Exploring entrepreneurship
The JA Company Program is a learning program that combines theory and practice. Its objectives are learning and developing entrepreneurial skills and an entrepreneurial attitude.
The program offers a turnkey solution for higher education teachers to teach entrepreneurship. The program also provides an opportunity to participate in competitions and events that support learning and to access a teacher network.
For the student, the programme is a fun and practical tool for learning entrepreneurship and workplace skills. During the program, students will, individually or in a group, establish a JA company using real money, in accordance with their own interests and skills. If they want, students can also participate in national competitions and events.
The JA Company Program is available for lower secondary schools, upper secondary educational institutions and higher education institutions.
To whom
For lower secondary schools, upper secondary educational institutions and higher education institutions
Duration
Semester, academic year, calendar year or 12 months
To support the teacher
Ready-made learning material and support for implementation
Learning objectives
Personal skills
These are general workplace skills, such as interaction, negotiation, project management and teamwork skills.
Innovation skills
The development of innovation skills is a process ranging from discovering one’s own idea and assessing the operating environment to productising and piloting the idea.
Business skills
Business skills include the basic skills needed in business operations, such as marketing, basics of accounting, management and project management.
Learning objectives
The Ministry of Education and Culture Entrepreneurship for Education – Guidelines in Finland (2017) names the JA Company Program as one of the methods to implement entrepreneurship education on the upper secondary level in accordance with the new curricula.
The learner recognises the requirements of entrepreneurship and is able to assess their own strengths and areas for development
The learner understands the basics of business operations and is able to assess and develop the company's operations
The learner develops their entrepreneurship skills, including sales skills, teamwork, problem-solving, communication and public speaking
The student builds cooperation networks that promote the business operations
The learner is able to plan the company's business operations
The learner is able to draw up a business model and a business plan to support their idea and is able to develop them during the operations
The learner is able to use tools related to planning the business operations and to draw up the documents required for establishing a company
The learner identifies and assesses their own activities as a member of a team
What does ordering the JA Company Program offer?
The program offers a turnkey solution for an upper secondary vocational school teacher to teach entrepreneurship.
Ready-made materials and exercises
A national network of teachers
An online learning environment
Program themes
Program implementation
If this raised your interest, we will train the teachers to implement the program and to use the study materials. In other words, they do not need to have prior experience in the subject.
The program is an excellent route for working in a network in one’s own operating environment, or even to market one’s educational institution. Student companies are covered extensively in the national media every year.
Teacher, talk to your supervisor if you want to be the teacher responsible for the JA Company Program. Contact us and participate in our free-of-charge training. We will help you get started and support you in the implementation of the program.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Mari Laakso-Suutari
Project Coordinator
Whole Finland Learning Programs
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