Towards an 'enterprising' culture: a challenge for education and training

This is the report of an OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) project of enquiry directed at: (a) how young people can be enabled to develop employment initiatives and entrepreneurial skills as an important ingredient of their education and training; and (b) what changes are needed in educational curricula and school practices designed to strengthen young people's capacity to assume responsibility and initiative in a situation where labour markets and skill requirements are rapidly changing. The report contains concrete examples from 13 member countries where different kinds of initiatives on enterprise skills have been launched. The contents are: Summary, conclusions and policy implications; Part one, 'Overview', contains: The context; The challenge of change; Questions of definition; The principal characteristics of current policies and practices; Issues for the future; Part two, 'Examples of policies and practices in some OECD member countries', contains: Australia; Canada; Ireland; Japan; The Netherlands; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States; Development in other countries: Greece; Italy; France; Spain; Denmark. Show less