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The Young Enterprise Trust Porfolio

Young Enterprise Trust programmes in enterprise and financial education are currently being implemented in over 50% of New Zealand's schools (from Year 1- 13) and the support we provide for them includes robust programmes linking where possible to the National Curriculum, teacher professional development, access to relevant qualifications, resource material and community support.

PRIMARY
"ASB SmartStart" - Enterprise Initiatives

Primary Enterprise Programme (PrEP)	An innovative, fun and integrated way of delivering New Zealand's curriculum. Students from Years 1- 8 (age 5 - 13) are engaged in designing and operating their own functioning community within the school. Students run ventures from manufacturing to advertising and performing arts. They form their own government, design their own currency and set up banking services. Through their exchange of goods and services they create jobs for one another. PrEP gives young people an understanding and appreciation of the economic and social systems that shape our lives.
Technology Enterprise Learning Link TELL)	TELL is a two - four week programme for Year 1 - 8 students that links technology with enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship. Students use design processes to develop product or service ideas then form a business. They produce business plans that include financial management and marketing. Students produce their products to sell at a Market Day.
Business for Kids (BfK)	A one-week enterprise holiday programme designed for students from Years 5 - 8. During the week young people review their personal skills and attributes, complete a Curriculum Vitae and apply for jobs. Within their ventures they appoint managers who become responsible for business planning, design, production, finance and marketing. At the end of the week a Market Day is held for the young entrepreneurs to buy and sell goods.
Financial Education (FED)	A suite of financial literacy and enterprise education resources that support the development of financial capability and enterprising skills and attributes with primary and intermediate aged students. Resources include board games, story books, economics lessons and teaching and learning tasks. Resources, assessment tasks and professional development to support the Ministry of Education's "Figure It Out" Financial Literacy books are an integral part of the package.
SECONDARY Enterprise Education Programmes
Enterprise Studies Programme (ESP)	An experiential enterprise programme offered at Year 10 that targets the social studies, economics and technology curriculum areas. It is a proven and well-resourced programme with almost 12,000 participants in 2008. ESP is developed for the junior secondary school and takes student through a journey of teamwork, motivation and an experiential approach to learning - culminating in NCEA credits and two exciting enterprising competitions supported by BP Oil NZ
Student Enterprise Learning Link (SELL)	A three-day business planning programme for Year 11 students, that involves them forming notional companies, researching and deciding on a product or service, writing a business plan and launching it in an oral presentation competition (Dragon's Den). This is an intensive, positive business experience - and for most students it is the first time they have encountered such experiential learning. Students learn by doing and whether they succeed or fail in the programme depends on the effort and enthusiasm they put into it.
Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES)	A one-year experiential business programme where students set up a real company, create real products or services, write a business plan, implement real marketing plans, earn real money and keep profits. This is not just an academic course but a relevant and exciting business journey for Year 12 and 13 students. YES is about working towards goals and taking the steps necessary to establish and operate a small business. The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme can now be offered through the technology curriculum as well as economics, accounting or business studies. This extends the subject options for students who wish to be engaged in enterprising activity.
SECONDARY Financial Education (FED)
Financial Studies	A course about financial planning and creating wealth. It aims to foster financial understanding, improve investor skills, and provide a format for designing a life strategy. Targeted at senior secondary students (Year 13), It takes a more analytical approach than the Financial Literacy Programme, and covers topics from student loans to financial planning and investment.
Financial Literacy Programme	The Financial Literacy Programme raises awareness about the financial cost of change. This teacher resource for Year 11-12 students consists of 10 topics, such as banking, saving and budgeting, that together develop a pathway to becoming financially literate. Taking an opportunity cost approach, students consider a range of options and make the best choice for their personal circumstances. Students acquire knowledge, skills and recognise their own values in the process of developing personal financial capability.
Money Stuff	A suite of activities delivering financial education in context for Year 9 – 10. The learning material is integrated into core curriculum learning areas such as Mathematics, English, Art, and an innovative Integrated Studies unit using an inquiry-based learning approach.
Your Money Sorted	Television New Zealand's "Your Money Sorted" DVD is packaged with accompanying teacher resources and student worksheets developed by the Trust. Years 9-13).
KiwiSaver	A comprehensive teaching resource package designed to give students an insight into KiwiSaver at their specific level of understanding and relevance. The six lessons comprise of a number of activities using the Inland Revenue KS3 Employee information pack and Mary Holm's bestselling book - 'KiwiSaver: How to make it work for you'.

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