ECOLE - Business - Badge
Name
Issuer
ECOLE-Economic Literacy for Empowerment.
Issued since 02 May 2017.
Description
The holder of this Badge has successfully attended the Business: methods, strategies, values course delivered by ECOLE (Economic Literacy for Empowerment). The aim of the ECOLE project is to train young people and adults about economics, finance and entrepreneurship issues. Such key skills are lacking from most formal education channels, despite their relevance for people’s life and career goals. In the framework of the “school-work alternating training ECOLE provides students with the basic skills that are essential for successfully completing the required internships. The Business: methods, strategies, values course is built to convey the basic knowledge about business operations and how companies deal with individuals, communities and the environment. It is divided into five parts: 1. Market economy2. Market, businesses, society3. Strategy, marketing and business organization4. Start-upa nd business planning5. Business EnglishAt the end of the course a final exam, if passed, allows the release of the Badge. The test’s subjects are based on the ECOLE Syllabus, published at www. ecole. info. The course is delivered through an e-learning platform. Training materials consist of e-books, multimedia lessons, slides, sample tests for checking and self-evaluation, exam simulations, and interactive discussion tools.
Badge Criteria
The ECOLE - Business Badge is open to students, graduates, teachers, professionals, entrepreneurs, but also ordinary citizens who want to acquire new skills and strengthen their curricula. The badge is awarded to those who enrolled in the related program and who passed the final exam, which must be taken at the partner institutions of ECOLE. The exam is managed by ITG, an independent software house dealing for years as a certification provider, also in collaboration with the Italian Secretary of Education. The test length is 45 minutes and it consists of 30 multiple choice questions (with four alternative of which one is correct). The badge is assigned if at least 60% of the questions (18 out of 30) are answered correctly. To explore how to obtain this badge, see the page http: //www. ecole. info/ecole/Certificazione/Esami. html.
Skills
The holder of this Badge has shown to possess and to be able to use the following skills: To know the theoretical basis of the mechanisms that regulate supply and demand, price formation and competition. To know the market environment within which businesses operate and their economic and social goals; to distinguish the different legal forms of companies; to know the parts which make up a company’s financial statements and understand their features. To understand the actions taken by businesses to plan their strategy and marketing goals as well as to manage their internal organization. To know the definition of start-up as an innovative company and understand the economic and financial environment within which it develops; to know the structure of the business plan and its use as a communication tool. To master a glossary of English terms commonly used in the economic and financial field.
Tags
Entrepreneurship, Finance, Economics