Enterprise activities
The skills, knowledge and attitudes integral to successful Enterprise are explored further through a range of generic activities.
Learners choose and 'pitch' an idea to their peers. This activity helps learners to develop an understanding of the potential risks and benefits in new ventures, and of the need to relate these to each other.
Learners investigate resources required to accomplish a given challenge. This activity helps them to develop an understanding of the importance of prioritising as they solve problems and of the types of resources required to complete certain tasks successfully.
Meeting the challenge: buying resources (PDF, 239KB)
Meeting the challenge: buying resources (RTF, 2.19MB)
Learners sequence planning tasks to help them develop an understanding of the way in which complex and challenging enterprising undertakings can be broken down into simpler and more manageable tasks.
Meeting the challenge: planning projects (PDF, 281KB)
Meeting the challenge: planning projects (RTF, 862KB)
This activity will help learners understand the difference between skills, knowledge and attitudes, and provides the opportunity to explore these in relation to entrepreneurs.
Skills, knowledge and attitudes required in successful entrepreneurs (PDF, 214.2KB)
Skills, knowledge and attitudes required in successful entrepreneurs (RTF, 5.08MB)
Learners carry out simple research to learn more about what social enterprise is and find examples of existing social enterprise and their purposes.
Social enterprise (PDF, 158KB)
Social enterprise (RTF, 744KB)
Using a Diamond nine approach, learners think about where new ideas come from, the factors which determine whether the idea will work and the considerations that should be taken into account when generating new enterprise ideas.
Sourcing new ideas (Diamond nine) (PDF, 125.5KB)
Sourcing new ideas (Diamond nine) (RTF, 689KB)
Learners consider the possible risks that could be involved in a given scenario. This provides them with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the importance of recognising potential risks and of balancing risks and benefits.
Understanding and managing risk (PDF, 200.6KB)
Understanding and managing risk (RTF, 865KB)