This course has the intention of creating an authentic learning context for the students.
Attention is given to personality traits on the one hand, and knowledge competences otherwise.
The knowledge competences encompasses basis entrepreneurial skills: business insight, marketing knowledge, financial aspects and communication skills.

Students are given the opportunity to identify an innovative business idea and develop an business plan.
There are 2 possible learning paths in this course.

The first learning path is the 'classical' form, open to all students. Students work in multidisciplinary teams in developing their business plan.

The second learning path is an individual traject. This path is only possible after admittance. These students work on their own. They can develop an individual business plan or they can develop their own individual entrepreneurial learning path. After permission of the holder of the course and making sure that the end competentences of the course are being met.

Learning path 1:
Making use of the Lean Startup model (Eric Ries) and the Business model Canvas (Alexander Osterwalder) , students develop in team a business plan, starting from an innovative business idea.
The business plan is developed and presented to a jury of entrepreneurs and lecturers.

A number of classical theoretical sessions are given:
workshop creativity
pitching
business planning
best practices

Learning path 2:
Students with the student entrepreneur status can go through an individualized process. To design this route, the student entrepreneur contacts the coordinator at least 14 days before the start of the olod.

Communication
Coaching of the teams (learning path 1) or individual (learning path 2)  during consultations.
Entrepreneurial competences.

Cost of the educational material is estimated at 20 Euro.
Possible other costs are estimated at 50 Euro. The actual costs will be calculated.

Attainment targets secundary education