HOW MIGHT WE FIND OUT WAYS TO MOTIVATE AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO START UP WORKING?

By Yordanka Dimitrova Ivanova

LISTING IDEAS:

1. Implement required practices in companies before graduate from High School2. Employer has to godfather a high school student for a week3. Create a new subject regarding motivation and emotional intelligence in high school or college4. Change the way in wich students and teachers interact5. Change the way in wich students and companies interact through new techs6. Enhance relation between students and teachers by doing extra school activitiestogether7. Create a special coaching program to motivate teachers/proffesors8. Create a special coaching programs to motivate and emotionally educate students9. Organize competitions and team challenges in High School or College10. Create tools to develop communication skills in students11. Teach students use strategy into the learning process12. Design student´s visit to companies13. Provide scholarships during learning process in entreprises14. Enable students to participate in developing business projects15. Create a working creative environment in high school or college16. Encourage teamwork in school

STILL LISTING IDEAS:

17. Teach how to compose a creative CV18. Organize networking events between students and entrepreneurs19. Organize networking events between students and businessmans20. Young entrepreneurs party called “fFirts Friday” 1 time per month21. TEDx for school-to-work transition, a way to spread problematic of youthunemployment22. Introduce “LEARNING BY DOING” process in public schools23. Create an educational videogame to approach students to the working environment24. Involve big companies to announce challenges for students25. Create a BOOT CAMP for hisgh school or college students in the campus of Google26. Transform a regular company in talent hunter27. Talent pool- a tool which enables young individuals announce their abilities and employers to hire them inmediately28. Create a social network for young unemployed individuals to share their experience29. Collective Intelligence APP for undergraduates through wich they can solve global problems and gain experience and reputation30. Involve students to participate in educational programs abroad

STILL LISTING IDEAS:

31. Youth volunteer exchange program: host a student from developing contries32. Part-time work for teens over 15 years33. Weekend work at family business34. Portal/platform to hire students as betatesters for tech companies35. Internship in the cafeteria of the high school36. Platform to share parent´s experiences in the school-to-work transition37. World famous CEO´s relating their experiences in the first job they had38. Scholarship for those who help disable clasmatess to join the clasroom activities39. Program to engage teens to participate in the city maintenance in exchange to gainwork experience40. Young engineers developing sustanable solutions for large energy supplyingcompanies41. Programs to enhance stiudent´s self-employment42. Students become facilitators43. Collaborate with publishers and educational institutions in designing learning matterials44. Money reward for achieved goals during traineeship45. Big companies become sponsors for talented stiudents46. Encourage youth exchange between companies47. Students become a research trainees and facilitators of the innovation process

48,. Create a special learning program regarding the process of adaptation in the school-to-work transition49. Introduce a flexible schedule for trainees during first 3 month at work50. Program to share responsabilities both seniors and trainees51. Enhance collaborative environment and seniors masterclasses during traineeship52. Gaining expertise and experience collaborating with non-profit organizations

SELLECTED IDEAS:

1. Portal or platform to hire students as betatesters for tech companies: createaplatform through wich tech companies could hire teens to test and validate their apps or software. This kind of program offers a friendly environment and flexible schedule. The remais working at home providing the company with his feedback. Companiy increases its social responsability and teens increases their expertiseand experience.

2. Create a special program to help employers godfather a high school student for a week. This program has to be specially designed to enhance student´s experience in companies, and approach the working background to the student

3. Organize a young entrepreneurs party called “First Friday” 1 time per month: a party is the perfect situation to enjoy and have fun while doing networking and so many good contacts who can help students improve their professional careers.