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Promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Anglo-Saxon Model

Statistics relative to education for entrepreneurship draw on responses to the questionnaire sent by the ‘Polifonia’ Project’s Working Group 4 to European conservatoires in January 2013.

Educating for entrepreneurship

Education for entrepreneurship is very advanced in Anglo-Saxon countries:
– an entrepreneurial mindset is encouraged as early as primary school
– a broad range of entrepreneurial training is offered at university as well as in business and non-commercial sectors, including conservatoires.

  • Primary and Secondary Schools

Aspects of entrepreneurship are encouraged from a very young age, in some cases as early as primary school. Integrating approaches to innovation and entrepreneurship within the educational system contribute to developing awareness that everyone has the potential to create their own project, activity, or business.

Example of Good Practice: UK
– The government wants all pupils in primary and secondary schools to participate in entrepreneurial activities, thereby developing a sense of responsibility. This is done by providing some courses about enterprise activities on an annual basis, and by developing strategic and financial partnerships with local businesses to develop appropriate experiential entrepreneurial activities in all primary and secondary schools.
– Enterprise Education is taught as part of Personal, Social and Health Education. Even this subject is not itself compulsory, it is taught as a separate subject in most schools and is then mandatory for pupils.

  • Universities
Most Anglo-Saxon universities offer courses in entrepreneurship, both at the Bachelor and the Master level.

Examples of Good Practice: Degree Programs Specializing in Entrepreneurship
– United Kingdom: 30 B.A. level and 39 Master level degree programs (Liverpool University, Edinburgh Napier University, Nottingham University, Regent’s College)
– United Kingdom: Scottish Institute for Enterprise for the full higher education sector (cf. report LINK)
– Ireland: 20 B.A level and 5 Master level degree programs (Dublin Institute of Technology, University of Limerick, Cork Institute of Technology)

  • Conservatoires

100% of those responding think their region promotes the development of innovative, entrepreneurial projects in the higher education or cultural sector.

Examples of Good Practice: UK – The Guildhall School of Music & Drama Creative Entrepreneurs Incubator

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