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1: Effective entrepreneurship education is based upon a clear understanding and communication of what the word entrepreneurship (operational definition) means for the school, as it is applied to all the related initiatives of the school. Such an understanding is comprehensive to include thinking, feeling, and behaviour.
11 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE IN THE PROVISION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION (EE) AT SCHOOL LEVEL: 1. Clear definition of entrepreneurship includes: thinking, feeling and doing in practice - amongst all at secondary school. 2. School Entrepreneurship Education use quality classroom content across range of subjects, fit within curriculum statement. 3. Teachers involved follow innovative facilitation approaches to teaching. 4. Continuous teacher development takes place in field of EE." 5. "in-the-classroom entrepreneurship education theory is linked to the practicals there-off within extra-mural activities." 6. A culture of entrepreneurship created at school through engagement of all stakeholders - focus upon learner development. 7. Agreed aims & objectives by school's EE: measure achievement, direct efforts & new strategies. 8. Learner initiated & lead EE projects secure support from the school enhancing self-motivation. 9. Co-ownership of EE in the school illustrated - joint action involve staff, management, Department. 10.Learners of the school receive exposure to career options open to entrepreneurs" 11.School use effective outreach & networking strategies - integral to provision of EE.

How does EWET go about it?

The promotion of entrepreneurship education at secondary school level is catered for by EWET through the Simama Ranta (uplifting the South African economy through youth entrepreneurship) competition. Simama Ranta is presented in two formats. Entrepreneurship Education (EE) Simama Ranta represents a national schools competition while, Youth Enterprise Society (YES) Simama Ranta is a national competition amongst students. A. The annual national business competency competitive event called EE (Entrepreneurship Education) Simama Ranta is core to EWETs promotion of entrepreneurship education amongst schools. The competitive event had been structured in such a manner that it impacts upon all secondary schools across South Africa through being open for their participation regardless of whether schools utilise EWET based interventions or not. As such, the competition has a formative impact on how entrepreneurship education is being approached. In short, the following 11 principles and the response of schools to the principles

within a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE), determine the winners. The principles cater for: developmental appraisal; performance measurement; and whole school evaluation: (i) a clear definition of entrepreneurship that is inclusive of thinking, feeling and doing is in practice amongst all at the school; (ii) good quality entrepreneurship syllabi content are being used within the classroom across a range of subjects as it fits with the National Curriculum Statement of the particular subject; (iii)teachers involved in the delivery of entrepreneurship education follow innovative approaches to teaching, aligned with facilitation; (iv) continuous teacher development takes place in the field of entrepreneurship education;

(v) in-the-classroom entrepreneurship education theory is linked to the practicals there-off within extra-mural activities; (vi) members of the community and relevant stakeholders are involved within the development of the entrepreneurial abilities of learners which manifest itself within a culture of entrepreneurship within the schools community; clearly defined aims and objectives to be attained by the school with entrepreneurship education directs efforts, serve as measurement for progress attained and determine new strategies; learner initiated and learner lead entrepreneurship education projects secure support from the school in a manner that enhances the selfmotivation of involved learners; co-ownership of entrepreneurship education within the school is illustrated through joint action that involve teaching and administrative staff, management, the School Governing Body, the district offices and provincial offices of the Department of Education;

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(x) learners of the school receive exposure to career options open to entrepreneurs through promotional activities based within the approach to entrepreneurship education; (xi) the school use effective outreach and networking strategies as an integral part of its provision of entrepreneurship education.

The 2010 nine provincial winning entries had been posted on the internet where it can be viewed and downloaded in pdf: http://www.ewet.org.za/competition.html at the bottom of the page. B. Learners who excelled within entrepreneurship education could enter for selection to participate within the YES (Youth Enterprise Society) Simama Ranta competition. This competition is open for entry to all students older than

16 years of age and who are either in Grade 10 or Grade 11. Learners are selected for participation based upon their demonstrated competence within the following 8 areas: (i) understanding of entrepreneurship as a career choice; (ii) understanding of importance of business ownership in a market-driven economy; (iii) understanding of financial, human and social capital requirements in operating a business; (iv) ability to determine entrepreneurial opportunities, according to industry, location, etc; (v) knowledge of fundamental business methods such as planning, financing, accounting and managing; (vi) skill in determining scope of potential consumer markets and customer needs; (vii) leadership role within extra-mural entrepreneurship activity; (viii) a workable start-up producing some income. The selected 8 learners who won from 9 provinces are invited to compete within a 3 day event that went as follows up to now for illustration purposes: on arrival participants from provinces got into 9 teams. Each participant received 1,000 Simas YES Simama Rantas own monetary system with 1 Sima equalling the value of 1 South African Rand. Thus each team had access to 8,000 Simas, depending on individual team members willingness to share his or her money with the team. Members from different teams could easily distinguish each other through different colour dots that they wore on their name tags. On the first evening, the teams had to compete with each other in an auction where 9 lots or groupings of equipment with consumables were presented to them. YES members received at arrival, inventories of the lots as part of their registration packs. These lots were organised by EWET around a specific business idea although the idea as such was not announced. Participant teams also out-bid each other for a specific site for the location of their venture. The auction coincided with tremendous excitement and the teams started to jell with different members assuming different responsibilities and roles. The next day, the teams had the morning to set-up their businesses in order to start trading after lunch, within the marquee tent. Business development support services was available to participants at a fee and a bank, if they needed such assistance. Businesses initiated consisted of: Advertisers.com; Ocean Basket; Radical Beauty Saloon; African Foot Print; Siyazibonisa Cinema & Photo shoots; Simma Pops; Excellent Coffee Caf Services; E-zone radio station and Team 2. When the businesses started to operate on the afternoon of the second day, around 110,000 Simas were in circulation. With-drawls and deposits kept the bank up to date on the financial status of each venture. Original signage by the business ventures made an impression on customers that consisted of members from other ventures as well as adjudicators, teachers, visitors, donor representatives, and others. Ventures that ran out of consumables were able to replenish their stock through purchasing from wholesale that was provided for. YES members amazed observers with their creativity and in dealing with their group dynamics for coming-up with pricing strategies, smoothing their production lines where relevant, negotiating deals between businesses, etc. Everybody experienced the excitement of the market place. Business operations continued until lunch of the next (third) day.

The afternoon saw the liquidation of the ventures with tough negotiations with the bank to determine a reasonable prize for their stock, equipment as well as for the site that they bought at the auction. All monies were deposited at the bank to enable the bank to determine which businesses ended up with the biggest balance. The winning businesses were announced on the evening of the third day. YES Simama Ranta represents a simulation utilised as an assessment centre where each of the individual participants are continuously assessed by business people and by their peers. The ratings received during each of the sessions are consolidated to rank all participating learners from first place downwards. Exceptional entrepreneurial talent had been unearthed amongst these young people during past YES Simama Rantas, which lead to career opportunities offered to them. Compiled by: EWET Education With Enterprise Trust, not-for-profit: PO Box 150, Harrismith, Free State Province, South Africa your partner in youth entrepreneurship development.