The Enterprise Skills Story

Demonstrating the enterprise skills

illustrate the enterprise skills

encourage students to use the

language of enterprise education

support students to consider ways

of demonstrating enterprise skills

support students to document

their enterprise learning

The purpose of the Enterprise Skills Story is to:

Using the Enterprise Skills Story

The Enterprise Skills Story is featured in the Enterprise Skills Portfolio and there are activities for each of the slides

It is suggested that you also print out poster size copies of the Enterprise Skills Story and display them in your classroom

The following slides illustrate the Enterprise Skills Story

The Enterprise Attributes are shown for each component of the Story

A description of how these skills can be demonstrated follows each of the Enterprise Attributes

These provide practical information to support students to be active in demonstrating enterprise skills

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Can get onto tasks quickly

Can complete my work on time

Am interested and enthusiastic

about learning activities

Identify things that need to be done

and get on with it

Using Initiative and Drive

 This attribute describes a person who:

sets directions for own learning

demonstrates independence and initiative

has the drive to achieve personal and

community goals

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Think of new ways of doing things

Find interesting ways of solving

problems

Determine the consequences of

actions and ways of doing things

Come up with new and interesting

ideas

Being creative and innovative

 This attribute describes a person who:

uses creative thinking and strategies

identifies interactions and issues that require solutions

applies lateral thinking and innovative solutions to

issues and problems

Being positive and flexible This attribute describes a person who:

· shows motivation, commitment and

enthusiasm for learning

· demonstrates flexibility and adaptability

in learning situations.

· is optimistic and confident in new

learning situationsI demonstrate this skill when I:

Like learning about new things

Can change my ways of thinking and doing things to fit

in with others

Feel confident and happy about doing new things

Am willing to listen to others’ ideas and issues

Making decisions and solving problems

 This attribute describes a person who:

takes responsibility for their personal actions

identifies, develops and practices a variety of problem

solving techniques and approaches

demonstrates decision making skills to resolve issues

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Take responsibility for my actions

Recognise issues or situations that

may lead to problems

Think of alternative approaches

before deciding on a solution

Question the usefulness of different

views

Can make up my mind when I have

all of the information I need

Planning and organising This attribute describes a person who:

sets goals for learning activities

plans and organises learning activities

completes agreed learning activities to specified

standards

shares tasks, responsibilities and outcomes

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Provide leadership for others

Work our what needs to be done

Make plans to achieve what needs to

be done

Plan what resources are needed

Plan a budget

Communicating and negotiating

 This attribute describes a person who:

communicates effectively with others

uses persuasion effectively to present an argument

listens actively to others to determine their views

deals with conflict and negotiates solutions

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Negotiate ideas and issues with others

Negotiate activities/tasks with others

Work out what I need to present

Work with others to solve problems

Create a presentation suited to the audience

Present information in appropriate ways

Managing resources and people

 

This attribute describes a person who:

shows leadership to manage the resources and people

assesses the importance of competing priorities in

achieving goals

negotiates appropriately and effectively

reflects on actions to assess their impact

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Make plans based on the resources needed

Make plans based on the people needed for tasks

Determine the best approach to achieve success

Show leadership in working with others

Working cooperatively This attribute describes a person who:

· uses teamwork to achieve personal and

shared goals

· works collaboratively with others

· interacts constructively with others

· accepts different attitudes, approaches

and people

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Reach agreement with others

Complete my work as part of the group tasks

Work constructively with others even though they might

have different views or approaches, or be different to me

Share the work (good and not so good) with others

Reviewing and assessing This attribute describes a person who:

· evaluates feedback and respond appropriately

· monitors, organises and analyses information

· evaluates the positive and negatives in situations

and responds accordingly

I demonstrate this skill when I:

Determine ways to measure improvement or

success

Help to decide how I will be assessed

Evaluate the results of my work

Help others evaluate their work

Think of your own ways to use the Enterprise Skills Story with your students!