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EntreComp

For instructors

Working with EntreComp profiles

A one-page, practical companion for running EntreComp profile conversations in project work.

In 30 seconds

  1. 1Profiles are self-assessments: a starting point for talk, never a grade.
  2. 2Read the shape, not the decimals.
  3. 3Always ask for a concrete example from the project.
  4. 4End with one small next step.

01How to use the tool

A short user guide for instructors and students.

For instructors

  1. 01Open Instructor and create an activity in the right course. Choose named or anonymous answers.
  2. 02Copy the activity link and post it in your Moodle room or send it to students.
  3. 03Create groups, or let students choose their group when they answer.
  4. 04Follow responses on the activity page. Open individual and group profiles, or Conversation prep before a supervision meeting.
  5. 05Export results as CSV, or print profiles as PDF. Remove names or delete responses when you are done.

For students

  1. 01Open the link from your instructor and read what is collected and who can see it.
  2. 02Answer the 44 statements on the 1–5 scale. There are no right answers.
  3. 03See your individual profile with suggested reflection questions and activities.
  4. 04Open your group profile to discuss your pattern and differences together.
  5. 05Print or save your profile as PDF to keep it.

This is a prototype: data is saved only in the browser you use, and there is no real login.

02The EntreComp wheel

15 competences in 3 interconnected areas. All are equally important – there is no core or foundational competence.

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Ideas and opportunities

  1. 1Spotting opportunities
  2. 2Creativity
  3. 3Vision
  4. 4Valuing ideas
  5. 5Ethical and sustainable thinking

Resources

  1. 6Self-awareness & self-efficacy
  2. 7Motivation and perseverance
  3. 8Mobilising resources
  4. 9Financial & economic literacy
  5. 10Mobilising others

Into action

  1. 11Taking the initiative
  2. 12Planning and management
  3. 13Coping with uncertainty, ambiguity & risk
  4. 14Working with others
  5. 15Learning through experience

Adapted from the EntreComp wheel (Bacigalupo et al., 2016).

03Reading a profile

  • 01

    Scores run from 1 to 5 and are averages of how students rated themselves on 2–3 statements.

  • 02

    Look at the shape rather than single numbers: where is the profile relatively higher or lower?

  • 03

    A lower score is a possible development interest, not a weakness. A high score is a strength the student recognises – worth testing in practice.

  • 04

    There are no thresholds, rankings or "good" profiles. Never use profiles for grading.

Limits of self-assessment. Self-ratings say how someone sees themselves today. They are influenced by confidence, experience, culture, mood and how the statements are understood. Experienced students sometimes rate themselves lower because they know how much there is to learn. Profiles change over time. Treat every score as a question – "tell me about that" – not as a fact.

04Progression model

EntreComp describes growth from relying on support to taking responsibility and creating value with others. Use it to talk about direction, not to place students on a level.

  1. 1 Discover
    2 Explore

    Foundation

    Relying on support from others

  2. 3 Experiment
    4 Dare

    Intermediate

    Building independence

  3. 5 Improve
    6 Reinforce

    Advanced

    Taking responsibility

  4. 7 Expand
    8 Transform

    Expert

    Driving transformation

Adapted from the EntreComp progression model (8 levels in 4 stages).

05Running a session

  1. Before5 min

    • Share the activity link.
    • Say who sees what, and whether answers are named or anonymous.
    • Students answer alone – about 10 minutes.

  2. During20–30 min

    • Individuals: read own profile, pick one high and one low.
    • Groups: compare average and spread.
    • Link each pattern to a project situation.

  3. AfterLater

    • Agree one action per person or group.
    • Revisit at a supervision meeting.
    • Ask what changed – and why.

Suggested individual questions:

  • Which parts of the profile do you recognize most?
  • What surprises you?
  • Which competencies would you like to develop?
  • When do your strengths come into play?

Suggested group questions:

  • How does this profile affect your group?
  • What strengths do you have as a group?
  • Where might blind spots or challenges arise?
  • How could you use your differences more deliberately?

069 principles for entrepreneurial learning

From the EntreComp Playbook. Use them to design the project work the profile conversation connects to.

  1. ExperiencePlan a real, practical experience.
  2. NoveltyFocus on creating new value.
  3. TriggersEmbed triggers for emotional learning.
  4. ReflectionUse reflection to make learning visible.
  5. EcosystemConnect with the wider ecosystem.
  6. CollaborationPromote collaboration.
  7. OthersEngage others.
  8. MentoringBe a mentor for the learner.
  9. ProgressionAssess progress through multiple methods.

Adapted from the 9 EntreComp principles (Bacigalupo et al., 2020).

07Following up

Revisit the profile at a later supervision meeting or at the end of the project. Ask what has changed and which experiences made a difference. Repeating the questionnaire can support reflection – focus on the story behind changes, not the numbers.

08References

  1. Bacigalupo, M., Kampylis, P., Punie, Y., & Van den Brande, G. (2016). EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2791/593884
  2. McCallum, E., Weicht, R., McMullan, L., & Price, A. (2018). EntreComp into Action: Get inspired, make it happen. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/574864
  3. Bacigalupo, M., Weikert García, L., Mansoori, Y., & O'Keeffe, W. (2020). EntreComp Playbook: Entrepreneurial learning beyond the classroom. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/77835
  4. McCallum, E., McMullan, L., Weicht, R., & Kluzer, S. (2020). EntreComp at Work. Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2760/673856
  5. European Commission, Joint Research Centre. EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (overview page). https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/entrecomp-entrepreneurship-competence-framework_en

Models adapted and redrawn from European Commission JRC publications, reused under CC BY 4.0.