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Education for Enterprise launched in Porirua
A recent meeting of business leaders and entrepreneurs heard about the Ministry of Education’s new Education for Enterprise programme which sees enterprise become part of the school curriculum. Partners Porirua, which promotes education and business relationships called the meeting to seek support from business people to tell their stories to school students.
The curriculum programme is designed to teach students the skills they need to be in the workforce such as self management, communication skills, positive attitude and the importance of lifelong learning. Aotea College teacher Sue Roberts told the group that teachers don’t have the experience to teach any more than the theory and that they need the expertise of the community to put it into practice. An enterprise programme like this will complement their Gateway programme and prepare young people for lifelong learning. Organisations like Partners Porirua can assist them with the development of the programme by bringing in supportive business owners who will share their stories.
Many business owners at the presentation endorsed the programme but were nervous about sharing experiences that were not necessarily positive. Sue Roberts said “It’s not just about employment, it’s meaningful learning and an opportunity to interact with real world projects in the community.” One attendee said “my story would be about rags to rags, not rags to riches!” Another business man said he had participated last year and was more nervous than the students who were not shy about asking questions.
Partners Porirua has continued their Enterprise 4 Education programme with 3 of the local secondary schools. A cluster of 7 teachers meet once a term to share ideas and look at new ways of incorporating real projects into the curriculum.
teachers don’t have the experience to teach any more than the theory and that they need the expertise of the community to put it into practice. An enterprise programme like this will complement the Gateway programme and prepare young people for lifelong learning.