Aspire Generation - What Does It Take To Be An Entrepreneur?

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 9 Work Studies:

• Identify types of entrepreneurial behaviours and their opportunities for application to 21st century work and enterprise (ACWSCL010)
• Explain how the application of entrepreneurial behaviours can address a range of work and community challenges and provide benefits personally and to the community (ACWSCL011) 
• Practise the skills and attributes underpinning entrepreneurial behaviours (ACWSCL012) 

Year 10 Work Studies:
Assess the benefits of developing an ‘entrepreneurial mindset’ and its relevance to 21st century work and enterprise (ACWSCL029)
Examine the creative and problem-solving techniques used within workplaces to resolve the tensions arising in business and community projects (ACWSCL030) 
Complete an action project utilising entrepreneurial behaviours to address an identified challenge or opportunity (ACWSCL031) 

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability

Relevant parts of Year 9 achievement standards: Students understand entrepreneurial behaviours and their importance for work and in addressing a range of challenges.
Relevant parts of Year 10 achievement standards: Students explain the importance of developing entrepreneurial skills and a distinct profile to access and manage 21st century work opportunities and challenges. 

Unit of work: Aspire Generation – Work Studies

Time required: 90 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate class discussion.

• Student Worksheets – one copy per student OR computers/tablets to access the online worksheet
• Computer and device capable of showing online clips to the class
• Entrepreneurial Behaviours list

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Critical thinking
• Creativity
• Social skills
• Enterprise

This lesson supports La Trobe University’s Aspire Generation initiative, which empowers students to drive change through community engagement, volunteerism and leadership opportunities.