The document summarizes a policy workshop held in Lithuania to discuss stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity. It describes presentations given by representatives from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Economy, and organizations working with youth entrepreneurship. The workshop highlighted the success of the EU-funded CENTRES project in schools and recommended continued support for developing entrepreneurship skills among youth.

1. CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein.
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With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union
Policy workshop in Lithuania
24th of September, 2014, Republic of Lithuania, Ministry of Economy had an event by „Lietuvos Junior Achievement“ (LJA) organized conference „Direction of activities to implement actions stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity“.
21 Participants attended the conference, including speakers. Responsible members of LR Ministry of Education and Science, employees of Ministry of Economy, VšĮ „Versli Lietuva“ representatives, experienced LJA teachers of Economics and Entrepreneurship presented their opinions about stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity. Conference was moderated by LJA member of board, ex-premier of Republic of Lithuania, UAB „A.Abišala ir partneriai“ director, Aleksandras Abišala. He emphasized LJA project „CENTRES - Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools” has considerably added value not only for LJA programs, but also for teachers and pupils. He invited everyone to share their good and bad practice, share suggestions for the relevant topic.
Marytė Skakauskienė, main specialist of Ministry of Education and Science, primary and secondary department, member of European Commission Entrepreneurship workshop introduced to participants from the Ministry of Economy strategic goals, tasks and actions for forthcoming 2014-2020 years. The plan of actions stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity has been developed.
Marytė Skakauskienė introduced the national progress program’s goal, which aims to create suitable conditions for creating opportunities in distance learning, knowledge sharing, creativity, entrepreneurship and leadership.
LR Ministry of Economy, EU funding coordinating department director Rita Armonienė presented European Union’s planned investments in Lithuania. „Lietuvos Junior Achievement“ is intending to apply under relevant programme.
Inga Stegvilaitė, VšĮ „Versli Lietuva”- project manager shared number of interesting initiatives the company is delivering in order to stimulate entrepreneurship among young people.
The result of these initiatives is the fact that pupils and members of business community are actively participating in activities implemented all over Lithuania. VšĮ “Versli Lietuva“ company gives opportunities to implement creative entrepreneurship projects, seeks funding for projects, suggests professional moderators for future business-men.
In Inga Stengvilaitė’s opinion „Lietuvos Junior Achievement” co-operation with VšĮ „Versli Lietuva“ and other organizations stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity will create even greater opportunities for young people in Lithuania to participate in similar projects.
LJA presented „CENTRES - Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools” project and its outcomes. The participants of CENTRES shared their experiences emphasizing importance of creative development based on the opinion that theory without practice is boring and not relevant and that it is essential that schools need help to organize competitions and projects similar to what was done by CENTRES. It has been stressed that project’s activities involved actual work, real understanding of the market, better interpretation of the value of money. On top of that pupils had real opportunity to manage a chosen project themselves, implement it and as a result of it develop leadership and team-work skills.
Thanks to CENTRES pupils realized the importance of networking, the power of negotiating skills, value of working together in teams and the essence of leadership skills.

2. CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein.
www.centres-eu.org
With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union
CONFERENCE
Direction of activities to implement actions stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity
AGENDA
24th of September, 2014
Ministry of Economy, Gedimino pr. 38 / Vasario 16-osios st. 2, 209 auditorium, Vilnius
10.00 - 10.10 hr. - Registration
10.10 - 10.20 hr. - Greetings
Moderator dr. Aleksandras Abišala, Director of UAB “A. Abišala ir partneriai“
10.20 - 10.50 hr. Tools of stimulating entrepreneurship in education sector
Speaker – Marytė Skakauskienė, main specialist of Ministry of Education and Science, Primary and secondary department, member of European Commission Entrepreneurship workshop
10.50 - 11.00 hr. Project „Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools” presentation
Speaker – Daiva Strielkūnienė, VšĮ “Lietuvos Junior Achievement“
Director of programs
11.00 - 11.30 hr. Project „Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools” and other projects of LJA stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity discussion
Speakers –Teacher of Alytaus Putinų school Donatas
Vasiliauskas, teacher of Klaipėdos Ąžuolyno gymnasium Edmundas Kvederis, pupil of Klaipėdos Ąžuolyno gymnasium Martynas Grigonis
11.30 - 11.45 hr. VšĮ „Versli Lietuva“ initiatives of stimulating entrepreneurship
Speaker – Inga Stegvilaitė, project manager of VšĮ „Versli Lietuva”
11.45 - 12.00 hr. Europe Union investments in Lithuania
Speaker - Rita Armonienė, Director of Ministry of Economy, EU funding department
12.00 - 12.15 hr. Break
12.15 - 12.45 hr. Discussion
Participants of seminar will take attend a discussion
12.45 - 13.00 hr. Summary of seminar. Summary of possible activities stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity.

3. CENTRES (Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools) project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein.
www.centres-eu.org
With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union
Policy recommendation for the directions of activities to implement actions stimulating entrepreneurship and creativity
Four groups were created to work on actions stimulating entrepreneurship, strategic plans and tasks in 2014-2020. They are composed of: Minister of Ministry of Economy, main specialist of LR Ministry of Education and Science, primary and secondary department Marytė Skakauskienė and director of VšĮ „Lietuvos Junior Achievement” Justinas Noreika:
1. To agree on giving suggestions for indicators of Lithuania activities of entrepreneurship 2014-2020 years planned task „Create constant development of entrepreneurship system“ actions:
1.1. Ensure that development of entrepreneurship, creativity and financing literacy would be implemented into primary and before primary education system (responsible principal Ministry of Education and Science).
1.2. Give an opportunity for pupils to get at least one practical experience before graduating mandatory education, being responsible for delivery of a project or social project implementation (responsible principal Ministry of Education and Science).
1.3. Implement tools stimulating cooperation between basic education institutions and non-governmental organizations, stimulating entrepreneurship, involving pupils into volunteering work (responsible principal Ministry of Education and Science).
1.4. Encourage initiatives stimulating creativity and entrepreneurship and implementation of it (responsible principal Ministry of Culture).
„Lietuvos Junior Achievement“ – an institution, which works with a wide network of schools in Lithuania was recommended to continue activities realized under the CENTRES project. The recommendation was for the LJA to seek funding through various funding streams: national competitions, EU funding and sources.
Author: Virginija Kazlauskienė
2014-0929
Vilnius, Lithuania