- Readings content
- Module I: Introduction
- Module II: What is mentoring on employment related issues?
- Module III: What are the benefits and challenges of e-Mentoring?
- Module IV: What does it mean to be a Manager of a mentoring process? - Roles and tasks
- Module V: What are the main steps of a mentoring process?
- Module VI: How to ensure an effective mentoring process?
- VII. What a Manager should know about the possibility to facilitate the mentoring process by using Open Educational Resources and Toolbox on Employability
- VIII. What a Manager should know about the possibility to facilitate the mentoring process by using Open Educational Resources and Toolbox on Entrepreneurship
- VIII.I. Open Educational Resources on Entrepreneurship
- VIII.II. Toolbox with the exercises on Entrepreneurship
VIII.I. Open Educational Resources on Entrepreneurship
Open Educational Resources (OERs) are digitised materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and reuse for teaching, learning and research. OERs include many different types of digital assets, they consist of various exercises, videos introducing best practices, current results of research, quick tips for finding employment and starting new businesses, etc. and are used for self-directed learning. The exercises of the OERs consist of a combination of open-ended and closed questions. Open-ended questions allow for self-reflection while the closed-questions allow immediate evaluation.
The set of OERs was developed during the project ‘e-Mentoring: New skills and competencies for new jobs’ (2011-2013), No. 511579-LLP-2010-LT-KA3-KA3MP to facilitate the Mentor’s work with the Mentee(-s).
The exercises include three different themes and they can be done one in turn by the Mentees as homework prior to appointed mentoring sessions. During the mentoring session, the results of the exercises can be discussed. Naturally, the exercises to be made have to be in line with the goals of the Mentees. However, all the themes address entrepreneurial-related issues and most probably they support the Mentees to achieve their goals.
Open Educational Resources on Entrepreneurship
These learning exercises will help learner /Mentee to enhance his/her skills/competencies on how to be successful in starting a business. There are 3 separate themes in the Entrepreneurship part:
Understanding of entrepreneurship
YOUR AIM
To learn to assess your motivation and capability to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:
- Understand why you might want to consider an entrepreneurial opportunity;
- Understand what it takes to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity;
- Analyse and evaluate your skills for entrepreneurial opportunities;
- Evaluate your desires to become entrepreneur.
Entry strategies and new business opportunities
YOUR AIM
To learn about the types of entrepreneurial opportunities and about possible successful entry strategies for new businesses available today.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:
- recognize different types of entrepreneurial opportunities;
- analyse which entrepreneurial opportunities you should explore based on your skills and interests.
Skills and competencies for starting a business
YOUR AIM
To learn how to start and operate a new enterprise and to learn how to identify important community resources that can help you start a new enterprise.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successful completion of the suggested exercises you will be able to:
- understand what it is like to start and grow an entrepreneurial enterprise;
- improve your management skills necessary for growing a new enterprise.
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