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Social Enterprise In Education

Social Enterprise in Education is a Continuing Career Development (CCD) course for teachers, tutors, and education practitioners working in primary, secondary, and college levels.

Location

Global

Learning Mode

Online

Study Level

Mini MBA Certificate

Credits

20 Credits

Duration

8 -12 Weeks

Course Level

Level 6

Time Commitment

8-10 hours weekly

Start Date

8th September, 2020

Cost

Level 1: £950 (6 Modules)
Level 2: £1,750 (12 Modules)

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Description

Social Enterprise in Education is a Continuing Career Development (CCD) course for teachers, tutors, and education practitioners working in primary, secondary, and college levels, in private and public sectors. The course imparts active learning practices that are highly engaging to help participants understand what social enterprise is, and how it provides experiential learning opportunities for young people of all ability levels.This programme explores issues related to social enterprise, entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation strategies ranging from public policy to for-profit and non-profit management, from environmental stewardship to business ethics. Upon successful participation in this programme, the programme will enable student to deliver accordingly to their pupils.The Social Enterprise in Education programme encourages participants to share their experiences, discuss challenges or issues that relate to their own circumstances, and reflect on activities already present in schools which may be linked to social enterprise. The programme helps participants develop networks, provide peer support, and share ideas of good practice.This programme will equip education practitioners with theory regarding entrepreneurship as a model of social change, and leadership and management skills required for social enterprise organisations. It is vital that they acquire this knowledge to ensure it is effectively transferred to their wards

Teaching Methods

  • Individual or group activity on a topic area of interest to the students on managing social enterprise.
  • Daily discussions and reflection questions on readings..
  • Short activities to support readings.
  • Daily journals for students to engage in discussions with peers.

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Objectives

  • Learn about the values and purposes of social enterprises.
  • Discover how social enterprise can support young people to discover and develop their entrepreneurship skills.
  • Gain the skills and knowledge to help your school or college’s social enterprise.
  • Identify the opportunities, challenges, and issues facing social entrepreneurs.
  • Experience setting up and running a social enterprise hands-on.
  • Understand Integrative Models for feasibility and sustainability.
  • Be exposed to the concept of social entrepreneurship and social enterprises and how social entrepreneurs are transforming society, delivering social impact in their home communities and abroad.
  • Understand the role of measuring impact and how to quantify the social impact for investors, donors, and beneficiaries to help ensure that scarce resources are utilized appropriately.
  • Become aware of how to apply social entrepreneurship skills in future pursuits to address social problems.
  • Develop an understanding of personal innovative branding and curriculum of excellence planning.

Teaching Outcomes

  • Apply relevant knowledge and schools to their own school or college enterprise.
  • Understand the complexity of social change and the concept of social enterprise and entrepreneurship.
  • Appreciate the role of measurement to quantify social impact and how social entrepreneurs mobilize scarce resources to affect social change.
  • Develop a sustainable business model that addresses a social problem.

Key Benefit

  • Become adequately equipped with social enterprise and entrepreneurial skills and knowledge required to impact pupils and students.
  • Become familiar with the relatively recent developments that make social entrepreneurship possible.
  • Thoroughly understand the characteristics of social entrepreneurship that position it as a powerful force to solve society’s problems.
  • Acquire management skills required to effectively lead social enterprise organisation.

Courses Curriculum

Module 1

Understand the concept of social enterprise and entrepreneurship

Module 2

Exposure to theory regarding entrepreneurship and models of social change

Module 3

Understand Integrative Models for feasibility and sustainability

Module 4

Application of fundamental skills in organisations that seek to create social value

Module 5

Evaluate how practitioners are defining the role and characteristics of the social entrepreneur

Module 6

Identify and evaluate different theories of social entrepreneurship and the characteristics of social entrepreneurs

Module 7

Evaluate the characteristics of social enterprise organisations

Module 8

Describe a variety of approaches and methods for measuring the impact of social entrepreneurial organisations

Module 9

Discuss key issues regarding the management of a social entrepreneurial organisation.

Module 10

Assess the importance of scale and sustainability for the social entrepreneurial organisation

Module 11

Assess social entrepreneurial opportunities (through case studies)

Certification

This course is accredited and, to be awarded credit, you must satisfactorily complete written components. Successful students will receive credit, awarded by the Board of Studies of London School of Social Enterprise and Sustainable Economics and International Affiliates. The award will be presented in the form of Advanced Certificate. Exceptional students will be recognised.

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Admission

Please submit your application at least two weeks prior to the programme start date. Since qualified candidates are admitted on a rolling, space-available basis, early application is encouraged. Admission is selective and based on professional achievement and organisational responsibility. Although there are no formal educational requirements, proficiency in written and spoken English is essential. LSSE expects the full commitment of the participant and their organisation because our programmes enhance the leadership capacity of the participant as well as their organisation. While participants are attending a programme, sponsoring organisations agree to relieve them of their work responsibilities so that they can fully focus on the learning experience.

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