This document summarizes discussions from a workshop in Montenegro on developing their national partnership for entrepreneurial learning. The delegation visited Wales and gained insights into their successful partnership model. Three options for Montenegro's national partnership structure were proposed: an independent organization, a legally recognized body, or maintaining the existing working group format. The delegation also drafted an initial action plan and mapping of stakeholders to guide further development of the partnership.

1. Taking
forward
the
Entrepreneurial
Learning
Strategy
in
Montenegro:
Building
a
more
effec=ve
partnership
Workshop
Two
12
November
2015

2. Session
1:
Study
Visit
in
Wales
–
insights
and
inspira=on

3. Study
Visit
Objec/ves
1. Gain
insight
into
the
Welsh
na=onal
approach
to
entrepreneurship
educa=on
and
how
partnership
has
played
a
role
in
its
development
2. Iden=fy
the
key
components
that
are
relevant
to
and
could
be
adapted
to
the
Montenegrin
context
3. DraO
a
protocol
and
ac=on
plan
for
the
Montenegrin
na=onal
partnership

4. The
delega=on
with
Edwina
Hart,
Minister
for
Economy,
Science
and
Transport
Andjela
Gajevic
presen=ng
to
Welsh
Government
officials.

5. Building
partnership
and
cross
government
working:
• Partnership
building
takes
=me
• It
is
important
to
focus
beyond
a
single
partnership.
Instead
it
should
be
about
a
lead
partnership,
which
acts
as
a
catalyst
for
communica=on
and
dissemina=on
to
a
network
of
partnerships
• Keep
it
simple.
Focus
on
a
small
number
of
priori=es
–do
not
try
and
do
too
much
• Divide
tasks
between
the
members
of
the
partnership
• Ensuring
the
right
partners
are
involved
at
each
stage.
As
the
EL
work
develops,
different
or
new
partners
may
emerge
who
need
to
be
engaged.
www.big.ideas.wales.com

7. Dynamo
Role
Model
Entrepreneur
Kevin
Mansell
Abel

8. Business
engagement:
• It
is
important
to
Involve
business
into
partnership,
and
support
of
business
as
part
of
the
communica=on
strategy
• Business
engagement
is
crucial.
Business
can
communicate
the
messages
more
effec=vely
at
both
school/university
and
policy
levels.
This
is
used
par=cularly
effec=vely
in
Wales.

9. The
delega=on
with
representa=ves
from
the
South
West
region
of
Wales.
Nevena
and
Srdjan
discussing
crea=vity
in
educa=on
with
Professor
Andy
Penaluna

10. Examples
of
teaching
and
learning
prac/ces
discussed:
• Island
Friends
–
primary
school
• Young
Business
Dragons
–
secondary
school
• Student
Enterprise
Champions
–
VET
• Wales
Entrepreneurship
Academy
-­‐
VET

12. Communica/ng
with
different
partners
and
audiences:
• Having
a
single
look
and
feel
for
entrepreneurship
educa=on
is
important,
to
make
everything
look
similar,
and
make
it
recognisable
for
young
people
and
partners.
• Simple
approach
and
simple
messages,
which
clearly
communicate
a
set
of
priority
ac=ons.
• Good
communica=on
can
help
increase
poli=cal
support.
A
route
to
achieve
this
can
be
to
communicate
plans
and
progress
to
a
broad
network
–
press
releases,
promo=on
events,
sharing
success
stories
through
newsle]ers/
web.
Monitoring
and
Evalua/on
• The
EL
strategy
in
ME
is
ambi=ous
and
wide-­‐ranging,
which
means
that
it
is
more
complex
to
both
implement
and
monitor.

13. The
mee-ng
results:
1.
NP
Model:
Three
Op-ons
Proposal
(for
consulta/on
with
NP
members)
The
delegates
began
the
process
of
developing
three
Na=onal
Partnership
model
op=ons.
Independent
organisa=on
(with
own
funding
and
access
to
EU/donor
financing)
Legally
mandated
body
(i.e.
official
government
recogni=on
and
specific
budget)
Working
group
with
no
budget
(no
change)
2.
Dra>
Ac-on
Plan
2016
(for
consulta/on
with
NP
members)
This
translated
the
study
visit
conclusions
and
insights
into
a
first
draO
of
a
Na=onal
Partnership
Ac=on
Plan
to
take
forward
in
Montenegro.
This
will
be
further
developed
both
during
and
as
part
of
the
next
NP
mee=ng.
Current
ac=on
areas
include:
• Na=onal
partnership
model
• Communica=on
• Na=onal
and
Partner
ac=vity
• Monitoring
&
evalua=on
3.
Detailed
mapping
of
EL
Partners,
Stakeholders
and
Networks
This
work
can
inform
the
development
of
the
communica=on
strategy
element
of
the
NP
ac=on
plan
in
2016

14. Session
2:
A
new
model
for
the
Na=onal
Partnership:
three
op=ons

15. Na-onal
Partnership
Model:
Three
Op-ons
Proposal
1. Independent
organisa=on
2. Legally
recognised
body
3. Working
group
with
no
budget
(no
change)

16. A
COMPARISON
OF
THE
THREE
MODELS

17. Working
group
(no
change)

18. Legally
recognised
body

19. Independent
organisa-on

20. Proposal
for
Partnership
Models
1. Do
you
agree
with
the
models?
2. What
would
you
change?
3. Which
one
is
best
fit?
Areas
for
discussion:
• Governance
• Staffing
• Budget
/
access
to
funding

21. How
should
the
models
be
presented?
Which
models?
• One
• Two
• Three
What
is
the
recommenda=on
from
this
group?
• Recommend
a
single
partnership
model
for
the
government
to
support
• Recommend
a
progression
approach
–
demonstra=ng
a
developmental
vision
for
EL
• Other

22. Session
:
Na=onal
Partnership
Ac=on
Plan
2016

23. Ac/on
areas:
1.
Formal
partnership
2.
Advocacy
/
communica=on
3.
Ac=vity
• Na=onal
Partnership
• Partners
4.
Monitoring
and
evalua=on

24. 1.
FORMAL
RECOGNITION
Main
Ac-on/s
Ra/onale
Tasks/comments
Develop
proposal
of
three
models
for
the
Na=onal
Partnership
To
persuade
MNE
government
of
the
benefits
of
inves<ng
in
the
Na<onal
Partnership
-­‐
ensure
formal
recogni<on
and
promote
poli<cal
support
Strengthening
awareness/buy-­‐in
to
the
Na=onal
Partnership
This
relates
to
ensuring
buy-­‐in
from
the
hierarchy
within
the
na<onal
organisa<ons
who
are
members
of
the
NP
Ensure
presence
of
NP
member
directors
at
the
next
mee=ng

25. 2.
COMMUNICATION
1
Strengthening
the
Na=onal
Partnership
2
Develop
logo
3
Website
4
Networking
5
Newsle]er
6
Press
releases
7
Media
8
Ministry
Communica=on
Team
9
Schedule
of
NP
mee=ngs

26. 3.
ACTIVITY
Na-onal
Partnerships
Partners
Main
Ac-on/s
Ra/onale
Tasks/comments
Main
Ac-on/s
Ra/onale
Tasks/comments
Na=onal
Promo=on
Event
To
raise
awareness
with
key
stakeholders,
celebrate
partner
achievements
and
increase
poli<cal
support
(1)
Invite
VIPs
(2)
Consider
EU
delega=on
Business
day
in
secondary
school
TBC
SME
Week
To
engage
young
people
into
EL,
to
raise
awareness
with
key
stakeholders,
celebrate
partner
achievements
and
increase
poli<cal
support
Include
Young
Entrepreneurs
and
Big
Entrepreneurs
Primary
school
ac=vi=es
in
SME
week
TBC
Round
table
-­‐
poli=cal
audience
To
raise
awareness
with
key
stakeholders,
celebrate
partner
achievements
and
increase
poli<cal
support
-­‐
involving
entrepreneurs
for
the
voice
of
business
Na=onal
plajorm
for
EL
in
schools
(website)
TBC
Annual
contest
To
engage
young
people
into
EL,
to
raise
awareness
with
key
stakeholders,
celebrate
partner
achievements
and
increase
poli<cal
support
Logo
for
Na=onal
plajorm
for
EL
in
schools
TBC

27. What
will
happen
next:
1. Fully
develop
Op=ons
Document
for
government
–
with
suppor=ng
partnership
protocols
and
ac=on
plan
2. Share
with
partners
for
final
review
3. Forward
to
Director
for
SMEs
development
to
formally
present
through
the
Ministry
of
Economy
to
the
wider
government.

28. OBJECTIVES
FOR
THE
NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIP
(MAY
2015)
1. Key
promoters
of
EL
2. Making
recommenda=ons
addressing
EL
policy
3. Na=onal
resource
pool
of
knowledge
and
exper=se
in
EL
4. Responsible
for
monitoring
and
evalua=on
of
EL
strategy
CHALLENGES
FOR
THE
NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIP
(MAY
2015)
1. Weak
entrepreneurial
culture
in
the
country
2. Ins=tu=onal
partnership
3. Methodologies
for
evalua=on
4. Materials
and
resources
5. Sekng
up
a
new
model
of
partnership
6. Limited
availability
of
financial
resources
LESSONS
LEARNED
IN
WALES
• Poli=cal
commitment
• It
is
not
a
single
partnership
–
but
making
stronger
connec=ons
between
a
series
of
different
partnerships
• Keep
the
messages
simple
• Add
value
to
what
partners
are
already
doing
• Measure
progress.
Celebrate
success.
• Summing
up
–
the
partnership
has
to
look
outwards
to
ensure
that
others
value
the
partnership.