Game-Changer IO2 In-service Training Programme

This final section of the in-service training programme will provide you with some additional practical activities that you can use alongside the Game- Changer WebQuest compendium. These activities are designed to support the development of key entrepreneurial skills in young people. Activities to Support Key Entrepreneurial Competences in Young People Activity 1: The 4 P’s – Plan, Produce, Promote and Pitch This is a challenging activity to support the development of a variety of different competences related to entrepreneurship. It requires excellent planning, communication and team working skills. It should be completed as a group activity with between 3-6 participants in each group. The groups will be given a selection of resources and using only these resources they must create a product concept. The groups will then produce the product using the resources provided, develop a promotional strategy and the pitch the product to a panel of judges. The panel of judges will judge each groups performance based on four criteria – usefulness of the product concept, quality of product produced, strength of promotional strategy and ability to pitch or sell the product to an audience of potential consumers. Table 8.3: The 4 P’s Activity Plan Activity Step Resources Required Time Assigned Expected Outcome 1. Assign participants into groups of between 3-6 people None necessary 5 minutes Several equally sized groups 2. Each group then gets a resource ‘lucky bag’, this bag has the same resources in for every group but each bag is a different colour Each group selects one bag of their choice The groups are then provided with a selection of tools and equipment Several small bags of differing colours Contents of each bag:  25cm x 25cm coloured fabric  6 brass rings  6 wooden skewers  1 metre coloured string  4 x sheets of coloured A4 card  4 x sheets of plain A4 paper 5 minutes Every group has a bag of resources with the exact same contents Every group has the exact same selection of equipment