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EBC*L
The European Business Competence* Licence
The international certificates for
Sustainable Business Competence and
Entrepreneurship
Bert Wissink,
EBC*L International
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Foresting Entrepreneurship
among young people through
education: an EU perspective
Simone Baldassarri
Unit “Entrepreneurship”
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Definition of
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship refers to an individual’s ability to
turn ideas into action.
It includes
• creativity, innovation and risk taking,
• as well as the ability to plan and manage projects
in order to achieve objectives.
(2006 Recommendation on Key Competences for
Lifelong Learning)
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Definition of
Entrepreneurship
This
• supports everyone in day-to-day life at home
and in society,
• makes employees more aware of the context of
their work and better able to seize
opportunities,
• and provides a foundation for entrepreneurs
establishing a social or commercial activity
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What is EBC*L
The international certificates for
Business Competence & Entrepreneurship
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Organisation EBC*L
EUROPEAN BUSINESS COMPETENCE* LICENCE (EBC*L)
Kuratorium Wirtschaftskompetenz für Europa
(Paderborn, Germany) –
Council for Business Competence
in Europe
International
Centre of EBC*L
(Vienna, Austria)
National Representative Offices
responsible for distribution, operations and
quality control at country level
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accredited EBC*L Exam Centre:
administration of examinations in accordance with given guidelines
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Worldwide
31 Countries
4 Continents
24 Languages
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Why EBC*L started
Study: Business Competence
Only 2 %
could prove basic business
management knowledge, which is
the necessary basis to
 understand the targets of a
company (being an intrapreneur)
 become an entrepreneur
 understand what happens
in the world
(Globalisation etc.)
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EBC*L Vision and Mission
Business Management must become
a general knowledge
How to reach this ambitious goal?
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The European Business
Competence* initiative
An international initiative designed to disseminate core business
management expertise among non-business managers
economy
science
education environment
Setting an internationally recognised
standard in business management
competence & entrepreneurship
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EBC*L Certificate
Setting an International Standard for Business
Management Competence & Entrepreneurship
Standardized Syllabus with learning targets
Standardized examination
Strict quality assurance system
An International Certificate as Motivation
Better chances to get a job, make
career, get a credit from a bank
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EBC*L Level Junior: orientation on Entrepreneurship
Content
Modules
The syllabus learning
targets follow the
economical goals for the
business
Meaning and use of:
• Business goals & ratios;
• Accounting;
• Cost accounting;
• Business law;
• Business plan;
• Marketing & sales
Examination lasts 2 hours
Open questions
Minimal score: 75%
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EBC*L Levels:
Lifelong Learning
The relevant competence for each step of the career
Entrepreneur
Growing Company
Entrepreneur
Start Up
Intrapreneur
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EBC*L Level A
General Knowledge
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Content
The syllabus follows
the structure of economic
targets of a company
Topics
- Business Objectives
- Management Ratio
- Accounting
- Costing and Pricing
- Business Law
- Sustainability
Exam
- 2 hours
- open questions
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EBC*L Level B
Business Planning
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Content
The syllabus follows
the structure of a
Business Plan
Topics
- Business Plan Tools
- Marketing & Sales
- Project Management
- Investment Analysis
- Financing and Budgeting
Exam
- 3 hours
- open questions
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EBC*L Level C
Management Knowledge
Content
The syllabus follows
the structure of needed
economical and personnel
management tools
Topics
- Management of Personnel,
Organisations and
Processes
- Human Leadership
Exam
- 3 hours
- open questions
When you have A, B and C you get the
diploma Manager
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Mobility and Lifelong Learning
Level A, B, C
School in
Czech Republic
University in
Austria
VET in
Italy
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship
• Competences:
– Business administration
– Leadership
– Sustainability:
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Economical sustainability;
Social sustainability;
Ecological sustainability;
Societal sustainability
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Paradigm shift about
entrepreneurship
>> Entrepreneur as a change agent and
role model with a business proposition
based on:
• Economical benefits:
– Profit, market share etc.
• Environmental & social benefits
– Decreasing ecological foot print
– Labour circumstances
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An approach 1: 3 p’s
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An approach 2: C2C
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EBC*L & sustainability
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• An educational system based on the
approaches just mentioned: 3p’s and
C2C (+ iso 26000)
• Entrepreneurial suitability on a practical
level
• Gives added value to mainly the
economical & business administration
knowledge
• Target group: those who do business in
small enterprises + students
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EBC*L S :
(sustainability program)
Planet
• Energy
• Resources (facilities)
• Water
• Air
• Ground, soil earth
• Waste
• Logistics
• Beta prefixes: nitrogen,
CO2
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People
• Personnel management
• Integrity
• Labour circumstances
• Education
• Social sustainability
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EBC*L S :
(sustainability program)
Profit and sustainability
• Return on investments
• Supply and demand
• Externalities
• (supply) Chain
management
• Liquidity
• Beta prefixes & fin –
economical consequences
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Result
• Increases credibility
• Differential advantage
• Operating results
• Chain position
• Etc.
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Meaning of EBC*L
• An up to date educational program
• An international exam
• An European Accepted certificate
>> knowledge about sustainable
entrepreneurship and self-confidence related
to the sustainable business challenges of
tomorrow
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EBC*L in Companies, Universities,
Schools and VETs
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Entrepreneurship
EBC*L offers perfect tools to create and
spread Entrepreneurship
International
Training Concepts
BM League
Champions League
Certificates
EBC*L can offer a framework for
all existing
entrepreneurship programmes
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International EBC*L Network
Council,
Germany
Representative offices
in 31 countries
You are invited to join the
EBC*L Vision, Mission
Ministries
Chambers of Commerce
and Network!
Labour Agencies
International,
Vienna
Schools
Universities
50,000
EBC*L graduates
Companies
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Trainingcentres, VET
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EBC*L
European Business Competence* Licence
Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
Bert Wissink
[email protected]
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EBC*L Nederland
8025 AW Zwolle
+31-6-47759417
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EBC*L International
1120 Vienna
+43-1-813997745
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