Austria

Since many decades the paradigm of STVG education philosophy is “Wissen.Können.Persönlichkeit” – “Knowledge.Skills.Personality”.

Entrepreneurship education is an essential part within this terms and covers all elements

  • to know about core topics of economics, business and enterprises,
  • to be able to act using own knowledge and competences of others,
  • and to use and develop all personal talents and personal potentials
  • with the attitude of self responsibility, creativity and innovation
  • related to realistic opportunities for implementation,
  • cooperation with partners, employees and suppliers,
  • well balanced risk management with a positive goal orientated attitude.

The approach of “Career Management Skills” is an educational topic from the very early beginning of education in family, in early childhood education, in primary, lower and upper secondary, post secondary, tertiary education as well as in adult education during the whole lifespan.

Entrepreneurship education is orientated to develop entrepreneurial spirit as an attitude and behaviour (see 5.2), valuable in private life, in employment as well as in self employment and founding enterprises.