Beginners are introduced to all phases of a business start-up, from becoming an entrepreneur to launching the venture.

This workbook-style curriculum has a special emphasis on business leadership skills, and includes numerous easy-to-use business forms. Students write basic business plans, develop marketing materials, set up a record-keeping system, and create a sales presentation.

The Practitioner's Guide includes special projects and supplemental activities for teaching courses from 10 to 30 hours in length. Each lesson plan includes objectives, hands-on activities, business terms, research assignments, and more.

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Business Skills Alignment:
The Business Skills classroom curriculum satisfies all nine elements of Work Related Learning. It is also mapped to Part A of the Key Skills and Wider Key Skills and allows schools the additional flexibility to offer a programme that teaches Enterprise Capability. This curriculum supports the aims of Every Child Matters by teaching essential skills necessary for students to make positive contributions in the workplace and achieve economic well-being.

Business Skills Teacher Training
1- or 2-Day Workshops Available

Get a jump start on the implementation of an exciting, fulfilling youth entrepreneurship initiative in your school or youth organisation. This one or two-day workshop shows teachers how to simplify complex business concepts for beginners and prepares them to take students through the step-by-step process of starting real businesses.

Learn how to involve young people in making real-world decisions about business from the first day — then keep them engaged throughout the course. Participants receive the YoungBiz Business Skills Practitioner's Guide and Student's Guide.

Whether you are teaching business education, vocational courses, or Work Related Learning, this curriculum provides the lesson plans and activities to make your course a success. Upon completion of this workshop, teachers are certified to teach the YoungBiz Business Skills curriculum.

Upon completion of this teacher training workshop, teachers are certified to teach the YoungBiz Business Skills curriculum in their schools.

For information on scheduled programme dates, click here.