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Contents
INTRODUCTION ………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………..i
RATIONALE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………1
AIMS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..2
SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED……………………………………………………………………………..……………….2
PREREQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS………………………………………………………………………………..…………………..3
STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
APPROACHES TO TEACHING THE SYLLABUS……………………………………………………………………………………….4
UNIT 1: ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
MODULE 1: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET…………………………………………………..…………….….5
MODULE 2: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS……………………………………………………………………11
MODULE 3: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION…………………………………………………………..…………..15
UNIT 2: ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE……………………………………………………………………………………………20
MODULE 1: ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP……………………………………………………………20
MODULE 2: NEW VENTURE PLANNING AND CREATION……………………………………………………..23
MODULE 3: MANAGING AND GROWING THE VENTURE…………………………………………………….29
OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………..………………..35
ASSESSMENT DETAILS…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………37
REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES…………………………………………………………………..…………………..51
REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES…………………………………………………………………………..……………….51
ASSESSMENT GRID…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………52
GLOSSARY OF BEHAVIOURAL VERBS USED IN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXAMINATION………..………..53
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