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B U S I N E S S E D U C AT I O N &

E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S K I L L S

T R A I N I N G ( B E S T ) P R O G R A M

BEST Program, Mongolian Country Office, SC Japan

April, 2015

Agenda

Introduction of Save the Children

Education for Youth Empowerment (EYE)

Why BEST?

Why Business & Entrepreneurship education is

important?

What is BEST program?

Q & A

Introduction of Save the Children

Save the Children is a leading independent, worldwide, non-profit

children’s rights organization founded in 1919;

SC reaches over 140 million children annually;

SC operates in over 120 countries on various programs /including

Education, Health & Nutrition, Child protection, Child rights

governance, Emergency response etc., /

Save the Children has been operating

in Mongolia since 1994. Ulaanbaatar and 3 field office in Uvurkhangai

Arkhangai, Dornod and 1 staff in Sukhbaatar aimag.

Education for Youth Empowerment

Under the Education Global Initiative, Save the Children is developing and

implementing new, innovative programs on Education for Youth

Empowerment (EYE).

Aims to empower vulnerable children and youth in rural and urban areas

socially, politically and economically.

EYE is a comprehensive education program designed specifically for

vulnerable children and youth in order to lead them to decent jobs or

possibilities for self-employment and finally turn them into empowered and

active citizens. 36 active EYE programs in Asia & Middle East as of 2013 ($18 million)

Skills to Succeed Youth Savings

Why Business & Entrepreneurship education is important?

International praxis

Entrepreneurship is one of the major options for creating jobs and fostering innovation, as

well as economic growth.

Many countries are focusing a great amount of effort on fostering entrepreneurship education.

Studies shows that entrepreneurial skills are best developed at an early age.

Attitudes

Category 1. Self-awareness and self-confidence are the entrepreneurial attitudes which constitute the basis

for all other aspects of entrepreneurship. Category 2. Taking the initiative and risk taking, critical thinking, creativity and problem solving are

also fundamental.

Knowledge

Category 1. Knowledge of career opportunities and the world of work are learning outcomes that are not

exclusively related to entrepreneurship, but usually form part of students’ general preparation for their future

career choices. Category 2. Economic and financial literacy, including knowledge of concepts and processes that can be

applied to entrepreneurship. Category 3. Knowledge of business organisation and processes is specific knowledge of the environment

in which entrepreneurship is often applied.

Skills

Category 1. Communication, presentation and planning skills as well as team work are transversal skills

essential to entrepreneurs. Category 2. Practical exploration of entrepreneurial opportunities includes the various stages of the

business set up process, including designing and implementing a business plan.

Entrepreneurship education framework model (Heinonen and Poikkijoki)

Empirical evidence on the study of business and entrepreneurship

education at secondary school level:

• Higher employment rates (Unemployment rate was 2.8% compared to 6.6%

for graduates in the control group. Norway)

• Entrepreneurship education graduates were also more likely to be in steady

employment (73.6% as opposed to 60.8% in the control group).

• Higher start-up rates (Wales, Denmark)

• Higher survival rate of companies created (Wales, Canada)

• Increases the probability that an individual starts a firm later in life by at

least 20% (Sweden)

• Young Enterprise UK: firms created by alumni have a larger turnover, they

employ more people and they are more innovative

• Entrepreneurship education delivers a 45:1 annual return on “societal

prosperity” per dollar invested (research from Junior Achievement Canada).


International praxis

Mongolia has a young population; nearly half of the population under the

age of 24 with a fairly even ratio of males to females.

Unemployment rate remains high. Nearly 25% of Mongolian youth are

unemployed.

More than a quarter of the population live under national poverty lines and

the gap between poor and rich is widening.

Lack of economic diversification, excessive dependence on mining revenues.

Over 70 years socialist influence and nomadic culture, Mongolians are

reluctant to take up opportunities for entrepreneurial activities and self-

employment.

But country has enormous potentials; including rich natural resources, huge

areas of untapped land, the world’s largest market as neighbours and more than

52 million head of livestock.


Mongolian context

Several separate studies were carried out as needs assessment of BEST:

Employers: 86% of companies believed that an after school education program teaching

business, entrepreneurship and management would be worthwhile. Skills that were selected as

weak but important for success for new entry level employees were communication skills, current

knowledge associated with the job and creative/innovation skills.

Students: Interest in learning more about business, management and owning a small business,

just under half of the children surveyed agreed they would be interested (46%). However focus

group discussion shows that most of children interests to having their own business in the future.

Teachers: Teachers agreed students would benefit from learning more about business,

entrepreneurship and management.. They think that students volunteering to participate is feasible

however students might not be able to see the benefits.

Other stakeholders incl. parents, authorities, business owners etc,. Most parents

agreed they would encourage their children to learn more about business, owning a small business

and management at school (76%), with 81% agreeing it would help their child get a job or

entrance to TVET or university courses.


Mongolian context

There is clear gap in Mongolia’s primary & secondary education system that

an absence of business or entrepreneurship education in the national

curriculum.

To address the challenges and closing the gap, Save the Children

proposes to initiate an EYE program called: Business Education

& Entrepreneurial Skills Training (BEST)


Mongolian context


Objective: To contribute to the promotion and diversification of the local

economy and improve livelihoods through a hands-on comprehensive youth

empowerment program.

BEST program will support Mongolia’s effort to achieve sustainable

development and poverty reduction through business and

entrepreneurship education for young people.

It will provide hands-on innovative business and entrepreneurship

study program for 14-17 years old youth as an extra-curricular after

school program.

It will be comprehensive education program for young generation to help

them to develop business and entrepreneurial mid-set.

It will help youth to have sound decision on their future career choice.

SO I • Children and youth are empowered to become active and

industrious citizens of society.

SO II • Local communities, especially rural communities, explore and

utilize their economic potentials to gain real prosperity.

SO III • This innovative business and entrepreneurial education

program is supported by government legislation and practice.


Establish model of

school-based enterprises (SBEs)

Develop and introduce innovative business and entrepreneurship study program as an extra-curricular after school

program

Develop and introduce entrepreneurial teacher training

program and methods for secondary school teachers. (ToT)


Secondary Schools

(urban&rural) 20 schools

2,310 students

National Center of Lifelong

Education +

11 centers 1,800 youths

Online Education & Networking

Resource

center Network



SC Japan & Denmark

Peace Corps

Business School,

National University

of Mongolia

National University

of Singapore

Institutional donors & Corporate partners

T H A N K YO U !

A N Y F U RT H E R Q U E S T I O N S ?

Contact Information Name: E. Telmen, Program Coordinator, Save the Children in Mongolia Email: [email protected] Tel: +976-11-329371 (office)