what is an enterprising college?what is an enterprising college?

David Howe

the sector

General FE Colleges(310)

14-16BTEC Award & First;Spec. Diplomas

16-19

BTEC First & Nat. Dips.;A levels; Apprenticeships; NVQs; Entry level quals.

Adults/Employees

NVQs; apprenticeships; prof quals; HE (FDs); Train to Gain

General FE Colleges(310)

14-16BTEC Award & First;Spec. Diplomas

16-19

BTEC First & Nat. Dips.;A levels; Apprenticeships; NVQs; Entry level quals.

Adults/Employees

NVQs; apprenticeships; prof quals; HE (FDs); Train to Gain

Sixth Form Colleges(95)

14-16BTEC Award & First;Spec. Diplomas

16-19

BTEC First & Nat.Dips.; A levels; Entry level quals.

Sixth Form Colleges(95)

14-16BTEC Award & First;Spec. Diplomas

16-19

BTEC First & Nat.Dips.; A levels; Entry level quals.

Specialist Colleges(86)

Independents/Maintained

All ages mixture of FE/HE

Land basedArt and DesignSpecial Needs

Specialist Colleges(86)

Independents/Maintained

All ages mixture of FE/HE

Land basedArt and DesignSpecial Needs

Training Providers(2k+?)

Voluntary/not-for profit/commercial

All ages

apprenticeships; Train to Gain; short prof. quals.; NVQs

Training Providers(2k+?)

Voluntary/not-for profit/commercial

All ages

apprenticeships; Train to Gain; short prof. quals.; NVQs

Adult Education Colleges (16)

adultsprof. short coursescommunity educationlots of office & IT quals.

Adult Education Colleges (16)

adultsprof. short coursescommunity educationlots of office & IT quals.

some facts and figures

£7.2 billion

FE trains 3 million people every year

737,000 are 16-19 - that’s 60%

135,000 are over 60

82,000 are 14-16

39% of all HE entrants

269 colleges deliver HE

A level grades are higher than in schools

Higher % of colleges get good inspection grades

Facts and figuresFacts and figures

• 12% of young people start their own business

• A further 30% want to but lack the skills or confidence

• 25% of UK businesses are sole proprietor – over 3m

• In many sectors self-employment is the norm

• In many professions, people are self employed or run a small business

• 84% of new jobs are created by small businesses or new enterprises

• Over 50% of UK GDP is generated by small businesses

Low enterprising behaviour

Low enterprising belief

High enterprising

belief

High enterprising behaviour

SELF STARTERS

7%13%

INDEPENDENCE SEEKERS

CREATIVE

TEAM PLAYERS

18%

18%

CAUTIOUS AVOIDERS

RISK AVOIDERS

16%STRUCTURED

PLANNERS

18%

UNCERTAIN ENTHUSIASTS

10%

Segmentation research Segmentation research

Entrepreneurship development model Entrepreneurship development model

attitudes, intent and behaviour

attitudes, intent and behaviour

skills and experiencesskills and

experiences

supporting infrastructuresupporting

infrastructure

increased entrepreneurial

behaviour

increased entrepreneurial

behaviour

more business start-ups

more business start-ups

businessgrowth

businessgrowth

socialimpactsocialimpact

increase innovationincrease

innovation

jobcreation

jobcreation

economic growth

economic growth

poverty reductionpoverty

reduction

Enterprise capabilityEnterprise capability

‘Enterprise capability is the ability to handle uncertainty and

respond positively to change, to create and implement new

ideas and new ways of doing things, and to take reasonable

risk/reward assessments and act on them in one’s own

personal and working life.

It can also be described as innovation, creativity, risk

management, having a can-do approach and the drive to

make things happen.’

UK definition for schools

Enterprise educationEnterprise education

‘Enterprise education develops capability, innovation, creativity, risk-taking, and a can-do attitude and the drive to make ideas happen, together with financial capability and economic and business understanding’

EntrepreneurEntrepreneur

somebody who assumes the risk and responsibility for a business

somebody who starts an enterprise

Entrepreneurship educationEntrepreneurship education……

…needs to include

• enterprise capability

• ‘in–practice’ activities and opportunities

• business start-up skills

• ‘ambassadorial’ role-models & experience of an SME

• supportive infrastructure

A college frameworkA college framework

Embedding into curriculum

delivery

Learners actively experience enterprise

‘Enterprise in practice’

Strategy, planning, resource

development

Enterprising culture

Enterprise and Entrepreneur elements for FE Enterprise and Entrepreneur elements for FE

• Stimulating entrepreneurial activities

• Curriculum embedding or Additionality

• Advice & Guidance and Careers Education

• Incubation and supporting the local self-employed & SMEs

• Strategic planning and Quality

• College itself being enterprising/entrepreneurial

• ‘Locating’ the college in the local economy

A college frameworkA college framework

stimulating activities

entrepreneur links and mentoring

strategic planning

quality improvement

staff development

college as an entrepreneurial

institution

delivery of curriculum elements through

enterprises

advice, guidanceand careers

start-up incubation

contribution to local economic

generation

FE Enterprise Criteria

activities and opportunity

1. Experience ‘in-practice’

2. Using external organisations and bodies and entrepreneurs

a culture of enterprise

10. Organisational entrepreneurial culture

11. College as a business

12. Strategic partnerships

curriculum and support development

3. Curriculum Development

4. Advice and guidance

5. Incubation and business services

strategy and leadership

6. Strategic direction

7. Roles and responsibilities

8. Quality and improvement

9. Professional development and training

what is an enterprising college?what is an enterprising college?

David Howe