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Introduction

CONTEXT OF PROJECT:
The protection of natural habitat and making Europe more climate-neutral key
areas addressed by the Green Deal, proves that the concerns individuals have

are not being neglected. Many politicians have noticed that the European
Green Deal ‘seems to be the most ambitious vision of a major economy to
combat the climate crisis. In practice, the approaches addressing the areas of

the Green Deal are still very few due to the fact it is still a very fresh strategy.
According to the EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen (Political
Guidelines, 16 July 2019), those who act first and fastest will also be the ones

who grasp the opportunities. This project is in line with the European Green Deal
postulates focusing especially on topics of circular economy and sustainable
solutions. The project Consortium will be taking the topics a step further,

transforming opportunities into solutions.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE CURRICULUM:
The aim of the environmental syllabus is to define the framework for developing
of the training content in the application under the IO2. Additionally, this
program is devoted to developing of Vocational Educational and Training (VET)
providers and VET Teachers competences in the field of environmental change
competences.

OBJECTIVES:
The environmental syllabus will define: the objectives and main learning
outcomes of the environmental training digital materials for start-uppers; the
concept circular economy; the main peculiarities of circular economy as a
useful alternative of self-employment in nowadays labour market; motivation of
start-uppers to become entrepreneurs aware of digital opportunities;
evaluation of the possibility of becoming a circular economy user, mentoring

on circular economy as a new non-formal learning path way, the lesson plan
for innovative the training course based on-line learning using set of the
practical exercises-OERs; how to introduce opportunities for start-uppers to
validate their digital entrepreneurship competences.

SPECIFIC TARGET GROUPS:
This program is devoted enhance start-uppers professional development
through improving green and digital entrepreneurship competences as well as

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