Within the Entrepreneurship in School Practices Project in Jordan
The Goethe-Institut holds a series of events during the year for trainers and teachers
Amman – For the third year in a row, The German Cultural Institute (Goethe) continues its activities within the framework of its project “Entrepreneurship in School Practices in Jordan” funded by the German Foreign Ministry. A training course for male and female trainers was held in May and two other training courses for teachers were held in August and October 2021; in which male and female trainers and teachers participated from The Queen Rania Teacher Academy and from the schools partnering in the project (Al-Asriya School, Islamic Educational College, Jubilee School, Al Mutran and Ahliyyah Schools, Al-Saada School). The German Institute for Economic Education in Oldenburg in Germany was the main partner that supervised the implementation of the project, noting that the participants are still applying what they received in the courses.
“Participants in the training of trainers’ course acquired knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship including the possibility of integrating entrepreneurship to become part of general education in schools due to its importance for individuals”, said Laura Hartz, the Director of the Goethe-Institute Jordan. She carried on adding that the concept of teaching entrepreneurship was discussed, in addition to entrepreneurship objectives, entrepreneurship-related content and skills, entrepreneurship teaching methods, and topics related to how to train teachers who teach entrepreneurship-related subjects such as economics and financial education.
The trainers also discussed various topics on how to use the entrepreneurship concepts in schools; not only in economic related topics as entrepreneurship is linked to all areas of life. The skills included within entrepreneurship can be benefitted in many subjects in schools, this was proved by the participants as they have started using some skils in their special teaching methods and started to innovate ways to help them teach their subjects; such as including examples from the real life, how to develop a new idea, problem solving skills and other skills.
After completing the theoretical part of the training, the trainers were divided into eight groups and each group worked on preparing to explain one of the eight units on entrepreneurship. After the preparation process, which lasted from June to the beginning of August 2021, the trainers applied the acquired knowledge by supervising the first part of the teacher training course. The first part of the course was held in the second half of August, with the participation of teachers from the in-service training program from The Queen Rania Teacher Academy, as well as a number of teachers from the schools partnering in the project.
During the first part of the course in August, the trainers explained the first three units, which are: develop the project’s idea, analyze the market and build a plan for the project. Then the participants in the teacher training course were given a practical space lasted until October to prepare and develop a project idea, analyze the market and prepare a project plan. The second part of the teacher training course was held in October and the participants presented their ideas and project plans that they had prepared. The second part of the training covered the following topics: finding innovative solutions and managing decisions, organizing the company or project, accounting and budgets.
After concluding the training of trainers course and the teachers’ training course, all participants emphasized the extent to which they benefited from the acquired knowledge and began to integrate it into their own teaching methods as well as on a personal level. They also discussed its contribution in developing individuals as well on a social level.
It is worth mentioning that the year 2021 is considered the last year for the project “Entrepreneurship in School Practices in Jordan”, and the continuation of activities related to entrepreneurship will remain the focus of discussions with the partners in the project as it plays a significant role in all areas of life.
