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23 March 2023
27 alunos da Escola Secundária Isidoro de Sousa foram desafiados, no dia 23 de março, a desenhar negócios inovadores para melhorar a qualidade de vida do Município de Viana do Alentejo, em apenas 8 horas. “Think global, Act local” foi o lema do Innovation Challenge realizado em parceria com o CLDS de Viana do Alentejo – tudo o que realizamos na nossa comunidade pode impactar não só o que nos rodeia, mas sim toda a sociedade global.
Durante a manhã os alunos contaram com o apoio de 8 mentores, representantes do tecido empresarial do município, para trabalharem as suas ideias. No final do dia, todos apresentaram as suas ideias em pitch perante um júri.
A equipa “Alansport” foi a grande vencedora do desafio ao idealizar um complexo desportivo que promove hábitos de vida saudável e que integra uma loja de equipamento desportivo.
As equipas “GERAAÇÃO” e “Clube Náutico de Viana do Alentejo”, ficaram em 2.º e 3.º lugar respetivamente.
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01 March 2023
A 1 de março juntámo-nos à Câmara Municipal do Porto na Qualifica - Feira de Educação, Formação, Juventude e Emprego, que decorreu na Exponor, onde realizámos, em conjunto, a 7ª edição da Feira Porto de Futuro!
Oito miniempresas do ensino secundário, de 3 escolas do município do Porto, apresentaram as suas ideias de negócio em formato de competição (exibição em stand e pitch) e foram avaliadas por um júri. Os projetos foram desenvolvidos durante a sua participação no programa A Empresa, este ano letivo.
A “Smart Future”, da Escola Secundária Filipa de Vilhena, foi a grande vencedora do dia ao desenvolver uma capa inovadora para maços de tabaco que permite depositar as beatas, de forma a reduzir o impacto ambiental negativo causado pelo abandono de beatas de cigarros nos espaços públicos.
Participaram também neste evento, a Escola Secundária Clara de Resende, a Escola Secundária Filipa de Vilhena e a Escola Secundária Rodrigues de Freitas. A Feira contou, ainda, com a presença de Fernando Paulo, Vereador do Pelouro da Educação e da Coesão Social da Câmara do Porto.
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23 March 2023
Marcámos presença no JA Europe 2023 Leadership Summit e fomos reconhecidos, em mais um ano, como uma organização modelo, trazendo de lá este prémio que muito nos orgulha! O "Model Nation Award" reconhece as organizações nacionais da JA que atuam nos mais altos padrões de qualidade durante o último ano de referência, atingindo ou superando os benchmarks para um mínimo de 80% dos KPIs da JA Europe, que são estabelecidos com essa finalidade.
Alguns elementos da equipa foram também reconhecidos pelos seus vários anos de trabalho na organização e o seu impacto junto dos jovens - Parabéns Bruno Ramos, Cristiana Cabreira e Patrícia Centeio!
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02 July 2021
JA Europe and its network of 41 national JA organisations strongly support working towards “A European approach to micro-credentials”
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27 October 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on society and especially on young people. The last statistics prove it: youth unemployment is again on the rise, with more than 3 million young people already concerned in Europe1. More than ever, efforts are needed to support young people and avoid a lockdown generation.
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24 May 2018
In recent years, numerous surveys about the future of work have been trying to identify key skills for tomorrow’s jobs. There is a clear consensus on the fact that industry leaders were unsure if they could actually find these skills even though they conceded that it is precisely these skills that are critical to tomorrow’s business success. A vast majority of CEOs say that even today they struggle to find recruits with the levels of creativity and skills in innovation their businesses need.
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16 April 2018
What would happen if we put an eighteen-year-old in the shoes of a CEO from a major multinational? JA Europe did just that, in a work readiness awareness raising initiative called Leaders-for-a-day on April 16. JA Alum from all corners of Europe got the chance to shadow top executives from the private and public sectors.
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01 September 2017
The Action “Strengthening Entrepreneurship Education in Turkey and EU”, co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey under the umbrella of the Civil Society Dialogue Programme and implemented between February 2016 and July 2017 offered the opportunity to 4,000 students in Turkey to take the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) certification.
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13 June 2017
The 1st European Entrepreneurship Education Summit will take place on 11-12 July 2016 in Brussels, by gathering academics and experts in entrepreneurship education, policy-makers and government officials, educators, business and NGOs representatives.
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28 February 2017
The ESP certification is currently available in 29 European countries. Thanks to a USAID grant, three Eastern Europe countries joined the ESP network: Georgia, Macedonia, and Moldova.
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22 February 2017
A group of nine European organisations and associations have today launched a new European Platform for Financial Education. The initiative aims to promote the need for financial education and to boost financial literacy in Europe, particularly among young people and entrepreneurs. It also seeks to encourage EU-level leadership in this field.
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08 December 2016
The Leonardo da Vinci Grant that initially supported the development of the ESP ended in November, after three years of implementation.
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23 October 2016
New Europe Editor, Alexandros Koronakis tells us about his participation in "Leaders for a day" programme.
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19 October 2016
JA Europe and Sage are launching a new partnership in 6 European countries helping young people to acquire the skills and knowledge they need to start a business or to be successfully employed. Sage’s participation in Leaders-for-a-Day on 19 October will celebrate the official launch of this new partnership.
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19 October 2016
35 young Europeans participated in Leaders-for-a-Day on 19 October an initiative of JA Europe offering them the opportunity to learn from top leaders by shadowing them during an entire working day.
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21 September 2016
More than 150 educators and practitioners from 25 countries gathered in Vienna on September 19 and 20 to attend the International Summit for Educators organised jointly by JA Europe and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber.
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09 September 2016
Registrations are open for the Ralph Lauren Webinar until 3rd October 2016.
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19 July 2016
European SME Week, under the patronage of the European Commissioner for Single Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, has launched a youth essay contest aimed at 16-25 year olds across Europe.
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04 July 2016
July 14th is the new deadline to register to the International Summit for Educators.
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06 June 2016
JA Europe and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) announce the establishment of the ESP Advisory Council in support of the Entrepreneurial Skills PassTM, a unique international qualification in entrepreneurial skills, knowledge and competences for 15-19 year olds.In line with the upcoming New Skills Agenda for Europe, the ESP Advisory Council is committed to boost recognition of the competences and skills young people acquire through initiatives like the Entrepreneurial Skills PassTM and promote greater uptake of entrepreneurship education at schools across Europe.
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30 May 2016
On Saturday 28 May 2016, JA Europe and JA Turkey (Genç Başarı Eğitim Vakfı) launched the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) in Turkey.
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15 April 2016
As part of the ESP further opportunities, 90 girls that passed the ESP exam are invited to the Microsoft European event "Girlz in Tech" in Venice on 26th- 27th May 2016.
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15 April 2016
ManpowerGroup and JA Europe team up again, after the great success of the first series of webinars.
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08 April 2016
Junior Achievement Serbia (JAS) and Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of Government of Serbia (SIPRU) joined their forces in promoting the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) among teachers and students in Serbia.
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08 March 2016
More than 140 students and teachers involved in the ESP across Europe participated in two webinars organized by ManpowerGroup in cooperation with JA Europe. The webinars aimed at presenting and discussing how to work better in a team and effectively manage different roles.
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15 February 2016
As of 15th February, JA Europe and JA Turkey (Genç Başarı Eğitim Vakfı), together with other six education and business associations, will join forces to implement the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) in Turkey, with a particular focus on two cities: Istanbul and Izmir.
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14 January 2016
Caroline Jenner, CEO of JA Europe, in her latest article advocates the need for entrepreneurship education remembering that it is one of the largest and most successful public-private partnerships in existence today. She also enhances the impact that the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) is having in increasing the number of schools, teachers and young people involved.
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06 January 2016
Two webinars with ManpowerGroup designed for JA students and teachers will take place on 26 January and 18 February. The webinars will be an opportunity to learn from experienced business professionals from ManpowerGroup about how to work in a team.
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19 November 2015
On 16-17 November 2015, JA Europe and ESP partners joined countless organisations and companies in supporting business growth by participating in CSR Europe’s Enterprise 2020 Summit.
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22 October 2015
The future of business in Europe is the main topic of the 2015 Enterprise 2020 Summit organised by CSR Europe and taking place on November 16-17,2015 at BOZAR, Brussels.
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21 October 2015
The Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament, regarding the motion on skills policies for fighting youth unemployment, recalled the importance of addressing entrepreneurial skills to facilitate young people’s adaptation to the changes in the world of work. The Committee also recognized the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) as an important cross-border qualification that is available to achieve this goal by facilitating the mobility of young people across Europe’s job market.
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15 October 2015
36 young leaders from 14 European countries, recipients of the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP), got the change to step in the shoes of business and policy leaders for one day.
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13 October 2015
Caroline Jenner is on a mission to make entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills training an integral part of a student’s education. As CEO of Junior Achievement Europe (JA), Jenner is working closely with schools, businesses and other stakeholders and partners to develop a programme that will ultimately facilitate the match between demand and supply in the labour market.
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27 July 2014
An international qualification that has just been launched aims to give students access to further opportunities and facilitate their transition from education to entrepreneurship or employment. The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) runs in 26 countries and certifies students between the ages of 15 and 19 who have had a practical entrepreneurship experience and gained the necessary knowledge, skills and competences to start a business or be successfully employed.
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10 April 2015
JA-YE Europe, together with WKO and CSR Europe, have developed theEntrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) which requires completion of a mini-company experience and an online test. ESP holders will become a pool of uniquely qualified and highly enterprising candidates.
The ESP is part of the European Business Campaign on Skills for Jobs, an initiative promoted by CSR Europe and JA-YE Europe
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13 February 2015
ArcelorMittal partners with Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise Europe to give young people from different communities easy access to innovative and quality educational programmes. Together, we cultivate entrepreneurship by teaching young people about enterprise, business and economics in a practical way.
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17 February 2015
JA Europe and its partners (WKO, Foundation for Entrepreneurship - Young Enterprise Denmark, CSR Europe) are hosting a high-level roundtable lunch with policy stakeholders from the public and private sector on 4 March 2015 - the Launch of the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP).
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04 March 2015
European youth often lack necessary job skills and entrepreneurial competences, which contributes to consistently high youth unemployment rates. To address this problem, a group of policy and industry stakeholders gathered today to launch the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP), a European qualification in entrepreneurship for young people, giving potential employers proof that its holder has real entrepreneurship experience and relevant job skills.
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04 March 2015
A new initiative has been launched in Brussels by JA-YE Europe (Junior Achievement – Young Enterprise Europe) to provide the skills needed: the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass. A programme that provides training, and real world experience with business and mentorship.
Included is the financial literacy many young entrepreneurs lack or would like improved.
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01 April 2014
The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) is a 3 year project (October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2016) co-founded by the European Commission, DG Education and Culture, under the Leonardo da Vinci Programme.
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05 March 2015
Gestern war ich Gastrednerin auf der Veranstaltung zur Einführung des europäischen Entrepreneurial Skills Pass der JA-YE Europe. Ein Pass also, der bestätigt, dass man bereits über unternehmerische Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen verfügt. Das ist wirklich einen gute Sache. JA-YE Europe, eine europäische NGO, bietet professioneller Unterstützung für Schüler und Studenten bei der Ausarbeitung ihrer eigenen Geschäftsidee.
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05 May 2014
The first of June some students involved in the Company Programme will take the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass for the first time, certifying the business, economic and financial knowledge they gained as a result of their mini-company experience.
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05 March 2015
As Nelson Mandela said, education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. However, undisputedly, quality of education matters. Given the current era of digital revolution and Industry 4.0, digital skills and entrepreneurial attitude are key to drive our economies forward and secure successful future for our youth.
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08 July 2014
The ESP launch will take place during the JA-YE Europe Company of the Year Competition - JA-YE Europe's annual celebration of the achievements of its Company Programme students and their mini-companies from across Europe.
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06 March 2015
European youth often lack necessary job skills and entrepreneurial competences, which contributes to consistently high youth unemployment rates. To address this problem, a group of policy and industry stakeholders gathered today to launch the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP), a European qualification in entrepreneurship for young people, giving potential employers proof that its holder has real entrepreneurship experience and relevant job skills.
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23 July 2014
The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) is a new international initiative aiming to certify the knowledge, skills and competences students gain through the Company Programme. It requires the completion of a mini-company experience (1 school year), a self-assessment test (pre-mid-post) and a final exam. ESP holders will become a pool of uniquely qualified and highly enterprising candidates. Do you want to know more? Watch the video!
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06 March 2015
It’s a tough time for Europe’s young people. Over 5 million are unemployed and those who don’t go on to higher education are particularly vulnerable. At the same time, many European employers experience difficulties finding young people with the right skills to fill their vacancies. Developing solutions to these challenges is critical if we want to secure a bright future for Europe’s young people and a strong European economy.
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10 June 2014
EUROCHAMBRES, Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has decided to endorse the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass and they will be one of the organisations endorsing the certificates.
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08 March 2015
With jobs and growth being the focus of the EU for the next five years, boosting European entrepreneurs has become increasingly important.
However, in a borderless Europe, young people entering into business will need a skills and training course that will be recognised wherever they go. It’s said the easy part is getting an idea, the hard part is making it real.
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25 February 2015
The Launch of the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass: the European Passport to train, work and start up. JA-YE Europe and its partners (WKO, Foundation for Entrepreneurship - Young Enterprise Denmark, CSR Europe) are hosting a high-level roundtable lunch with policy stakeholders from the public and private sector on March 4th 2015. The event is graciously hosted by MEPs Petra Kammerevert, Member of the Committee on Culture and Education and MEP Jutta Steinruck, Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and supported by Visa Europe.
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10 March 2015
Yes, we are convinced that you can teach entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurship is all about attitudes, skills and competences.
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04 March 2015
A new Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) to prove that a student has strong entrepreneurial skills and business acumen. European youth often lack necessary job skills and entrepreneurial competences, which contributes to consistently high youth unemployment rates. To address this problem, a group of policy and industry stakeholders gathered today to launch the Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP), a European qualification in entrepreneurship for young people, giving potential employers proof that its holder has real entrepreneurship experience and relevant job skills.
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11 March 2015
Public policy and businesses must act now to help the EU's youths improve their financial literacy skills. This is crucial if they are to find a job or become successful entrepreneurs, writes Nick Jones.
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05 March 2015
JA Slovakia is organising a National Trade Fair for students and teachers involved in the Company Programme. The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass is part of the programme.
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12 March 2015
The ESP gives potential employers proof that its holder has tangible entrepreneurship experience as well as relevant job skills. CSR Europe is a proud partner and is working to involve companies across Europe in this important initiative, encouraging them to match their entrepreneurship promotion programmes to the ESP.
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27 May 2015
During the largest JA Czech event of this school year, ESP was promoted to teachers, students and other participants.
Around 40 teachers met to discuss and provide their feedback on the practice of the project so far. The upcoming final testing and motivation of students were the key topics of the discussion.
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12 April 2015
The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) helps young people realise their entrepreneurial potential and connects them with the companies looking for fresh talent. As the EU struggles with youth unemployment and a growing skills mismatch, initiatives like ESP need wider support from public and private communities.
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09 June 2015
Great news from Slovakia! The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass has been recognized by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic.
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13 April 2015
Entrepreneurs are in demand. Arguably, there has never been a greater need for creative individuals with new ideas and business models who can help modern society to tackle its greatest challenges, including those related to achieving sustainability.
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03 August 2015
Leaders-for-a-Day provides young people who have completed the JA Company Programme and obtained ESP certification from across Europe with the opportunity to learn from a leader by shadowing him/her for one day. The goal is to enable young people to make better informed career choices, enlarge their network and improve their career opportunities.
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20 April 2015
A competent young workforce is crucial to retaining the competitiveness of the EU economy as a whole. However, ensuring that the younger generations possess the right skills is becoming more challenging in a shrinking and increasingly competitive job market. The truth is that the skills required to thrive in this day and age are very different from what is being taught at the majority of schools and universities.
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15 September 2015
12 students from JA Slovakia, included one ESP holder, have been invited to the Presidential Palace in Bratislava. Best JA students and their teachers had the opportunity to meet and talk to the President of the Slovak Republic, Andrej Kiska, about their practical entrepreuneurial experiences.
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02 October 2015
On September 28, the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) published a document about leveraging employability and recommended a range of measures to boost the hard and soft skills needed by European companies.
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08 October 2015
On October 13-14, 30+ ESP holders will come to Brussels and participate in Leaders-for-a-Day. This initiative provides young people who have completed the JA Company Programme and obtained the ESP certification with the opportunity to learn from a leader by shadowing him/her for one day.
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09 October 2015
The European Commission - Joint Research Centre has just published an in-depth case-studies report, where the ESP is presented as a reference on how entrepreneurship is taught and learnt as a key competence.
