Enterprise in Interface is an online course that you can fill in in a flexible way as you plan and work on developing your local community. The aim of the course is to learn the structure needed to use ‘Enterprise’ (in its various forms) as a means of resolving local social, political and economic issues. The course is designed to help people who have an interest and passion for the development of the local community, in cooperation with local authorities and policy makers, facilitate the creation of more stable and harmonious communities through the use of entrepreneurial initiatives (social companies, job creation schemes, setting up business courses, etc.) to change local areas. We see the potential of companies in stimulating economic development and revitalizing the community. ENTER wants to harness this potential through our curriculum, numerous case studies and course materials to show what can be achieved.
Because it is written by experts related to local community and business development and entrepreneurship, we believe it makes it an interesting and insightful course that will encourage you to engage in the continuous development of your local community.
This course is a specially designed online learning program for people interested in using community-based approaches to address, reduce, eliminate or prevent conflict or cultural intolerance. They are also intended for objective elements and psychological aspects of company training. The ultimate goal of the project is positive action on the personal level (change of people's lives), but also on the social level in terms of encouraging greater community cohesion and wider economic development. ENTER's mission is to promote businesses and entrepreneurial activities as a means of fostering greater social inclusion and as a means of combating conflict/cultural problems in communities.
The course is free and you can access it at a time that suits you, evening, weekend or every day a bit. Online learning offers you more time to fully absorb information. How much time should you devote to the course? Like everything in life, you will set a goal for yourself. It is delivered in the form of 5 modules and is designed to allow you to explore each module in detail to better understand the course.
The course is modular and you can enter and exit the modules of your choice, but we recommend that you follow the modules in the proposed order from 1 to 5. Each module contains a main presentation for a specific topic (left in the table below), and then a set of additional attachments such as exercises, videos and quizzes (on the right).
http://www.enterproject.info/classroom-course/
Classroom course
Course participants
The course is intended for persons interested in using a community-based approach to address, reduce, eliminate or prevent conflicts or cultural indifferences, including providers of vocational education and entrepreneurship support services and community development organisations working with persons from vulnerable groups.
The course will focus on new business models and skills needed for effective employment, on teaching entrepreneurship to participants from vulnerable groups and fragmented communities, and on finding new ways to build inclusive communities through entrepreneurship.
For people interested in involving disadvantaged groups in the community, the course will help them to better understand the real industry, how to develop skills and how to empower individuals to have a positive impact on their personal level (lifestyle changes) with the aim of community cohesion and wider economic development.
The materials are designed for different purposes. The course can be delivered as a full curriculum or part of it can be integrated to complement other courses. All materials are provided as open sources, and each part of this course offers a range of additional online materials such as case studies and activities on the topic.
As some learners want to learn content (or only parts of it) individually, all modules and additional learning resources are provided online.
Teachers and mentors can also use the course independently for professional development. Information on how materials can be used is provided at the beginning of each guide for each module.
The course can be used in a classroom setting, as well as a stand-alone distance learning course.
Course components
The course program Enterprise In Interface is divided into 5 different units called modules, each of which focuses on different aspects of the enterprise in the interface:
Module 1: The company as a guide to change in the community
Module 2: New business community models
Module 3: Existing support
Module 4: Communications and links
Module 5: Key to success – Finding a person who drives change in the community
Each module has three different training resources:
- PowerPoint/pdf presentation – To be used together with Trainer’s Guide. This is an annex to the course that includes materials and activities. If you are attending a course for the first time, this is a good starting point.
2. Trainer’s Guide / Instructions – such materials can add value and complement student presentations.
- Learners Workbook – each module has a workbook that complements each PowerPoint and other resources.
You can download the course as a zip file (PowerPoint, Trainer’s Guide and Learners Workbook).
Although the Enterprise in Interface course is designed as a complete curriculum, each module can be used as a standalone session. Therefore, each module starts with a basic introduction on the topic that can be skipped if you use more than one module or the whole course.
You can study materials in any order. If you want to focus on a specific topic, you can jump to your point of interest – although the whole course is suggested.
Click on the link below to download the online course (the course is in English) http://www.enterproject.info/online-course/
