1. 04/08/20151 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20151 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20151

2. 2 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20152 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20152 2 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20152 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 2 Enterprise Activities LCVP National Seminar Saturday, March 23 rd 2013 Siobhán O’Sullivan PDST Advisor

3. 04/08/20153 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20153 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20153 Overview Ideas for Enterprise Activities Relevant Specific Learning Outcomes Organising an Enterprise Activity

4. 04/08/20154 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20154 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20154 Enterprise Activity Ideas Bake sale Battle of the Bands Car wash Christmas cards Coffee morning Cookery book Fashion show Movie day Plant sale School fleeces Sponsored sleepover Sports tournament Table quiz Variety show

5. 04/08/20155 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20155 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20155 ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES

6. 04/08/20156 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20156 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20156 Link Module 2, Unit 4: An Enterprise Activity 1.Work co-operatively with others to generate a range of ideas 2.Prepare a plan for the selected enterprise activity 3.Identify available resources to support an enterprise activity 4.Integrate information from a variety of sources including relevant Leaving Certificate subjects 5.Assess personal and group skills and identify possible training needs

7. 04/08/20157 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20157 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20157 Link Module 2, Unit 4: An Enterprise Activity 6.Identify and recruit consultants willing to advise on a selected enterprise activity 7.Understand the practical importance of market research and marketing mix 8.Be aware of the concepts of publicity and promotion 9.Actively participate in group work in a variety of roles-owner, worker, team leader 10.Take responsibility to ensure that targets are reached

8. 04/08/20158 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20158 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20158 Link Module 2, Unit 4: An Enterprise Activity 11.Participate in a review of group performance 12.Review personal performance in an enterprise activity 13.Prepare and present a written or verbal report on an enterprise report 14.Link the activities in this unit to learning in relevant Leaving Certificate subjects 15.Evaluate the successes achieved and problems encountered in this unit

9. 04/08/20159 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20159 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/20159 ORGANISING AN ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY

10. 04/08/201510 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201510 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201510 Organising an Enterprise Activity Brainstorm/idea generation with students, (Braindrops graphic organiser), Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation

11. Brain Drops When creating ideas. Ideas

12. 04/08/201512 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201512 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201512 Organising an Enterprise Activity Brainstorm/idea generation with students, (Braindrops graphic organiser) Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation Class vote on shortlisted ideas (use Funnel graphic organiser)

13. Funnel When a topic involves synthesising ideas, drawing conclusions, reducing a lot of information to its core e.g. creating a definition

14. 04/08/201514 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201514 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201514 Organising an Enterprise Activity Brainstorm/idea generation with students, (Braindrops graphic organiser) Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation Click here for powerpoint on Idea Generation Class vote on shortlisted ideas (use Funnel graphic organiser) Elect an organising committee – Chairperson – Secretary – Treasurer – Public Relations Officer

15. 04/08/201515 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201515 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201515 Organising an Enterprise Activity Plan the activity (action plan v business plan)

16. 04/08/201516 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201516 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201516 Enterprise/Action PlanBusiness Plan What?Core item in LCVP PortfolioRequired when setting up a new business When? Planning an enterprise activity Planning a visit out, visit in Planning for work experience Planning a career investigation Planning an investigation into “My Own Place” To apply for a bank loan or grant To anticipate trends or needs To help with day-to-day decisions To help identify weaknesses To evaluate how the business is performing What will the plan include? Title Objectives Research Methods Analysis of Research Actions/Schedule of Time Resources and Costs Evaluation Methods Description of business and information about owners Finance Market Analysis and Marketing Plan Staffing Production

17. 04/08/201517 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201517 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201517 Organising an Enterprise Activity Plan the activity (action plan v business plan) Conduct research

18. 04/08/201518 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201518 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201518 Organising an Enterprise Activity Plan the activity (action plan v business plan) Conduct research – Surveys (Hard copy, Google Forms, facebook) – Internet – Library – Arrange a meeting with Principal/previous LCVP students/teachers

19. 04/08/201519 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201519 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201519 Organising an Enterprise Activity Assign jobs to all class members This can be done quickly and easily using Google Spreadsheets Click here to view an example for organising a cake sale

20. 04/08/201520 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201520 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201520 Organising an Enterprise Activity Assign jobs to all class members Hold regular meetings and keep minutes

21. 04/08/201521 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201521 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201521

22. 04/08/201522 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201522 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201522 Organising an Enterprise Activity Assign jobs to all class members Hold regular meetings and keep minutes Decide on the Marketing Mix for the product, service or event

23. 04/08/201523 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201523 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201523 How is the target market being communicated with about the product? How will we convince the target market about the benefits of the product? Describe all the ways used to make the product/service available to the customer Examples: shops, school, internet, etc The amount of money that is being charged for the product /service/ event Give reasons for the price chosen State if any discounts are available What is being offered, e.g. product/service/ event The customer needs/ wants which the product meets should be outlined ProductPrice Promotion Place

24. 04/08/201524 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201524 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201524 Organising an Enterprise Activity Decide on the Promotion Mix/Publicity Local newspapers or radio Email Free texts/webtext Internet Facebook Other?

25. 04/08/201525 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201525 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201525 After the activity… Debrief and Evaluate – Class discussion – Survey/questionnaire – Teacher’s opinion – Quality of enterprise report Evaluate: – Activity – Individual student performance – Team/class performance

26. 04/08/201526 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201526 The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007 - 2013 04/08/201526 Link the activity to learning in relevant Leaving Certificate subjects

27. The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and Skills under the National Development Plan, 2007-2013 Email: business@pdst.ie LCVP website: pdst.ie/node/186business@pdst.iepdst.ie/node/186