Dissemination Workshop, April 5th, 2014 in Vienna

We at Easy Business held a dissemination workshop on April 5th, 2014 in Vienna. A total of 11 participants discussed the potential of the BuCoSoMa curriculum and its implications for Austria's VET centers.

The participants were mainly trainers and product managers from various VET centers in Austria. They were all interested in the marketing potential of the new curriculum and also in how to approach Social Enterprises.

Günter Schmatzberger gave a general presentation about the project, which lead into a discussion and workshop part in which dealt with the characteristics of the target group "Social Enterprises" and their special challenges.

The project's initiative was met with overall approval. Some questions were raised about whether it is possible to implement the curriculum in all types of social enterprises as there are many different kinds.

It was agreed that while the curriculum is a valuable step forward, in order to use the full potential of the initiative there need to be training guidelines and concrete material for learners and trainers. The workshop finished with suggestions and recommendations by the participants which were used in the proposal for the Erasmus+ strategic partnership "ABC - Alliance for Business Competence and Social Responsibility", which will deal with concrete training and learning resources.