To equip educators, industry mentors, and facilitators with the skills, mindset, and tools to guide students in building real-world entrepreneurial competencies, aligned with Singapore’s innovation ecosystem (e.g. Enterprise Singapore and Infocom Media Development Authority).
🧭 Programme Objectives
Facilitators will be trained to:
- Cultivate entrepreneurial mindset (resilience, creativity, risk-taking)
- Guide students through venture creation cycles
- Mentor teams in problem-solving and innovation
- Connect learning to national frameworks like 21st Century Competencies (21CC)
- Support participation in competitions such as the National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
🧑 Target Trainees
- Teachers (Business, Design & Technology, ICT, Humanities)
- School CCA coordinators
- External mentors (startup founders, alumni, industry volunteers)
🧱 Training Structure
🔹 Module 1: Foundations of Entrepreneurship Education
- What is entrepreneurship in a school context?
- Singapore ecosystem overview (startups, SMEs, government support)
- Case studies (local startups like Carousell)
👉 Outcome: Facilitators understand relevance and national alignment
🔹 Module 2: Design Thinking & Problem Discovery
- Human-centred design process
- Empathy interviews, problem framing
- Tools: Journey maps, personas
👉 Outcome: Facilitators guide students to identify meaningful problems
🔹 Module 3: Lean Startup Methodology
- MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
- Rapid prototyping
- Customer validation
👉 Introduce concepts from The Lean Startup
👉 Outcome: Facilitators coach iterative experimentation
🔹 Module 4: Business Model Development
- Business Model Canvas
- Value proposition design
- Revenue streams and cost structures
👉 Outcome: Students learn to build viable ventures
🔹 Module 5: Financial Literacy & Resource Management
- Basic budgeting
- Pricing strategies
- Funding sources (grants, school seed funding)
👉 Align with programmes supported by Ministry of Education Singapore
🔹 Module 6: Pitching & Communication Skills
- Storytelling for startups
- Pitch deck creation
- Public speaking coaching
👉 Practice via mock demo days
🔹 Module 7: Mentorship & Coaching Skills
- Growth mindset coaching
- Giving constructive feedback
- Managing student dynamics
👉 Outcome: Facilitators become guides, not lecturers
🔹 Module 8: Ethics, Sustainability & Social Entrepreneurship
- Responsible innovation
- ESG awareness
- Social impact ventures
👉 Example: Singapore-based initiatives under raiSE Singapore
🔹 Module 9: CCA Administration & Implementation
- Structuring weekly sessions (1.5–2 hrs)
- Assessment frameworks (portfolio, reflection, demo)
- Managing partnerships with external mentors