Questionnaire for VET professionals and green entrepreneurs

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1 Questionnaire for VET professionals and green entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs are agents of change and renewal in the economy and, as such, are actors in the transition towards a green economy and while the role of education in promoting more entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviour is now widely recognised there is an acknowledged shortage of entrepreneurship training courses and materials in general while specific curricula to support the growth of 'green entrepreneurship' are completely absent from the course manifestos of education providers in all Member States. Developing and promoting new curriculum resources to support the growth of the green economy is now essential if EU 2020 priorities for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth are to be achieved. This survey is acquired within the framework of the project Green Entrepreneurship Training - Underpinning Prosperity (GET-UP) financed by the European Commission / Erasmus+ Programme. Our GET-UP project focuses on the design and development of a bespoke green entrepreneurship curriculum capable of supporting nascent green entrepreneurs and micro-business owners to realise their business ambitions in the Green Economy. Your participation in this survey will constitute an input for the project team in designing the green entrepreneurship curriculum and training programme for VET professionals and green entrepreneurs. Your participation is entirely voluntary and you may withdraw your data at any time. The survey contains multiple-choice items for which you have to select an answer from a list of given options and open items to which you have to elaborate the answer. Completing the survey will take approximately minutes. The survey results will be included in a Research Report and made available on project website. Please help us achieve a good response rate which will contribute to providing valid and useful findings for everyone. and the Commission be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 1

2 Please fill in the requested information below: Name (optional):... Age in years (optional):... Gender: Female Male Current work place: name of institution (optional):... place:... country:... Role: VET trainer Tutor/mentor Entrepreneur Other (please specify):... Length of service in this role:... As shown above, the GET-UP project consortium intends to develop a green entrepreneurship curriculum which to be implemented through a training course for VET professionals and green entrepreneurs. In relation to this, please answer the questions below: 1. What are, in your opinion, the key competences that should be envisaged by the GET-UP green entrepreneurship curriculum? (please select their importance on the scale from to, by marking only one option for each competence): COMPETENCES Social competences Ecological competences Technical competences Economy competences Accounting competences Strategy design competences so Except the competences above, do you think that other competences are also needed? Yes No If yes, please write below which ones: and the Commission be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 2

3 2. What are, in your opinion, the key skills that should be envisaged by the GET-UP green entrepreneurship curriculum? (please select their importance on the scale from to, by marking only one option for each skill): SKILLS Creating new ventures skills Franchising skills Social responsibility skills Resource management skills Research and development skills so Except the skills above, do you think that other skills are also needed? Yes No If yes, please write below which ones: 3. What are, in your opinion, the key topics that should be approached by the GET-UP green entrepreneurship curriculum? (please select their importance on the scale from to, by marking only one option for each topic): TOPICS Creating sustainable business ideas Creating green products Market research Acquire customers Green business models Equity Entrepreneurial finance Creating a green business plan Commercialising innovation Traditional and online retail Eco-friendly manufacturing processes so and the Commission be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 3

4 TOPICS Green economy Social and environmental enterprises Ecotourism Best practice examples of green entrepreneurship so Except the topics above, do you think that other skills are also needed? Yes No If yes, please write below which ones: 4. What are, in your opinion, the key skill levels that are appropriate for your local target groups, to whom the GET-UP curriculum is addressed (namely: potential green entrepreneurs who are interested in developing new green businesses; existing microenterprise owners who wish to pursue a greener business or product model and are interested in workforce up-skilling; VET professionals who are interested in supporting learning in this new growth sector)? (please mark one of the options below): Expert Advanced Intermediate Beginner Please briefly explain below what kind of knowledge, skills and competences are required for the skill level that you have chosen, which the main job descriptors are, what are the main professional activities the green entrepreneurs should be able to perform at that level: and the Commission be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 4

5 5. In your opinion, what existing resources could be used or re-designed for use in the GET-UP green entrepreneurship curriculum to avoid duplication? (please write below any resource you know and that can be used in the GET-UP green entrepreneurship, such as former curricula, handbooks, training courses, projects, programmes, reports, etc.): 6. On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = lowest appropriateness, 5 = highest appropriateness) what are the most appropriate media formats for learning content, for target groups in your country? (please mark only one option for each format): FORMAT of the learning content Traditional format (i.e. handouts or handbook on paper) Video file Audio file Digital formats PPT file PDF file ebook Prezzi file Other (please specify here): Interactive formats e-learning platform Blogs Forum Mobile Apps Webinars OER (i.e. Moodle) MOOCs Other (please specify here): Other format(s) (please specify here): and the Commission be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 5

6 7. What type of assessment framework would be most appropriate to facilitate the measurement of attainments of the GET-UP green entrepreneurship curriculum? (please write your answer below): 8. What types of pedagogic supports (i.e. guidelines, handouts, handbooks, educational software, didactic tools, resources, etc.) are needed to facilitate the induction of vocational education tutors into the new proposed blended learning environment? (please write your answer below): 9. On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = lowest appropriateness, 5 = highest appropriateness) what are the most appropriate technology platforms to be developed as e-learning environments? (please mark only one option for each VLE Virtual Learning Environment): VLE Moodle efront OLAT Sakai ILIAS ATutor Fedena openelms Claroline Dokeos Other VLEs (please specify here): 10. Please estimate and explain the importance of Green entrepreneurship in the next 5 and in the next 10 years in your country: (please write your answer below): Thank you for filling in this questionnaire! and the Commission be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 6