The ADEPPT pilot at Cardiff and Vale College was a
brilliant start to a challenging mind set change throughout the college. It is
a recently merged college that is still struggling to find its own identity and
develop a culture. As youth entrepreneurship is high on the agenda of Welsh
government this pilot seemed ideal to start spreading the seed of
entrepreneurial learning.
Natalie Elward: "We opened the pilot up to all staff members with the
thought that as long as they had an interest they would help champion
entrepreneurship throughout the college. We had a mix of interested parties
from business lecturers to community engagement managers. All we asked is that
they bring a pen and an open mind! We structured the sessions over 3 weeks with
the last week being the focus group. It was important to keep the sessions
active and not be too strict with the timings, so we could allow time for
creativity. The participants commented that they appreciated this as this
provoked relevant discussion points.
On the second day we were lucky to have an entrepreneur
join us to deliver some of the session. Ben Room held activities with the
participants that he used with students. They were a lot of fun and really had
them thinking. We frequently assessed their understanding and invited both
positive and negative feedback to ensure the participants were getting the most
from the sessions.
During the last part of the session we invited the
participants to plan a lesson or information session using what they had learnt
during the training. The outcome was exactly as hoped and if they use this
knowledge within the college we have a great chance to help develop a culture
that both staff and learners will enjoy and thrive in.
We are in the process of planning CPD sessions with staff
members, with the aim to train as many CAVC staff as possible. ADEPTT has
brought excitement to learning from both staff and learners as we develop a new
way of planning the futures of our learners."
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