COMPASS 2019-2022

COMPASS - Competencies supporting youth innovative entrepreneurship

Thematic area of the project: Innovations / Youth entrepreneurship / International cooperation
Project leader:
Foundation for Support of Local Democracy, Małopolska Institute of Local Government and Administration in Kraków

Project partners:
PEDAL Consulting s.r.o. - Slovakia
EDUcentrum, z.ú.- Czech Republic
Fondatsiya za Reforma v Mestnoto Samoupravlenie - Bulgaria

Focus of the project:
The project is implemented in the period from 1/09/2019 to 31/08/2021 and is aimed to:
- supporting the capacity building of people working with youth and youth work in the field of entrepreneurship development
- supporting youth education in the field of entrepreneurship and promoting social entrepreneurship and non-profit activities among young people

Target group: youth educators, coaches, trainers, youth leaders and key policy makers responsible of youth policy

Main project assumptions:
Project uses the idea of Wind Rose tool to identify key aspects of youth innovation entrepreneurship activities
Based on 4 Wind Rose directions the project develops its main 4 learning subjects:
N - Novelties and innovations in entrepreneurship, key competencies for modern economy
S - Self-assessment tools supporting youth personal development focused on innovative entrepreneurship
E - Experiences, best practices of youth innovative entrepreneurship activities
W - Workshops contents, educative scenarios, curricula supporting youth innovative approaches

Result of the project (intelectual output) - COMPASS Toolkit

Main activities of the project:
3 Transnational partner meeting - plans, evaluations, management
3 Learning, teaching, training activities - international workshops, trainings
Multiplier events - toolkit promotion events in each project partner countries

Contracting authority: Foundation for the Development of the Education System - National Agency of the Erasmus Program+ in Poland, KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices, Strategic partnerships for youth