Entrepreneurship has           The Youth Enterprise 
                                  been identified by            Strategy (YES) is a 
                                      the Welsh                      long term 
                                   Government as               partnership strategy, 
                                   important for its             led by the Welsh 
                                      vision of a                  Government, 
                                 prosperous economy                designed  to 
                                   that is dynamic,                  stimulate  
                                    inclusive and                 entrepreneurial 
                                     sustainable.              attitudes, behaviours 
                                                                 and  competencies.
                                                                 These resources, 
                                  Entrepreneurship                 designed for 
                                   Education is the                educators by 
                                 foundation stone of            educators, promote 
                                      the Youth                 the development of 
                                  Entrepreneurship             entrepreneurial skills 
                                      Strategy.                 in the young people 
                                                                     of Wales.
      Contents:
      What is Entrepreneurship 
      The Purpose of these Resources
      The Model for Facilitating Entrepreneurship
      Learning Outcomes
      Using these resources
      Curriculum Links
      Activities – Skill development and application:
                   1. Self Knowledge                             11.Managing Difficult Situations
                   2. Aspiration                                 12.Negotiation
                   3. Motivation                                 13.Presentation 
                   4. Competitiveness                            14.Communication
                   5. Determination                              15.Managing Risk
                   6. Problem Solving                            16.Managing resources
                   7. Ideas  Generation                          17.Decision Making
                   8. Lateral Thinking                           18.Research
                   9. Spotting Opportunities                     19.Vision/Goal Setting
                   10.Working with Others                        20.Enterprise Game
    Contents Page
   What is Entrepreneurship?
   As an educator you will no doubt agree how important it is that, from an early age, young people begin to 
   develop the confidence, drive and skills to set their own goals and put their ideas into action. Entrepreneurship 
   is not something just a few special people are born with. Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and doing. It’s 
   about nurturing young people’s ability to recognise opportunity and to come up with new ideas. It’s also about 
   their sense of initiative, having the drive to turn those ideas and opportunities into reality. Entrepreneurship 
   enables young people to be positive, proactive and successful in their approach to life and work.
   This is true whether they choose to set up in business, work for a public or voluntary organisation, a multi-
   national industry or one of Wales’ many small and medium sized enterprises. Young people will need these 
   dynamic qualities to really fulfil their potential. These resources help you, the educator, to promote these 
   valuable attributes in your learners and support the development of these crucial skills.
   Why is it important now?
   The challenge facing Wales at the beginning of the 21st century is to transform our economy into one that is 
   vibrant and capable of delivering increased prosperity to the nation. Our greatest asset in this respect is our 
   people, their skills, ambition and drive. In order to compete with the best it is critically important that the 
   young people of Wales are able to thrive, respond flexibly and positively to inevitable challenges and 
   opportunities that are posed through globalisation.
   We need to inculcate in new generations of young people an entrepreneurial mindset and spirit - young people 
   who can demonstrate a 'can do' attitude, with the get up and go to initiate and establish new businesses, to 
   regenerate our communities and become active citizens. This is the vision of the Youth Entrepreneurship 
   Strategy (YES) - for Wales to become a bold and confident nation where entrepreneurship is valued, celebrated 
   and exercised throughout society and in the widest range of economic circumstances. The work of creating 
   such generations of empowered young people starts with their educators.
   Introduction
   The Purpose of these Resources
   These resources are designed  to enhance the work you are already doing to engender entrepreneurial 
   behaviour in your learners.  They are ready to use and can be adapted easily to a range of subjects, age 
   groups and ability levels. Resource materials include Worksheets, Help Cards, Case Studies and PowerPoint 
   presentations, all designed to bring added value to key areas of the curriculum
   The focus is on:
   • Skill development
   • Personal development
   • Experiential learning
   Structure
   The resources are structured into two groups: ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Entrepreneurship’. ‘Entrepreneurship’ focuses 
   on identifying and developing key entrepreneurial skills and characteristics. ‘Enterprise’ provides an 
   opportunity to practice entrepreneurial skills in an experiential context.
   The ACRO Model Structure
   Research commissioned by the Welsh Government identified well-defined characteristics evident in the lives 
   of entrepreneurial people. This was used to develop an entrepreneurial model for teaching and learning, 
   which encourages young people to gain self-awareness and self-efficacy, enabling them to take greater 
   charge of their own lives.
   The Learning Continuum
   These resources are intended to help you build learners’ entrepreneurial behaviours step by step and deepen 
   their understanding as they progress. The activities are designed to develop progressively the four key 
   dimensions of the ACRO model – Attitude, Creativity, Relationships, Organisation. The Learning Continuum 
   describes how each of the four areas might be expected to develop and provides an indicative framework of 
   learning outcomes.
   IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn 
                             The Model for Facilitating Entrepreneurship
                ACRO - the acronym for the four key dimensions covering the main aspects of entrepreneurial 
                                                                   behaviour.
    Attitude -                                           Creativity 
    understanding                                        -
    yourself and your 
    motivation and                                       generating ideas, 
    setting and                                          solving problems 
    achieving your                                       and creating 
    goals.                                               opportunities.
    Relationships                                        Organisation - 
    -                                                    being able to make 
                                                         informed decisions and 
    expressing your own views                            fulfil your objectives by 
    and ideas, appreciating                              researching, planning and 
    others’ viewpoints and                               managing situations, 
    working co-operatively.                              opportunities and risk.
   Introduction