EntreComp

EntreComp, the European entrepreneurship competence framework, is a comprehensive and flexible reference framework that describes what it means to be entrepreneurial and have an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurship means acting upon opportunities and ideas and transforming them into value for others; the value created can be financial, cultural, or social. It is one of the eight key competences for lifelong learning.

EntreComp identifies 15 competences in three key areas:

• ideas and opportunities;
• resources;
• into action.

These competences apply generally and are not subject-specific, can be individual or collective, and apply to all walks of life, bridging the worlds of education and work. The 15 competences comprise in total 60 thematic threads, each of which has eight proficiency levels, resulting in 442 possible learning outcomes.

EntreComp can be used in a variety of ways including:

• supporting policy and practice to develop the entrepreneurial mindset;
• designing programmes to develop and assess entrepreneurial competences at all levels of formal and non-formal education, and in adult lifelong learning;
• supporting training of educators, trainers and teachers to deliver entrepreneurial competence;
• designing programmes that promote entrepreneurial learning in various sectors of the economy;
• recognising and certifying skills and competences.

SEE ALSO

• Education
• Vocational training
• EntreComp: the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework – factsheet (European Commission)
• EntreComp Playbook (Joint Research Centre)
• EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (Joint Research Centre).