business and enterprise
Business Studies expertise in second-level schools can make a major contribution to Transition Year programmes including involvement in the work experience component, work simulations and projects such as mini-company, school shop/canteen, school bank, etc. The business skills aspects of, for example, a mini-company (market research and marketing, conduct of meetings and organisations, finance and accounting, etc.) are most essential to the success of such projects.
The Transition Year provides an opportunity to help pupils to develop skills and attitudes which would have a particular impact on their personal development and their orientation towards further study, adult life and work. Among the areas that could usefully be considered are the following:
· Keyboarding skills. · Note-taking and report-writing skills. · Savings and investments skills. · Business computer skills development using a basic integrated software package. · Investigation of costs of house, flat, motorcar, video, etc. and how finance could be organised for purchase/rental. · Consumer skills, undertaking case studies and remedial action; availability of the magazine ‘Consumer Choice’ would provide a useful resource for schools in this regard. · Enterprise skills through development of personal initiative and ideas; group and individual pupil entry into various business competitions, would have beneficial effects in this area.
(D.E.S. (1993) - Transition Year Programmes - Guidelines for Schools)
The Transition Year provides an opportunity to help pupils to develop skills and attitudes which would have a particular impact on their personal development and their orientation towards further study, adult life and work. Among the areas that could usefully be considered are the following:
· Keyboarding skills. · Note-taking and report-writing skills. · Savings and investments skills. · Business computer skills development using a basic integrated software package. · Investigation of costs of house, flat, motorcar, video, etc. and how finance could be organised for purchase/rental. · Consumer skills, undertaking case studies and remedial action; availability of the magazine ‘Consumer Choice’ would provide a useful resource for schools in this regard. · Enterprise skills through development of personal initiative and ideas; group and individual pupil entry into various business competitions, would have beneficial effects in this area.
(D.E.S. (1993) - Transition Year Programmes - Guidelines for Schools)
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