1. The European Business Competence* Licence
The international certificates for
Sustainable Business Competence and Entrepreneurship
Ladies and Gentlemen!
My name is Victor Mihalic. I´m the chairman of EBC*L International.
I´m dealing with e-learning since Therefore I can say that I have gathered some experience in this field.
Especially in the 90ies I had to see how many mistakes have been done in trying to implement e-learning; and really many e-learning projects failed and many e-learning-companies went bankrupty.
Therefore I´m really happy to have survived the e-learning hype as well as the e-learning-crisis and that Ißm able to present a successstory in e-learning, or better say blended learning.
In the next few minutes I would like to talk about the topic written on the starting slide: How to become competent in Business Management with E-Learning and Blended Learning
Bert Wissink,
EBC*L International

2. Unit “Entrepreneurship”
Foresting Entrepreneurship among young people through education: an EU perspective
Simone Baldassarri
Unit “Entrepreneurship”

3. Definition of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship refers to an individual’s ability to turn ideas into action.
It includes
creativity, innovation and risk taking,
as well as the ability to plan and manage projects
in order to achieve objectives.
(2006 Recommendation on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning)

4. Definition of Entrepreneurship
This
supports everyone in day-to-day life at home and in society,
makes employees more aware of the context of their work and better able to seize opportunities,
and provides a foundation for entrepreneurs establishing a social or commercial activity

5. The international certificates for
What is EBC*L
The international certificates for
Business Competence & Entrepreneurship 5

6. National Representative Offices
Organisation EBC*L
EUROPEAN BUSINESS COMPETENCE* LICENCE (EBC*L)
Kuratorium Wirtschafts-kompetenz für Europa
(Paderborn, Germany) –
Council for Business Competence in Europe
International
Centre of EBC*L
(Vienna, Austria)
National Representative Offices
responsible for distribution, operations and quality control at country level EC EC EC EC EC EC EC EC
accredited EBC*L Exam Centre:
administration of examinations in accordance with given guidelines

7. 31 Countries 4 Continents 24 Languages
Worldwide
There is nothing comparable on the market, it is a unique certification product.
As Europe is growing together step by step, the mobility within Europe is increasing steadily.
The European Commission initiated a lot of activities, to make vocational education comparable in the different European countries
(European Qualification Frame, European Credit Transfer System). The EBC*L is a perfect example for a realised system on commercial basis.
Comparable qualification/ increasing mobility.
A success story and example for a similar certification system is the ECDL, which is very successful in the countries.
At the moment the EBC*L is established in 26 Countries worldwide.
31 Countries 4 Continents 24 Languages 7

8. Study: Business Competence
Why EBC*L started
Study: Business Competence
Only 2 %
could prove basic business management knowledge, which is the necessary basis to
understand the targets of a company (being an intrapreneur)
become an entrepreneur
understand what happens in the world
(Globalisation etc.)

9. EBC*L Vision and Mission
Business Management must become
a general knowledge
How to reach this ambitious goal?
To reach this vision, two measurement have been chosen:
Setting an international standard in business management knowledge
and enabling an easy access to business management learning. Soon it was clear that e-learning has to play an important role in reaching the ambitious goal 9

10. The European Business Competence* initiative
An international initiative designed to disseminate core business management expertise among non-business managers
economy
science
education environment
Setting an internationally recognised standard in business management competence & entrepreneurship

11. EBC*L Certificate
Setting an International Standard for Business Management Competence & Entrepreneurship
Standardized Syllabus with learning targets
Standardized examination
Strict quality assurance system
An International Certificate as Motivation
When I do not have much time to explain the idea behin EBC*L, I´m taking ECDL/ICDL as referring example.
What ECDL is doing for computer skills, EBC*L is doing for business management skills: Setting an international standard with a
Standardized syllabus, a standardized exam and strict quality assurace systems.
This standard guarentees that an owner of an EBC*L certificate has a well defined knowledge of business management, regardless if he has done the education in Germany, Russia, China or Egypt.
Better chances to get a job, make career, get a credit from a bank

12. EBC*L Level Junior: orientation on Entrepreneurship
Content The syllabus learning targets follow the economical goals for the business
Modules Meaning and use of:
Business goals & ratios;
Accounting;
Cost accounting;
Business law;
Business plan;
Marketing & sales
Examination lasts 2 hours
Open questions
Minimal score: 75%

13. EBC*L Levels: Lifelong Learning
The relevant competence for each step of the career
Entrepreneur
Growing Company
Entrepreneur
Start Up
Intrapreneur
The EBC*L is a consistent system. It is a system that accompanies an employee thru his professional career.
Level A contains core business knowledge which is absolutely necessary to understand the economical objectives and general conditions of a company.
This knowledge is relevant for everybody in his daily life, to read a newspaper, to understand the most important business expression: cash flow, depreciation, sales profitability, return on investment. It is necessary to have a common language within a company between Business Managers and Non Business Managers without a business education.
It is a licence to participate in daily life and the business environment.
BASED ON A:
Level B focuses – based upon Level A – on knowledge for an active involvement into decision processes. Target group of Level B are Project Managers and employees with planning and budgeting competence. This Level contains all the knowledge and competences to plan a project, financial calculate it, sell the products and check the efficiency of a project.
It is a licence to design your own projects.
BASED ON A & B:
Level C will be available in Target group is first of all Department Managers, owners or CEO of companies, start ups. It is knowledge to lead and control your department/ company. It is a licence to conduct.

14. EBC*L Level A General Knowledge
Content The syllabus follows the structure of economic targets of a company
Topics - Business Objectives
- Management Ratio
- Accounting
- Costing and Pricing
- Business Law
- Sustainability
Exam - 2 hours
- open questions
The EBC*L is a consistent system. It is a system that accompanies an employee thru his professional career.
Level A contains core business knowledge which is absolutely necessary to understand the economical objectives and general conditions of a company.
This knowledge is relevant for everybody in his daily life, to read a newspaper, to understand the most important business expression: cash flow, depreciation, sales profitability, return on investment. It is necessary to have a common language within a company between Business Managers and Non Business Managers without a business education.
It is a licence to participate in daily life and the business environment.
BASED ON A:
Level B focuses – based upon Level A – on knowledge for an active involvement into decision processes. Target group of Level B are Project Managers and employees with planning and budgeting competence. This Level contains all the knowledge and competences to plan a project, financial calculate it, sell the products and check the efficiency of a project.
It is a licence to design your own projects.
BASED ON A & B:
Level C will be available in Target group is first of all Department Managers, owners or CEO of companies, start ups. It is knowledge to lead and control your department/ company. It is a licence to conduct.

15. EBC*L Level B Business Planning
Content The syllabus follows the structure of a Business Plan
Topics - Business Plan Tools
- Marketing & Sales
- Project Management
- Investment Analysis
- Financing and Budgeting
Exam - 3 hours
- open questions
The EBC*L is a consistent system. It is a system that accompanies an employee thru his professional career.
Level A contains core business knowledge which is absolutely necessary to understand the economical objectives and general conditions of a company.
This knowledge is relevant for everybody in his daily life, to read a newspaper, to understand the most important business expression: cash flow, depreciation, sales profitability, return on investment. It is necessary to have a common language within a company between Business Managers and Non Business Managers without a business education.
It is a licence to participate in daily life and the business environment.
BASED ON A:
Level B focuses – based upon Level A – on knowledge for an active involvement into decision processes. Target group of Level B are Project Managers and employees with planning and budgeting competence. This Level contains all the knowledge and competences to plan a project, financial calculate it, sell the products and check the efficiency of a project.
It is a licence to design your own projects.
BASED ON A & B:
Level C will be available in Target group is first of all Department Managers, owners or CEO of companies, start ups. It is knowledge to lead and control your department/ company. It is a licence to conduct.

16. EBC*L Level C Management Knowledge
Content The syllabus follows the structure of needed economical and personnel management tools
Topics - Management of Personnel, Organisations and Processes Human Leadership
Exam - 3 hours
- open questions
When you have A, B and C you get the diploma Manager
The EBC*L is a consistent system. It is a system that accompanies an employee thru his professional career.
Level A contains core business knowledge which is absolutely necessary to understand the economical objectives and general conditions of a company.
This knowledge is relevant for everybody in his daily life, to read a newspaper, to understand the most important business expression: cash flow, depreciation, sales profitability, return on investment. It is necessary to have a common language within a company between Business Managers and Non Business Managers without a business education.
It is a licence to participate in daily life and the business environment.
BASED ON A:
Level B focuses – based upon Level A – on knowledge for an active involvement into decision processes. Target group of Level B are Project Managers and employees with planning and budgeting competence. This Level contains all the knowledge and competences to plan a project, financial calculate it, sell the products and check the efficiency of a project.
It is a licence to design your own projects.
BASED ON A & B:
Level C will be available in Target group is first of all Department Managers, owners or CEO of companies, start ups. It is knowledge to lead and control your department/ company. It is a licence to conduct.

17. Mobility and Lifelong Learning School in Czech Republic
Level A, B, C
School in Czech Republic
University in Austria
At least 12 EBC*L countries are taking part
12 National rounds in the respective EBC*L countries
The highlight and final event of the EBC*L Champions League project will be the international competition in Vienna
The whole EBC*L Champions League project is supported by the European Community because the idea behind it is definitely following several areas of the Oslo Agenda for Entrepreneurship Education in Europe
These features make the EBC*L Biggest business competence contest and most entrepreneurship competition in Europe
VET in Italy

18. Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Competences:
Business administration
Leadership
Sustainability:
Economical sustainability;
Social sustainability;
Ecological sustainability;
Societal sustainability

19. Paradigm shift about entrepreneurship
>> Entrepreneur as a change agent and role model with a business proposition based on:
Economical benefits:
Profit, market share etc.
Environmental & social benefits
Decreasing ecological foot print
Labour circumstances

20. An approach 1: 3 p’s

21. An approach 2: C2C

22. EBC*L & sustainability
An educational system based on the approaches just mentioned: 3p’s and C2C (+ iso 26000)
Entrepreneurial suitability on a practical level
Gives added value to mainly the economical & business administration knowledge
Target group: those who do business in small enterprises + students

23. EBC*L S : (sustainability program)
Planet
People
Energy
Resources (facilities)
Water
Air
Ground, soil earth
Waste
Logistics
Beta prefixes: nitrogen, CO2
Personnel management
Integrity
Labour circumstances
Education
Social sustainability

24. EBC*L S : (sustainability program)
Profit and sustainability
Result
Return on investments
Supply and demand
Externalities
(supply) Chain management
Liquidity
Beta prefixes & fin –economical consequences
Increases credibility
Differential advantage
Operating results
Chain position
Etc.

25. Meaning of EBC*L An up to date educational program
An international exam
An European Accepted certificate
>> knowledge about sustainable entrepreneurship and self-confidence related to the sustainable business challenges of tomorrow

26. EBC*L in Companies, Universities, Schools and VETs
Easy Business is highly accepted by many companies. Some of them listed above are certainly well known in Arabia.
However Easy Business is used also by universities and schools.

27. EBC*L offers perfect tools to create and spread Entrepreneurship
International
Certificates
Training Concepts
BM League
Champions League
EBC*L can offer a framework for all existing entrepreneurship programmes

28. Representative offices
International EBC*L Network
Representative offices
in 31 countries
Council,
Germany
You are invited to join the EBC*L Vision, Mission
and Network!
Ministries
Chambers of Commerce
Labour Agencies
International,
Vienna
Schools
Trainingcentres, VET
Universities
Many education institutions, organiations, companies and individuals already are part of the EBC*L network.
You are kindly invited to join this network. We are looking as well for Country representatives as well as for training and exam centres as well as for partner for different projects.
Companies
50,000
EBC*L graduates 28

29. European Business Competence* Licence
EBC*L
European Business Competence* Licence
Thank you for your attention!
Questions?
Bert Wissink
EBC*L Nederland
8025 AW Zwolle
EBC*L International
1120 Vienna