Are you a professional with a background in social entrpreneurship, interested in making a positive impact or aiming to build a community enterprise?
ACEEU and the ComEnt project proudly presents a free online course "Community Enterprise Development: Theory and Skills".
Discover key concepts and models of community enterprise, tackling socio-economic and environmental challenges faced by marginalized groups. Gain valuable insights into community enterprise models in Ireland and Europe.
WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT COURSE?
The aim of this module is to provide learners with an introduction to the key concepts and models of community enterprise and to develop an understanding of the important role of multi-actor activism in responding to socio-economic and / or environmental challenges faced by marginalised groups or disadvantaged locations. A specific emphasis will be placed on understanding the key models of community enterprise and their application within Ireland and selected European countries.
The key topics to be covered in this module include:
KEY CONCEPTS
Community Enterprise V Social Enterprise
Neo-endogenous / endogenous development
Community-led local development (CLLD) approach
Quadruple helix
Criticisms of concepts
COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE
Community enterprise models and ecosystems
Community enterprise impact measurement tools
Community enterprise leadership and governance structures
The role of innovation
Best practices (via case studies)
ENGAGING COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES
Community animation and facilitation
Participation models
Facilitation skills and mediation
Community audits / planning
Effective communication strategies
Project and financial management
The course will take place completely online and for free from the department of Applied Social Sciences from the Technical University of the Shannon, Midlands Midwest in Ireland. It has the prerequisite NQF level 08 and students can gain 10 ECTS credits for the same.
If you would like to apply to secure your spot for the course which is set to begin in September, please reach our Junior International Project Officer Harshitha Polathula: polathula@aceeu.org.
