2016 Annual Report

Skills for life and work Annual Report 2016

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Table of contents EntrEprEnEurship Education 1. ......................................... 02 for EvEry young EuropEan What arE WE Waiting for? ............................................. 04 2. Better policies for entrepreneurship education .................................. 06 Education mattErs ............................................................. 08 3. JA’s education pathway ..................................................................... 10 JA programmes ................................................................................. 11 Ja’s nEtWork .......................................................................... 12 4. JA’s faces .......................................................................................... 14 Hall of fame ....................................................................................... 16 Partners in the spotlight .................................................................... 18 JA by the numbers in 2016 ................................................................ 20 Bringing solutions 5. to rEal World challEngEs ......................................... 22 Preparing for the last mile .................................................................. 24 Motivating interest in STEM ................................................................ 26 Empowering teachers ....................................................................... 28 Building stronger communities .......................................................... 30 Activating girls’ potential .................................................................... 32 Boosting 昀椀nancial capability ............................................................... 34 Ja’s lEadErship ...................................................................... 36 6. Ja’s partnErs ......................................................................... 37 7. gEt in touch ........................................................................... 38 8. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 1

Foreword Today, the question is not whether So what are we waiting for? entrepreneurship skills can be taught or The European Commission has been should be a fully-昀氀edged part of education. supporting teaching entrepreneurship The question is how best to spread and will keep doing so. For example, Foreword by entrepreneurship education and improve the Erasmus+ programme funds highly Tibor it, so that as many young Europeans as innovative projects on mini-companies Navracsics, possible can bene昀椀t from it and gain better in several Member States. My goal is to European Commissioner aptitudes as well as attitudes. build on this and boost entrepreneurship for Education, education for all young Europeans. Culture, Youth and Sport This is why I have made entrepreneurship education the central priority of my work The success of JA alumni is only one to ensure that young people acquire better example showing why entrepreneurship skills and Member States successfully must be promoted as a core educational modernise their education systems. element. If every young pupil has at least Students who do an entrepreneurship one practical entrepreneurial experience course, and especially those who before leaving school, future generations experience hands-on practical activities, will be better decision makers, problem gain skills that help them innovate, solvers and well prepared to enter the communicate, think critically and, most job market. And be more con昀椀dent, importantly, navigate their professional and independent citizens. Thus, we need to social lives. maximise entrepreneurship education at all levels, especially in schools and VET It is important to stress that institutions, to make sure that no pupil is entrepreneurship education is not only excluded from entrepreneurial learning. about promoting start-ups, it is about creative thinking, risk taking and turning JA is one of the leading organisations ideas into action. An entrepreneurial in this 昀椀eld and thanks to its tireless mindset needs to be cultivated from efforts and unmatched expertise, it has a young age. Yet, only 34% of young considerably improved entrepreneurship Europeans have participated in an education in Europe, helping many entrepreneurship class. At the same time, Europeans to develop an entrepreneurial those who take part tend to achieve highly mindset and skills. I encourage you to positive results: they are less likely to drop keep up your efforts to reach an even out of school or become unemployed and greater number of young participants in are more likely to start a business. the future, setting up innovative projects and continuing to expand the network of JA alumni. We count on you, more than ever, to keep on spreading entrepreneurial mentality and skills in the EU. 2 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

1. Entrepreneurship education for every young European 3

What are we waiting for? 4 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Jo Deblaere, Chairman, JA Europe, 2. COO, Accenture Caroline Jenner, CEO, JA Europe leverage education technologies and train more teachers. By teaming up with others through initiatives such as EE-HUB.EU and the Pact4Youth, for example, we know we can make an even bigger difference. JA’s member organisations are catalysts on the ground: their work with thousands of teachers, volunteers from the local community, businesses, NGOs and policy-makers is actively contributing to entrepreneurship education’s stealthy 2016 was a challenging year for Europe. progress. This year we saw how the active Faced with terrorist incidents and uneasy involvement of MEPs and MPs can raise politics, we have had much to distract us awareness; people in government at all from the youth unemployment statistics. levels are responding to results from the 昀椀eld. The average in Europe in October 2016 Already, more than half of EU member states was around 20%. In Spain, it rose to 43% made entrepreneurship a top priority in their and 46% in Greece. Young people are on national curriculum: 11 have a complete and the front line when crisis hits the labour comprehensive strategy. market and we cannot pretend that this is a temporary problem. Improving employability Our partnerships with the business and job creation in Europe has become an community are a key success factor. They are emergency. thought leaders as well as networkers. Their employee volunteers are coaches, mentors We can’t agree more with Commissioner and sector specialists. As they interact with Navracsics when asking “what are we waiting teachers and young people, they share their for?” Investing in youth has to stay a top work experience and expertise. They bring priority. We need more entrepreneurs and the real world into the classroom, helping new, growing businesses and these, in turn, to raise students’ awareness of what the need skilled and enterprising employees. modern work environment is like. By strengthening our programmes and increasing their reach, we can be part of the At JA, we believe education that matters solution. Our efforts are centred on innovative is education that helps young people turn collaborations to drive impact research, ideas into action. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 5

Better policies for entrepreneurship education Engaging stakeholders The European Entrepreneurship Education The EE-HUB notably calls for countries to develop NETwork (EE-HUB) is a platform for experts, strategies to increase the penetration rate of policy-makers and practitioners committed to entrepreneurship education to at least 25% in entrepreneurial learning. primary and secondary schools in the majority of EU Member States by 2020. The EE-HUB is a 3-year project (2015–2018) co- Ô Learn more: www.ee-hub.eu funded by the European Commission (EASME) under the COSME Programme. The consortium managing the EE-HUB is led by JA Europe in collaboration with EUROCHAMBRES, SEECEL, and EUproVET. Cisco, EY, Intel, Citi Foundation, Outcomes Visa, joined as private sector partners. \ 50+ policy recommendations \ 60+ good practices \ 5 round tables & 11 webinars \ First national EE-HUB created in Italy \ 35 blogposts from experts and policy- makers 6 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Measuring impact The Innovation Cluster for Entrepreneurship Speci昀椀c preliminary 昀椀ndings from the ICEE Education (ICEE), funded by the European research indicate that schools must allow Commission (Erasmus+), is a 27-month 昀椀eld for ‘enough’ time for students to practice trial using mini-companies in 20 academic and entrepreneurship education and the JA Company vocational schools across 昀椀ve countries. Programme in particular. Results from the 昀椀eld trials demonstrate that students who spent \ 4 Ministries of Education (Estonia, Finland, more than 100 hours in the programme during Italy and Latvia) and Enterprise Flanders one school year have signi昀椀cantly higher scores (representing the Ministry in Flanders, in most areas of entrepreneurship education Belgium); (starting and running a company, perseverance, \ 3 research institutes (Eastern Norway communication, proactivity, problem-solving,…) Research Institute, The Foundation for compared to those in control groups or with lower Entrepreneurship - Young Enterprise activity. In addition, the research indicates that Denmark, Faculty of Economics in Osijek, J.J. even if students spend a lot of time in their mini- Strossmayer University); company, no negative consequences regarding \ 5 national JA organisations (in Belgium, their learning in other subjects was observed. Finland, Italy, Estonia, and Latvia). Ô Learn more: www.icee-eu.eu Objective: analyse the learning outcomes among participating students, the role of the teacher and of the school, and the effects on the community and the wider society. 7

Education Matters 8 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

3. Entrepreneurship Education ‘‘… is about learners developing the skills and mind-set to be able to turn creative ideas into entrepreneurial action. This is a key competence for all learners, supporting personal development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employability. It is relevant across the lifelong learning process, in all disciplines of learning and to all forms of education and training (formal, non-formal and informal) which contribute to an entrepreneurial spirit or behaviour, with or without a commercial objective’’ European Commission, 2012 Success Building self-ef昀椀cacy1 in young people is a critical element of JA’s theory of change and underpins the omni-channel, = when students believe they will hands-on programme delivery that is common across succeed, they are more likely than the global JA network. Self-ef昀椀cacy, sometimes called others to actually succeed ‘perceived behaviour control’, is a major in昀氀uencer of belief systems that can positively impact choices, motivation = and behaviours, leading to success when engaging in new challenges. ������y 1 A theory of Albert Bandura and Icek Ajzen. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 9

JA’s education pathway A personal sense of I can is one of the most important elements in the complex interaction of external and internal variables that contribute to a student’s ability to succeed. JA programmes are designed to foster that attitude. The constructive combination of new knowledge and skills, coupled with the development of positive attitudes about the topics that are being learned, increase students’ perception that they have the ability to control their future and succeed in similar tasks – that is to ‘own their success’ through full employment and 昀椀nancial health. DISCOVER EXPLORE EXPERIMENT DARE PERSIST IMPACT Lower primary upper primary middle upper Secondary Higher Education Explore ideas, Generate & turn ideas Show Understand the solutions, decision- into action; experience entrepreneurial societal roles people making, taking entrepreneurial & capability by Establish a real and ENTrEprENEurSHip play. responsibility and innovative thinking; launching a (social) viable business. cooperating. make a business plan; business. teamwork. Identify choices Practice problem- Prove entrepreneurial Identify one’s own Learn about the based on skills and solving, leadership, competences creativity and skills. different jobs and the interests to achieve decision-making, (decision-making, WOrK rEADiNESS Work with others. skills required. projects. Practice perseverance,... networking, skills required. negotiation,…). Understand Develop knowledge Apply knowledge Raise capital and Discover needs, resources, goods of personal 昀椀nance and skills to manage 昀椀nances. wants and how and services in the and money business planning, Apply knowledge of FiNANCiAL LiTErACy communities work. economy. management. marketing, 昀椀nance different business and economics. models. FOR INSTANCE: JA Our JA EurOpE JA iT’S my JA COmpANy JA STArT up COmmuNiTy AND mE BuSiNESS prOGrAmmE prOGrAmmE The progression model at JA shows how young people’s learning journey can be gradual, with new experiences reinforcing previous learning and challenging them on to the next stage of development. Any student, at any age, should have access to the best opportunities for active participation in business and community life. 10 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

JA programmes JA brings the public and private sectors together to provide young people in primary and secondary schools and early university with high-quality education programmes to teach them about enterprise, entrepreneurship, business and economics in a practical way, using learning by doing methods. The JA Company Programme This year-long programme invites students to create their own venture, taking an idea from conception to reality. Working as a team, and coached by a business mentor, participants manage all aspects of the business including raising capital, production, marketing and 昀椀nance. They culminate the year by participating in competitions. Students are then invited to take part in a self-assessment and a knowledge and skills test to earn their Entrepreneurial Skills PassTM . Implemented in 1.5% 317,974 40 increase in participation students participated in 2016 countries in Europe compared to 2015 countries in Europe TM The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) The ESP complements the JA Company Programme by offering students the chance to certify their entrepreneurial knowledge skills and attitudes. In particular, this unique certi昀椀cation assesses and recognises their: \ knowledge/experience about: company structure and roles, idea generation and business opportunity, customer, marketing strategies, business plan, design and production, sales strategies, 昀椀nancial literacy, presentation techniques and communication skills,… \ enterprising skills, attitudes and behaviours: creative thinking, problem-solving, con昀椀dence and a can-do attitude, taking initiative, teamwork and leadership, being resourceful, perseverance, negotiation and decision-making, ability to take responsibility and manage risks, … \ lifelong learning competences: communication in mother tongue, communication in foreign language, sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, mathematics and science, social and civic, digital, cultural awareness and expression, learning to learn,… Besides the JA Company Programme, there are dozens of JA international and locally developed programmes running in Europe. 11

JA’s Network JA USA JA AMERICAS JA Worldwide JA Europe is the European Regional Operating Centre for JA Worldwide®. It is one of the 6 Regional Operating Centres of JA. With more than 100 member countries, the JA Worldwide network is powered by over 450,000 volunteers and mentors from all sectors of society, reaching more than 10 million young people around the world every year. 12 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

4. JA ASIA PACIFIC JA Europe JA Europe is Europe’s largest provider of education programmes for entrepreneurship, work readiness INJAZ AL-ARAB and 昀椀nancial literacy, reaching 3.5 million students in 40 countries in 2016. Albania Greece Norway JA AFRICA Armenia Hungary Poland Austria Iceland Portugal Belgium Ireland Romania Bulgaria Isle of Man Russia Cyprus Israel Serbia Czech Italy Slovakia Republic Latvia Slovenia Denmark Lithuania Spain Estonia Luxembourg Sweden Finland Macedonia Switzerland France Malta Turkey Georgia Moldova United Germany Netherlands Kingdom 13

JA’s faces “Putting money into developing young people is not an expenditure. It is an investment in our future. In our prospective economic growth and competitiveness, in We need a change job creation and prosperity, as well as in of mind-set. social cohesion and stability.” Tibor Navracsics European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport “I see now how a small effort from our side as business people can have such a huge in昀氀uence on students; impacting not only the way they behave today but also the way they see their future careers. I hope that all the youngsters I’ve met with realise the value Mentoring: of the education they are receiving through projects like GEP, how this experience will small effort, distinguish them from others, make them stand out from the crowd and give them big impact. more con昀椀dence to take on any challenge.” iván madueño Donoso business volunteer, Siemens “The JA programme really made me think about my future. What do I want? Which career path do I want to pursue? What skills am I good at? And also: which not? Also, the programme taught me to be creative and persevere. Think and act Everything is possible. All ideas which beyond your come to mind are possible to create: it’s about investing time and energy and boundaries. continue where other people would have stopped. It’s not necessarily about the Benjamin Schriel idea, it’s about your actions.” student in The Netherlands 14 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

“The JA Company Programme helped me understand better what it means to start a company - including the effort needed to deliver something people pay for, working in a team and the 昀椀nancial and legal An amazing processes.” experience. Dalia Lasaite JA alumna and CEO of CGTrader, 3D model marketplace “More than 80 of my 450 students set up real companies that are generating jobs and growth (17.8% compared to an average of 3-4% for other students).” I love being an Edupreneur. Armando persico Teacher in Italy “The concept of JA as a whole is absolutely necessary towards the development of a viable and successful future for the next generations. It is a cornerstone of my work and especially Innovative format regarding VET and the enhancement of skills for the future.” and approach. Enrique Calvet Chambon Member of the European Parliament 15

Hall of fame European champions Culminating points of our major programmes include European competitions where winners from each participating country present their business concepts to an external jury. These events are built on the concept of rotating from one country to another and are understood as a meeting place for all stakeholders involved (teachers, business volunteers, students and JA staff). In 2016, the following student teams have won: European Company of European Enterprise the Year Competition: Challenge: Subreader Save Energy (Denmark) (Romania) Social Innovation Relay Social Enterprise 360 Global Finale: European Finale: Oculus Growink (Romania) (Spain) European Sci-Tech Skills for the Future Challenge: European Awards: Team romania AmECS (Romania) (Spain) Global Enterprise AmCham EU Youth Project: Entrepreneurship Award: SOSElder meetingpackage.com (Spain) (Finland) 16 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Model Organisation Awards Rewarding the quality of JA national of昀椀ces’ leadership and operations: their impact, quality of programmes and contribution to the overall success of JA Europe’s network. 1. Austria 8. Norway 2. Belgium (Flanders) 9. Portugal 3. Denmark 10. Romania 4. Estonia 11. Russia 5. Greece 12. Sweden 6. Luxembourg 13. UK 7. Malta TJ Bata Quality Award Rewarding a JA member organisation for demonstrating the highest standard of quality and excellence. The winner in 2016 was JA Luxembourg (Jonk Entrepreneuren: http://jonk-entrepreneuren.lu/). 17

Partners in the spotlight Supporting young people’s career prospects with AT&T Over the past years, the scope of the collaboration with AT&T as well as its impact has been widened, growing the number of supported programmes to 55 and expanding geographically to reach over 2,000 students. To support the expansion, 180 AT&T volunteers mentored young participants, sharing their expertise and offering key insights. For instance, AT&T offered to all JA students and teachers the opportunity to participate in workshops designed to improve the presentation, communication and management skills. “Investing in a well-educated workforce may be the single most important thing we can do to support a strong global economy. Putting our company’s assets to work for education has been our priority for more than a century. We are proud to be part of AT&T’s commitment to education by investing in students here in Europe and beyond,” peter Daly, Vice President, AT&T Global Service Management. ��������������� and entrepreneurial youth with Metlife MetLife LifeChanger connects MetLife of昀椀ces with local schools to deliver JA programmes to students who might otherwise lack access to 昀椀nancial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship programming. Each of昀椀ce works with JA to select the JA programmes that best address local needs and leverage employees’ interests and skills. Piloted in four European markets in the spring of 2014, the initiative has now expanded to 19 countries across EMEA, including 16 in Europe.In 2016, 900 EMEA volunteers delivered JA programmes to 26,000 students from primary to upper secondary level. “The partnership has provided us with a proven way to engage large numbers of employees in diverse markets in the 昀椀nancial education of young people. More important, it has helped us establish a foundation for these young people to be 昀椀nancially con昀椀dent and entrepreneurial, which will help not only their future, but also the future of our communities,” Dirk Ostijn, Head, Western & Central Europe Sub-Region, MetLife. 18 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Fostering entrepreneurship with Citi Support from partners such as the Citi Foundation has allowed JA programmes to grow and increase their impact each year. Last year alone, over 300,000 students across Europe participated in the JA Company Programme, a 14% increase over the previous year. In the 2015-2016 school year, the Citi Foundation helped bring practical entrepreneurial experiences to 18 European countries and reached over 42,000 students, with the mentorship of more than 170 Citi volunteers. ‘‘The Citi Foundation reported in its recent research that European cities perform relatively poorly in comparison to their global counterparts in terms of enterprise education, making programmes like the JA Company Programme essential to prepare young people for the world of work. JA is a key community partner under the Citi Foundation’s Pathway to Progress initiative, a global effort to catalyse economic opportunities for young people,’’ rachael Barber, Head of Community Development EMEA, Citi. 19

JA by the numbers in 2016 3.5M STuDENTS 38 million since 2002 5K BuSiNESSES iNVOLVED To date, we estimate only 152,500 business volunteers 2 to 25% of young Europeans have had the opportunity to bene昀椀t from entrepreneurship education, depending on the country. 89,434,442 CONTACT HOurS in standard activities 450 BOArDS mEmBErS 41 mEmBEr OrGANiSATiONS +EU policy-makers + national governments + trade associations, SMEs… 20 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

EUROPE JA ALUMNI needs more entrepreneurial MINDSETS are less likely to a ‘can do’ attitude be unemployed 1 a positive attitude to risk 2 a culture of second chances 3 acceptance of individual 4 responsibility entrepreneurship education earn more 5 SKILLS FOR LIFE start 50% more 50% businesses Creative thinking • Problem solving Communication • Public speaking Con昀椀dence Teamwork • Leadership Negotiation • Decision-making Setting goals • Time management are less likely Risk management to drop out of school Business • Financial skills FINANCIAL WORK ENTREPRENEURSHIP LITERACY READINESS High youth unemployment puts In Europe, 1 in 5 young people is Financial independence, home the future of an entire generation unemployed. ownership and retirement are at risk. increasingly out of reach for young people. 21

Bringing solutions to real world challenges 22 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Less than 50% of adults in the EU believe that they have the necessary skills and knowledge to start a business. Europe is facing persistent challenges such as youth unemployment, slow economic growth, uneven educational opportunities and strategies, as well as a One in deepening migration crisis. Young people need to be as 5 best-prepared as possible to cope with the fast pace of change in the labour market and in society in general. young people was unemployed in 2016, peaking at one out of In response, the European Commission launched in 2016 two in some countries. its New Skills Agenda for Europe in order to address the quality, harmonization and relevance of skills and quali昀椀cations. There is a particular focus on policies that better support young people’s entrepreneurial potential and future employability. JA equips young people with 5. Europe needs to invest more the skills they need to own their in people, in their skills, in their economic success. ability to adapt and in their capacity to innovate. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 23

Preparing for the last mile Young people who have participated in the JA Company Programme are: \ 3-6 times more likely to start their own business than those who have not; \ less likely to drop out or be unemployed; \ more likely to earn higher incomes and be satis昀椀ed with their careers. also, evidence shows that students who had the opportunity to have at least 4 business interactions at school are 5 times less likely to be not in Education, Employment or training (nEEt). Our Priority Ensure that all young people have a practical entrepreneurial experience before leaving compulsory education. More than 2x 80.5% 4.5 million of young people who are highly young people in the EU (aged The EU youth unemployment skilled have a job, while the 15-24 years) were unemployed rate is more than double the employment rate of the low in 2016. overall unemployment rate. skilled ones amounts only to 53.1 %. 24 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Good practices TM The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass this unique international quali昀椀cation based on the stakeholders they launched in 2013 certi昀椀es that students represent (parents, teachers, business, (15-19 years old), who have been in a Ja policy-makers,…). company programme, have the necessary knowledge, competences and skills to start Key 昀椀gures: a venture of their own or be successfully \ used in 25 countries Preparing employed. \ 25,242 students, 850 schools and over 1,700 teachers involved so far for the last mile in 2016, Ja alumni Europe and the austrian \ 5,881 Esp certi昀椀cates delivered (50% federal Economic chamber (Wko) vEt schools and 50% academic established the Esp advisory council. its schools) members include senior executives from a broad range of sectors and were selected Leaders-for-a-Day JA Alumni Leaders-for-a-Day involves high-level JA Alumni Europe is the of昀椀cial alumni leaders from various career paths and organisation of JA Europe. It is made up of industries to share a day of their work life 4000+ young people who have taken part in with a young person. JA Alumni who have JA programmes across 17 countries. completed the Company Programme and obtained an Entrepreneurial Skills Pass This vibrant network of JA alumni provides (ESP) certi昀椀cation are invited to join the networking opportunities to its members Leaders-for-a-Day. where participants get inspired, challenged, knowledgeable and motivated. More recently, Leaders-for-a-Day engages JA alumni in the network has been dedicated to share a comprehensive real-life work experience success stories and bring all JA alumni on to introduce them to the demands of the board to celebrate JA’s centennial in 2019. labour market and help them to build skills needed for success in the 21st- century workplace. It also inspires a shared responsibility across all sectors for the development of a skilled, adaptable, and successful workforce that actively We offer young people hands-on learning contributes to a dynamic and competitive experiences and access to volunteer economy. mentors in order to give them a window on the working world. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 25

Motivating interest in STEM Demand for digital and STEM skills is growing. Our Priority Business and policy leaders are looking at ways to motivate and attract young people to collaborate with the business community these career paths in order to boost innovation and the education systems to bridge the Europe. gap between demand and supply for skills, knowledge and attitudes. Nearly The gap between demand and Demand for STEM supply for digital skills in the professionals is expected to 40% EU is grow by of companies report dif昀椀culty in 500k 8% 昀椀nding staff with the right skills. in 2020. between 2013 and 2025. 26 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Good practices Skills for the Future JA Europe partnered with Hyundai Motor a mini-company, learn valuable Europe to provide students with adequate skills and apply their knowledge in skills to enter the job market. The automotive new ways. With support from their industry is constantly looking for skilled teachers, they were exposed to a automotive professionals who are dif昀椀cult to variety of learning-by-doing approaches 昀椀nd due to a lack of skills and competencies. and were offered the chance to work with By creating their mini company in the 昀椀eld of Hyundai business volunteers from all over the automotive industry, students develop their Europe. employability skills and entrepreneurship spirit. For the last three years, 10,000 young people (15-18 years old) in 15 European countries have had the opportunity to develop Sci-Tech Challenge For the seventh consecutive year, JA Europe and ExxonMobil organised the Sci-Tech Challenge which aims to encourage students, aged 15-18, to consider science, technology, engineering & maths (STEM) oriented careers, raise awareness of the importance of STEM skills and how these can be applied in enterprising ways to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. The Sci-Tech Challenge has taken place in 10 European countries, involving close to 13000 young people, over 300 ExxonMobil employees and 50+ teachers. Students learn about innovations in the energy sector and take part in national challenges in order to access the European Grand Finale where they can expose their best solution to a high-level jury at the European Parliament. JA partners with more than 5000 businesses in Europe and involves over 165,000 business volunteers; bringing outside expertise into the classroom and preparing young people for tomorrow’s jobs. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 27

Empowering teachers too often, teachers working with entrepreneurship education feel alone. Our Priority they ask for more opportunities to network and invest in teachers’ professional learning and share best practices. development to increase impact on young as teachers develop their entrepreneurial skills people. and approaches, they should be recognised and their experience should be promoted to encourage others. 93% 75% JA in Europe trained over of teachers would take part in of teachers consider they 122k the JA Company Programme are not encouraged to bring teachers from primary to again or recommend it to innovation into the classroom. university in 2016 across others. 34,000 schools. 28 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Good practices The Entrepreneurial School Awards The Entrepreneurial School Awards (TES Awards) recognise the most entrepreneurial schools and their teachers across Europe. Schools are selected at national level for their entrepreneurial vision and outstanding implementation of entrepreneurship education programmes. The selection criteria include the schools’ strategy for entrepreneurship education, speci昀椀c resource allocations, teachers’ training and the engagement of the local community and business sector. 17 schools from 17 countries won TES Awards in 2016, a national and European recognition of the best schools championing entrepreneurship education. All representatives met in Riga (Latvia) to celebrate their achievements and share good practices. Through the Innovation Cluster International Summit for Entrepreneurship Education for Educators (ICEE) and the European Network More than 150 educators and practitioners for Entrepreneurship Education (EE- from 25 countries gathered in Vienna (Austria) HUB), JA created a speci昀椀c cluster on in September to attend the International teachers. These groups aim to map and Summit for Educators organised jointly by JA promote effective methods for teacher Europe and the Austrian Federal Economic training, tools and good practices, Chamber. develop a content bank and They had the opportunity to discuss global support teachers’ networks. trends affecting entrepreneurship education, how to make the teaching a more appealing job and how to empower young people and transform their skills into employability. Participants also had the opportunity to network and engage in workshops where they shared their experiences and took part in practical activities. 29

The ‘social economy’ There are employs over 2 million 11 million social economy enterprises in people in the EU, accounting Europe, representing 10% of for 6% of total employment. all EU businesses. Building stronger communities Schools are among the best places for the general good of society. integration: it is often where young people make their 昀椀rst contacts outside the family. Our Priority Understanding how communities work is central in JA’s programmes. offer young people a chance to learn For instance, in the Social Innovation Relay, practically how communities work, to be students come up with a business linked to their 昀椀nancially con昀椀dent and realise that they have local communities and aimed at contributing to a role to play in society. 30 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Good practices Social Innovation Relay Social Enterprise 360 Through this programme, JA promotes Social Enterprise 360 (SE360) is a the idea of social enterprises and invites European educational programme in the students to develop their innovative social 昀椀eld of social entrepreneurship, running in 8 business concepts. In Spain for instance, countries and co-昀椀nanced by the European students took part in an Innovation Camp Union through Erasmus+. SE360 helps and were asked to promote people with students leverage their entrepreneurial skills intellectual disabilities’ social integration. and knowledge to solve the world’s most Students were grouped in teams of 昀椀ve, pressing problems, thanks to new business each team working side by side with models empowering the most vulnerable NN Group volunteers, who offered them groups and providing long-term sustainable support and guidance throughout the day. societal impact. This programme is not about charity business but about creating real impact at local level while contributing to job creation. More than 10.000 high school students, came up with 668 social business ideas in 2016. Working with migrants JA Sweden has worked with refugee teachers. It encouraged them to learn children for years by including the JA Swedish quickly and build a network. Company Programme in the Introduction All of them are now well-integrated in Programme offered to migrants. the Swedish society and their mini- company is offering homework support Success stories include a team of in Arabic, Somali, Swedish and English. students from Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, They are now themselves contributing to and Eritrea. Over the course of the school the integration of other students with a year, they developed a business idea with migrant background. the help of a business mentor and their We empower young people as active, critical and responsible citizens for a more inclusive Europe. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 31

Women constitute Over 52% Women constitute 50% of the total European 34.4% of business leaders believe population but only 30% of of the self-employed in the EU. they need to do more to start-up entrepreneurs. attract, retain and promote women to leadership positions. Activating girls’ potential Recent attempts aimed at empowering female entrepreneurs, without making any women through entrepreneurship distinction. need further support. Several studies con昀椀rm indeed that some risks related to entrepreneurship are often more Our Priority inhibiting for women than for men. JA Ensure the entrepreneurial pathway is also programmes target both future male and considered as a positive option by girls. 32 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Good practices “I think that the new female generation Girls in STEM should perceive JA Europe and Avanade have agreed themselves as capable to launch a new effort worldwide. The to grow in the technology programme focuses on empowering, area, and not only that, to be upskilling and educating more than 500 part of the positive change that girls in technology, enabling them to make a considered decision on choosing a career in is happening globally, a world science, technology, engineering and maths with equity.” (STEM). Mirna Rodriguez, Avanade. Karoli Hindriks, from a JA alumna to a successful entrepreneur Karoli Hindriks took part in the Company solutions and 2 international trademarks in Programme of JA Estonia in 2002. She her name. Karoli is now the Founder and founded a student company startup at the CEO of Jobbatical.com, a platform where age of 16 and became the youngest inventor techies and creatives meet employers of Estonia after registering a patent for a across the globe who want to borrow their soft pedestrian re昀氀ector. In total she has skills. She also joined JA Europe Board of 2 registered patents, 3 registered design Directors in April 2016. “Junior Achievement has opened a door for me for which I am ever thankful. This is a door that exists in all of us. It’s the door to the greatest superpower of them all—the belief that you can make a change. I hope we can help open millions of these doors across Europe by mixing and matching our experience and knowledge on the Board of Directors of JA Europe.” Karoli Hindriks, from JA alumna to successful entrepreneur. We encourage girls move away from traditional social perceptions and offer them a better future. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 33

Only 1in10 students is able to solve complex 昀椀nancial tasks. 1in7 students is unable to make simple decisions about everyday spending. Boosting ���������� financial skills are critical to anyone’s livelihood and are equally important to the sustainability of any new business. the digital revolution makes it harder for young people to grasp the monetary and 昀椀nancial system and its impact on our daily decisions. Only 52% Our Priority of adults in Europe are 昀椀nancially literate. Ensure all young people understand basic 昀椀nancial concepts. 34 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

Good practices ����������������������� In addition to implementing the Start Up programme across Europe, JA Europe and Visa Europe have launched a new report on 昀椀nancial education that analyses the gap between young people’s 昀椀nancial capability and employers’ needs in terms of 昀椀nancial skills and knowledge. Key 昀椀ndings show that a vast majority of respondents underlined the fact that young people are not equipped with important 昀椀nancial skills they need to start their working lives. In addition, future employees and entrepreneurs are perceived to need a different subset of 昀椀nancial skills: ‘analytics and mathematics’ is the most important for employees, whether it’s ‘business administration and management’ for young entrepreneurs. Still, many agree that ‘昀椀nancial CASE STUDIES planning’ and budgeting’ are essential skills for both. \ poland: non-stop curricula “The fast pace of change makes it all from primary to upper the more vital that young people are secondary \ spain: partnering with banking equipped with money management associations knowledge and skills. They need these \ romania: large-scale blended skills for both work and for success in learning initiatives a digital world. We are proud to join \ uk: interaction between together with JA Europe to support 昀椀nancial and entrepreneurship this important research,” education Nicolas Huss, CEO, Visa Europe. Developing the right partnerships will help hone the 昀椀nancial skills of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and employees. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 35

JA’s leadership Sonja Bata Jo Deblaere michel De Wolf Bata Shoe Accenture DGST reviseurs Foundation X Chief Operating d´entreprises X Founder Of昀椀cer X Managing Partner Honorary Board Chairman of the Board Secretary/Vice Member Chairman mark Torfs michael mercieca Johan H Deloitte young Enterprise uK Andresen X Program Director X CEO and Chair of the FErD Deloitte University Board of Executives for X Owner & Chairman EMEA JA Europe Ex-Of昀椀cio / Treasurer Board Member Board Member Nikolaas Hendrik Baeckelmans David Binks Bourgeois Exxonmobil FedEx Express Head of European X Vice President Europe & CEO TNT Affairs at GE, General Europe/EU Affairs X President Counsel GGO Europe X Managing Partner Board Member Board Nominee Board Nominee Grant Carson peter Daly Global Subsidiaries AT&T melissa Fogarty Group, Citi Clifford Chance X VP Global X Partner X EMEA Regional Enhanced Customer Head, Service Board Member Board Nominee Board Nominee Guenther Christophe Karoli Hindriks Juenger Leclercq Jobbatical iNTEL GmbH EurActiv X Founder & CEO X Director Corporate X Publisher Affairs Group EMEA Board Member Board Member Board Member Lars petter martin Spurling Ørving Dirk Ostijn HSBC Holdings manpower AS metLife Europe X HSBC Group X Managing Director Limited General Manager & EMEA North & East X CEO Chief Remediation Region Of昀椀cer, HSBC Mexico Board Member Board Member Board Member Thomas Dorothee van Tindemans Vredenburch Adam Warby Hill + Knowlton NN Group Avanade Strategies X Chief Change and X CEO X Chairman Organisation Board Nominee Board Member Board Member Caroline Jenner JA Europe X CEO Ex-Of昀椀cio 36 JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016

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