Maintain your own knowledge of enterprise and entrepreneurship research and education
Overview
This standard is about the approaches and strategies which can be used for maintaining your own knowledge of both enterprise and entrepreneurship research and education. It requires you to keep up to date with current thinking and practices, network with others external to the institution and invest in your own professional development as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator.
For the purposes of this standard, enterprise and entrepreneurship education refers to the process of equipping learners with an enhanced capacity, ideas and skills to make ideas happen, whether it is in the context of starting and running a business or working for someone else. Enterprise refers to a set of personal abilities, skills and behaviours which can be used in a variety of different contexts whilst entrepreneurship refers to an individual or group of individuals creating, developing and managing a new venture. Institution refers to the organisation you work in, whether this is a school, further education college, higher education institution or private training provider.
This standard is recommended for individuals involved in the design, development and delivery of enterprise and entrepreneurship education curricula in schools, colleges, higher education institutions and other education contexts.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 use appropriate frameworks to review academic, policy and practice literature on enterprise and entrepreneurship
P2 review current thinking on:
P2.1 enterprise and entrepreneurship P2.2 teaching and learning methods in enterprise and entrepreneurship education P2.3 assessment methods in enterprise and entrepreneurship education P2.4 the use of others in the co-creation of enterprise and entrepreneurship educationP3 evaluate the knowledge requirements of your own role as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator, where appropriate, taking account of the expectations and objectives of your institution
P4 develop your knowledge in response to appropriate changes in enterprise and entrepreneurship education practices, both internal and external to the institution
P5 obtain knowledge on enterprise and entrepreneurship to add value to the journey of the learner in:
P5.1 understanding enterprise and entrepreneurship P5.2 developing enterprising and entrepreneurial skillsP6 adopt a reflective approach to evaluating your own practice as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
P7 plan your own development to address any gaps in knowledge enterprise and entrepreneurship research and education
P8 develop a case to access resources in order to support your learning and skills development as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
Plan your own development
K1 the principles that underpin learning and skills development as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K2 why it is important to invest in maintaining your own knowledge as an enterprise and entrepreneurial educator
K3 why it is important to review the current requirements of your role and the ways in which these requirements may evolve in the future
K4 how to evaluate your knowledge against the requirements of your role as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K5 your own strengths and areas for development as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K6 how to identify development needs related to gaps between your own current knowledge and those required in your role as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K7 the ways by which to enhance your own knowledge of the development and delivery of enterprise and entrepreneurship education
K8 the style of learning that best suits you as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K9 your own values and personal and career goals and how these relate to your role as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
Enhance your knowledge
K10 the standards of performance set by you, your institution and/or a professional body related to enterprise and entrepreneurship education
K11 the way your institution and/or a professional body works including resources, objectives, targets and training and development budget
K12 how to use sources of feedback on your own knowledge to add value to your activities as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K13 the ways to develop your own knowledge as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K14 the advantages and disadvantages of different types of professional development activities you could use in developing your knowledge as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
K15 how development activities have contributed to your knowledge as an enterprise and entrepreneurship educator
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Links To Other NOS
External Links
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Guidance on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/enterprise-entrepreneurship-guidance.pdf
The National (Organisational) Standard for Enterprise Education in Schools (NSEE)
http://4colourlearning.co.uk/old-4cl-site/what-do-you-need/eis-network/nsee/
The HETAC Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Education Guidelines
http://www.ceen.ie/DatabaseDocs/lib4465293hetacdraftguidelineseee1.pdf