Junior Achievement Company Programme

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Junior Achievement Company Programme
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Background

• About Junior Achievement Ireland
• Since 1995
• 55,000 students 06/07
• 2000 business volunteers
• Nearly 200 supporting companies private and
  public
• All programmes are evaulated externally
• Key achievements
• Challenge Science/count4success/ Ar gCAthair/Key
  project/Let project

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Background

• All programmes follow learning by doing
  methodology
• Different learning styles
• Activity based
• Volunteers impact
• Expertise
• career options in their own industries
• bridging gap between enterprise and education

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Background

• Company programme
• Enterprise Education
• 8 week long programme
• Students companies make a difference. A recent
  report conducted in 6 European countries shows
  that nearly 15 of former participants in mini
  companies betweeen the ages of 20 and 29 had
  started their own businesses. Over the age of 29
  that goes up over 25. The business start-up
  rate in the regular population in Europe is
  around 6. That means with the help of JA-YE
  22,500 new businesses will have established
  within the next 5 years. Eastern Norway
  Institure ENRI-report no. 10/2007
• Abbott Vascular CBS High School