| Teaching students to become effective leaders and managers | Tech Sales Education has launched a unique and innovative program to increase students' ability to communicate and to lead the career opportunities in a business and social context, . It includes Organization and presentation of verbal materials, and emphasizes developing performance skills through graded speaking activities. The program is promoted by the Education Department of Generalitat de Catalunya. Be an Entrepeneur is a Program that enables students to develop their skills and prepare them for the challenges of leadership. A unique methodology is used by the conducter of the Program, being by far the most powerful way to learn the skills required to manage, and to lead. The Program is designed to provide the students of 4th ESO with a broad-based management education that emphasizes the application of theory to management practice and builds conceptual skills and core values needed to become effective leaders and managers in today's rapidly changing global environment. In fact, that is the program mission. The program launched in September of 2005 has succeeded tremendously, gaining the implication from students and professeurs to become one the most successful experience in academic history. It follows the Case method from prestigious business schools such as Harward Business School, IESE Business School and ESADE Business School. It also creates a environment in which students succeed not by simply absorbing facts and theories, but also by exercising the skills of leadership and teamwork in the face of real problems. The students work together to analyze and synthesize conflicting data and points of view, to define and prioritize goals, to persuade and inspire others who think differently, to make tough decisions with uncertain information, and to seize opportunity in the face of doubt. The language of the Program is English and it has been extended to four public schools of the Secondary Education system. It includes 3 scenarios: ü Government of Myland: Policies for the Wealthness of the population ü Create and Manage a business enterprise ü Manage an Hotel (Tourism industry) or create and manage an e-business (based on Internet)
Major Key aspects: Promote among the students the spirit of Entrepeneurship. Facilitate the leadeship and the decision making by creating a business and social climate in order to workout the entrepeneur skills. Three Projects for the School year: 1.- Lead the Government of Myland. 2.- Create a company. 3.- Manage an Hotel or an e-business. Course: Create a workshop where students are leaders of specific projects that enables them to make decisions and learn from the experience. Case Methodoly from prestigious Business Schools is used such as IESE, ESADE and Harward Business School. Participants: 5 groups Objective for 2 and 3 quarter: Create a company based ona product or service. Try to maximize the results in terms of Profits and Company value. Projetcs created during last year: 1.- Compocket. The new generation of console video-games. 2.- GPS Technology. A new set of GPS solutions 3.- Music and Bar Discotheque 4.- Spa and Resort 5.- Venture Capital company for Technology companies: seeds and growth Program running at the following schools - Escola Grèvol de Barcelona - IES Esteve Terradas de Cornellà de Llobregat - IES Joanot Martorell, Esplugues de Llobregat - IES Poble Nou de Barcelona.
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