CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AT EUROPEAN LEVEL

  • Author: 
    CSCS
  • Category: 
    Self Employment
  • Self Employment level: 
    Intermediate
Summary of activity: 
The aim of this task is to analyse the characteristics and types of social enterprise all around Europe

Description of the activity: 

This activity consists of analysing the characteristics and typologies of the social enterprise through the reading of the proposed document (https://www.euricse.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/social-economy-guide.pdf).
Students must complete the proposed exercise on the benefits of a social enterprise and fill in the Word Document.
Finally, the student will evaluate the proposed activity in the form of a debate on site.

Methodological description: 
Follow the instructions below: 1) Make a comprehensive reading of chapter 3 "Innovative tendencies in the context of the social economy: the emergence of social enterprises" which you will find in the European Commission publication "Social economy and social entrepreneurship.pdf" (https://www.euricse.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/social-economy-guide.pdf). 2) Download the proposed document "The benefits of social enterprise.docx" and describe which are the benefits of a social enterprise. 3) Present the document elaborated. 4) Evaluate the activity in the form of a debate.
Assessment indicators: 
Debate in class
Resources needed: 
- Chapter 3 of the European Commission publication "Social economy and social entrepreneurship". - Exercise: "The Benefits of Mobility"

Files needed for the implementation of the activity