Presentation of Educational Tools Being Developed as Part of the Erasmus+ Project “My Micro Region in Macro-Europe. A Young European in Restructured Space”

Abstract

The ongoing phenomena leading to the formation of a global information society create new challenges for education. In order to prepare young people for the skilful use of information resources, to adapt to life in the dynamically changing environment of a knowledge-based economy and open society, new learning methods must be developed. These tasks are particularly important in environments affected by the deep restructuring process. In regions where there have occurred significant changes in economic, social, and economic structures characterised by technological progress, intensification of interactions between different actors and interfusion of diverse resources, young people have a great deal of difficulty designing their educational and professional paths. Young peoples’ family background, as well as lack of soft skills sought by employers, can negatively impact the chances of young people on the labour market. The above-mentioned diagnosis of needs has resulted in the project of international school cooperation. The project aims at familiarising young people with their economic environment, as well as preparing them to enter the labour market. This will result in the creation of open educational resources: the “Book of Good Practices” and a computer game “My First Business”. The book will include activities to practise soft skills crucial to employment and entrepreneurship developed by five partner schools. The game will be a computer simulation of setting up and running of the first company, which will transfer the theoretical information on setting up business entities to the level of an integrated practical exercise, covering many aspects of such an activity. The purpose of the paper is to present the educational tools to entrepreneurship teachers.