Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Don’t say ‘begin’ – but ‘take part’ A responsible market economy needs self-confident entrepreneurs and mature citizens who help shape their own and their society’s future in an offensive way. Without the dreams of visionaries and people who put ideas actively into practice we would live in another world nowadays. There would be no fine arts and no schools, no cars and no medication, no state of law and also no consumer protection if people did not take a stand for ideas and did not change social rules with civil courage. To be economical has to be learned and studied from generation to generation anew. It is wrong to believe that economy and democracy can be inherited. Each generation is once again challenged to develop these competences, ideas and values which are important for their lives and their society. The aim of our initiative is to promote young people’s entrepreneurial spirit and values for self-employment and professional independence – as an instrument for equal opportunities and as strengthening of the individual economic creativity for the European market.   What does IFTE do? As non-profit organsiation IFTE can look back at several successful projects obtaining international recognition and appreciation: TRIO-model for Entrepreneurship Framework of reference for Entrepreneurship Handbook series „Entrepreneur“  used in class from approx. 12.000 students and 1.500 teachers Schoolbook series „Wirtschaft gestalten“ 15 volumes in total for Secondary Business Colleges and for Secondary Tourism Colleges used by 100.000 students and 4.500 teachers since 2005 Schoolbook „Volkswirtschaft gestalten“ 1 volume for Secondary Business Colleges used by 33.000 students and 700 teachers sind 2003 Further education and training for teachers Cooperation with the Catholic University College for Education Vienna/Krems and the ministerial Impulse-Center for Entrepreneurship Education (eesi) around 3.500 teachers and 500 students reached Organisation of national and internaional competitions for students since 2005 Austrian idea- and business plan competition (around 15.000 students participated) since 2009 Youth Start-European Entrepreneurship Award Organisation of international projects Entrepreneurship-projects in Rumania, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Hungary Education of multipliers   For more information visit: www.entrepreneurship.at