This material will be introduced in the second quarter and will be mandatory for Form 1-3. The Mauritius Institute of Education, with the support of other partners, has developed the curriculum. Teacher training is expected to start next vacation.
Introducing Entrepreneurship Education announced since 2012, will be on a pilot basis in the second quarter. The educational impact of the entrepreneurial approach is an invitation for students to become aware of the world around them and to empower them to act on their environment adequately structured.
however there will be no selection on institutions side who will be embarking on this new formation. "We will train teachers who feel ready. They can then begin to teach Entrepreneurship Education ", says one side of the Ministry of Education.
Entrepreneurship Education The Form is mandatory and optional 1-3 in Form 5. This material will still be required again in Lower 6, students will receive a certificate of addition at the end of training. Discussions are also underway with Cambridge to make a reviewable Subject to the School Certificate.
decision to introduce Entrepreneurship Education follows the meeting of Ministers of Commonwealth countries last August where the importance of include entrepreneurship in the curriculum had been raised. This new material is designed to encourage entrepreneurship and skill acquisition in secondary schools. Many young people who leave school often have difficulty finding a job. This will be the convergence between education and training to prepare them for the world of work.
This approach is inspired by the Know About Business (KAB) Entrepreneurship Education Programme of the International Labour Organisation. This program promotes learning by doing. Through the KAB, teachers are trained to develop the spirit of entrepreneurship among students.
addition to developing entrepreneurship among young people, the Ministry of Education wishes institutions engage in micro-enterprises and come forward with projects they can sell. "Even if the young will not necessarily get into the business, it will help to have that entrepreneurial spirit in his life and work," said one does.
Curriculum Entrepreneurship Education has already was developed by the Mauritius Institute of Education. Among the topics that will be lined with "Creating your business", "Law & marketing", "Managing your business", "Financial statements" and "Health and safety". This training will also extend to students Prevocational Education, but simplified version.
Minister of Education Vasant Bunwaree also clarified that school hours will in no way disturbed by the introduction of Entrepreneurship Education. It will be offered twice a week during Social Studies classes and Activity Classes.