Training module specifications

Title:

1. Establishing a creative learning environment

Performance goal:

It is intended to establish a learning environment, which inspires the participants to participate actively in an innovative process

Standard:

Evaluation will show if participants felt confident

Conditions:

Room for all participants at one time. Facilities to work in groups. Access to PC with internet and the use of telephone throughout the training period. Printing facilities

Main content:

The basic elements in the learning environment should be:

Mutual respect between students and lecturers, confidence, motivation and courage to innovate.
To establish this learning environment in very short time, we will use:

• - Mutual presentations

• - Energizers

• - Presentation of the learning methods

• - Exercises to train the ability to be creative

- Teambuilding activities

Title:

2. Develop/adapt idea from which business will be created

Performance goal:

The participants should feel that they have the ownership of their own idea

Standard:

All participants /groups must have decided on which idea they will build their business.

Conditions:

Class room and possibilities to group work

Main content:

• Define business /entrepreneurship

• Top 10 businesses in the country

• What makes a good business?

• Room for more businesses in the country?

• Creating a “creative space” for creativity

• Each group create a business idea in group work

• Presentation of business idea in class room

Title:

3. Lecture about using a business plan

Performance goal:

The participants will be able to understand and use the different elements in the business plan

Standard:

At participants presentation of business plan it will show if they understand the fundamentals of a business plan

Conditions:

Class room, black board, electricity, overhead projector and screen for PC projector /overhead. Facilities to copy xx copies of business plan and other education material

Main content:

• Personal resources
• The product / service
• Market
• Sales and marketing
• Organisation of business
• Development of business
• Budgeting
• Financing

Material: Power Point slides, Book The Dynamic Business Plan
 

Title:

4. Lecture about budgeting a new business

Performance goal:

The participants should understand that budgeting is common sense and consist only of +, -, x and /

Standard:

At presentation of business plan it will show if participants understand the fundamentals of budgeting

Conditions:

Lecture room, black board, if possible PC and projector.

Main content:

• Establishing budget
• Operating budget:

• Turn over / sale
• Used goods
• Gross profit
• Fixed costs
• Interest
• Depreciation
• Profit

• Income comes from profit

If PC involved also: Use of spread sheet
Material: Power Point slides, Book The Dynamic Business Plan
 

Title:

5. Participant consultations with  lectures

Performance goal:

The participants present a business idea and should be enthusiastic about by the chosen idea.

Standard:

Lecturers will in the following group work see if the study group is working with enthusiasm

Conditions:

Room for consultations.

Main content:

Business coaching of the study groups. Guide the participants in the direction that will accomplish their business idea. Help making the idea into a business idea. Make sure the students know what to do when they start working in groups.

Title:

6. Group work creating a business plan – lectures are business coaches

Performance goal:

Participants shall face practical problems and find ways to solve them.

Standard:

Lecturers will evaluate if the participants are committed to their work

Conditions:

Access to PC with internet and the use of telephone throughout the training period. Print from PC facilities

Main content:

• Real life situations of uncertainty
• Problem solving
• Cooperation skills
• From chaos over creativity to structured planning.
• Deliver written business plan to lecturers

The educator will be present but will not be lecturing answer questions when approached by students.

Title:

7. Lecture on presentation skills

Performance goal:

Students should acquire tools so the can present a project for other people

Standard:

At presentation of business plan it will show if participants present their business plan in an acceptable way.

Conditions:

Lecture room, black board, if possible PC and projector

Main content:

• Presentation material
• Presentation performance
• Presentation content

Title:

8. Presentation of business plan for invited persons

Performance goal:

The participants should present their new business in a convincing way.

Standard:

1. Business idea
2. Depth of product description
3. Depth of knowledge of market and sales potential
4. Realism in and understanding of budget
5. Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm

Conditions:

Class room, black board, overhead projector, screen for PC projector /overhead.
If possible participation of one or two local entrepreneurs.

Main content:

• Each group do their presentation
• Evaluation and feed back on presentation
• Next group
• Hand out of Dynamic Business Plan Diploma
• Evaluation of training project