Blueprint your Career

Aims & objectives

This training course was organized by JuBuK, Germany and it is financed by the European program Erasmus+.
The European Commission recognizes Entrepreneurship Education as a tool that can support young people to be more entrepreneurial. This is about how to develop a general set of competencies applicable in all walks of life, not simply about learning how to run a business. It included all forms of learning, education and training which contribute to entrepreneurial spirit, competence and behavior - with or without a commercial objective.
The practical exercises of the training were based on non-formal education in order to guide participants to go beyond the understandable and the predictable. The portfolio exercises encouraged creativity and boost young entrepreneurs’ confidence.
Particular objectives:
-To exercise entrepreneurship through workshops and practical exercises
- To understand changing and dynamic nature of entrepreneurship.
-To create stronger partnerships for future projects in the European context.
--To promote and develop innovative ideas and share good practices

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

The target group consisted of 34 youth workers and leaders coming from 13 countries: Spain, Morocco, Portugal, France, Albania, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Romania and Estonia.

The team of trainers:
Natalia Seriakova-Germany
Angelos Parmatzias-Cyprus

Training methods used & main activities

The training course was based on the principles of non-formal learning and it included the following methods: discussions, simulation games, ice-breaking games, peer learning, individual and group work, reflection and many other tools and methods

Outcomes of the activity

During the activity the youth workers could improve their skills and knowledge on entrepreneurial education, business models, pitch speech, networking skills, branding, opportunity screening and other competences. Each participant worked on the action plan after the project. We expect a lot of initiatives and projects that will be implemented on the local or international level by the participants and partners of the project.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

I was responsible to design the project and for the implemention of its activities that were related to the educational part of the training.

I worked on this training for 5 days as a full time trainer.