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SFEDI contributes to groundbreaking new cross party report on enterprise education
Last week saw the launch of an exciting new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Micro Businesses that made innovative recommendations as to how the education system can better support entrepreneurs and enterprise skills development. The report, An Education System fit for an Entrepreneur, explores educational best practice at every level, both all over the world and within the UK.
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The report acknowledges the vital role entrepreneurship plays in economic recovery and growth and the importance of providing an education system that can foster entrepreneurial activity and small business creation.
Key recommendations made in the report are the establishment of an overarching enterprise education strategy from primary school to retirement, including a range of measures to facilitate more effective engagement between the education system and the business community. The report also advocates the integration of entrepreneurship across all levels of mainstream education including higher education and provision for work returners.
SFEDI played a prominent role in the creation of the report with Stu Anderson (former Executive Director of Shell LiveWIRE and current owner of Blue Serac) and Professor Andy Penaluna (Professor of Creative Entrepreneurship at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David) co-authoring the report and a contribution from Stefan Topfer, all of who are members of the SFEDI and IOEE Advisory Council. In addition, SFEDI has been referenced in one of the key recommendations (recommendation 10) further recognising SFEDI’s continuing, leading contribution to the advocacy of enterprise in the UK.
Leigh Sear, Chief Executive of SFEDI Solutions, also made crucial contributions to the report regarding the challenges of embedding the experiences of entrepreneurs and business owners in the education experience.
The report also features great examples of where organisations have engaged with SFEDI in order to further the support provided to enterprise skills development and entrepreneurs including our enterprise mentoring work with the Business Finance Taskforce, British Bankers’ Association and Lloyds Banking Group. The report also saw a contribution from The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) detailing the support offered to individuals aged between 50 and 65. PRIME are an important partner in the delivery of SFEDI projects sharing our goal that entrepreneurs should be provided with high quality support in order to provide them with the opportunity to develop their enterprise journey.
Leigh Sear, Chief Executive of SFEDI Solutions, who contributed to the report, commented:
“This report shares the vision of SFEDI to provide individuals with the enterprising skills required to make a difference, whether in starting their own business or adding value through being an enterprising employee. The report provides a comprehensive review of the current evidence base around understanding and supporting enterprise education, particularly the need to develop a consistent and coherent definition of enterprise at different stages of the education system. The report suggests a number of challenging recommendations, which if actioned, will make a radical transformation to the enterprise education landscape in the UK”.
To view the full report please . Or for more information on SFEDI’s involvement please contact Sophie Hardwick at .
The report acknowledges the vital role entrepreneurship plays in economic recovery and growth and the importance of providing an education system that can foster entrepreneurial activity and small business creation.
Key recommendations made in the report are the establishment of an overarching enterprise education strategy from primary school to retirement, including a range of measures to facilitate more effective engagement between the education system and the business community. The report also advocates the integration of entrepreneurship across all levels of mainstream education including higher education and provision for work returners.
SFEDI played a prominent role in the creation of the report with Stu Anderson (former Executive Director of Shell LiveWIRE and current owner of Blue Serac) and Professor Andy Penaluna (Professor of Creative Entrepreneurship at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David) co-authoring the report and a contribution from Stefan Topfer, all of who are members of the SFEDI and IOEE Advisory Council. In addition, SFEDI has been referenced in one of the key recommendations (recommendation 10) further recognising SFEDI’s continuing, leading contribution to the advocacy of enterprise in the UK.
Leigh Sear, Chief Executive of SFEDI Solutions, also made crucial contributions to the report regarding the challenges of embedding the experiences of entrepreneurs and business owners in the education experience.
The report also features great examples of where organisations have engaged with SFEDI in order to further the support provided to enterprise skills development and entrepreneurs including our enterprise mentoring work with the Business Finance Taskforce, British Bankers’ Association and Lloyds Banking Group. The report also saw a contribution from The Prince’s Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME) detailing the support offered to individuals aged between 50 and 65. PRIME are an important partner in the delivery of SFEDI projects sharing our goal that entrepreneurs should be provided with high quality support in order to provide them with the opportunity to develop their enterprise journey.
Leigh Sear, Chief Executive of SFEDI Solutions, who contributed to the report, commented:
“This report shares the vision of SFEDI to provide individuals with the enterprising skills required to make a difference, whether in starting their own business or adding value through being an enterprising employee. The report provides a comprehensive review of the current evidence base around understanding and supporting enterprise education, particularly the need to develop a consistent and coherent definition of enterprise at different stages of the education system. The report suggests a number of challenging recommendations, which if actioned, will make a radical transformation to the enterprise education landscape in the UK”.
To view the full report please . Or for more information on SFEDI’s involvement please contact Sophie Hardwick at .
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