship education as part of their life long learning process?
yes
Abilities & Skills of entrepreneurship
On a scale of 1 - 10 (1 being the basic level of competence acquisition and 10 the highest level).
Abilities & Skills
Ability to create new ideas
 8
Ability to turn ideas into actions
 8
Ability to plan and manage in general to achieve goals
 8
To identify and seize opportunities
 8
To plan and organise activities
 8
To take responsibility for an activity
 9
To dedicate oneself to an activity
 8
To make an effort for achieving goals in an activity
 10
To work in a group
 8
To work self reliantly
 10
To lead
 9
To delegate
 7
To analyse
 8
To communicate
 10
To de-brief
 9
To evaluate
 10
To record
 8
To negotiate
 8
To present
 10
To sell
 7
Other skills furthered/supported by the activity:
Active listening
Analyzing information
Analyzing points of view
Brainstorming
Categorizing data
Cooperation
Critical thinking
Deductive reasoning
Interpreting information
Oral and written communication
Problem-solving
Public speaking
Reflect and evaluate
Self-assessment
Synthesizing and evaluating information
Working in groups
Knowledge of business management and entrepreneurship
Please indicate whether the following skills are related to the activity by clicking the respective box.
Contents
. -> Innovation methods and instruments to generate new product/services
-> Marketing knowledge
-> Market research (including competitor analysis)
-> Human resource management & Leadership
-> Activity management
-> Production planning
-> Controlling and monitoring
-> Business ethics
Other skills furthered/supported by the activity:
(please describe the skills)
Building rapport
Careers
Career choices
Choices
Communication
Conflict resolution
Cooperation
Data collection
Effective teamwork
Evaluating information
Job interview
Marketing
Oral communication
Problem-solving
Reflect and evaluate
Resolve conflict
Synergy
Values
General knowledge of the working of the economy
Please indicate whether the following skills are related to the activity by clicking the respective box.
Contents
.-> Distribution of income
-> Economic growth
-> The social service system
Organisational information
Funding
How is the activity financed?
Source
Sources in detail
Private
Company
Public
National
Public organisations:
Transferability (of the activity)
Local level
Duration of the activity
1 to 9 weeks
Use of new technologies (ICT) in activity work
Which role does advanced information and communication technology such as homepages, web based databases, online coaching play in your activity?
Did you use any type of software/ application during the described activity?
(such as market simulation games)
yes
which type of ICT tools did you use? Please describe them briefly…
Pupils use their PCs/ laptops to organize digitally their work
Does the web support the activity participants in their work?
yes
how does ICT support the activity activities? Please describe them briefly…
Pupils use the web to find info and resources to complete their assignments
Scope
Local, Regional, National, European
Creation of a company
No
Educational framework
Has the activity become part of the curriculum?
no
If the activity is part of the curriculum, is participation for students optional?
Is the proposed activity part of an educational framework?
no
Organisational information
Involvement of private companies
Activities
Participation in the planning of the activity
yes
Mentoring of activity participants
yes
Coaching of activity participants
yes
Provision of traineeship for activity
yes
Hosting of teachers’ visits
no
Hosting of students’ visits
Guest lessons
Funding in kind of the activity
no
Involved persons & Associations
Involved persons & Associations
Level of involvement
Students’ Associations
None
Teachers’ Unions
None
School Boards
None
Parents’ Associations
None
Government
None
Foundations
Social Partners
(trade unions, employers’ and employees’ associations)
None
Non governmental organisations
(put in the organisation’s name)
None
Does the activity involve teachers’ training?
no
With the support of the
Lifelong Learning Programme
of the European Union
510354-LLP-1-2010-1-AT-COMENIUS-CNW