“SOFT” SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL-TRAINING ENTERPRISES

Introduction. Entrepreneurial activity among young people began to be used as a form of awakening at higher education and especially at professional high schools in Economics with “Entrepreneurial” direction “Entrepreneurship” Educational- training enterprises(ETE). Their biggest impact is in the implementation of the work of knowledge and skills in economic disciplines as well as accumulation of experience in entrepreneurial activity. It is established that effective assimilation and operation of professional skills called “solid” require to be accompanied by developed personable skills in students more often called “soft” or “portable” skills. They are currently considered to be outside the perimeter of achieving the general economic and in particular the entrepreneurial competence or „conversion of ideas into action“. Such personal skills and qualities these days are called “soft” skills. Purpose. This report presents a study on the possibilities of Educational-training Enterprises which recently are initiated in high school education to master the key competencies in entrepreneurship. Results. Along with this, however, it is proved that its effective functioning leads to and requires development of personal skills and qualities in high school students as young entrepreneurs outside the perimeter of general economic competence. Defined as “soft” skills they constitute the human of change and guarantee the successful manifestation of the entrepreneurial competence. Originality. The author stages that the most important praxiology effect of the creation of Training enterprises is the „live” participation of students in the overall activities of the company – from the discussion of its creation, through the building a comprehensive concept to its establishment and the working process of school. It is noted that to enable students to respond adequately to the different positions required to work in ETE, they have to develop some “soft” skills which provide flexibility, adaptability, etc. The authors believes human resource management through „soft“ skills tolerate flexible (changeable according to the situation) qualities in man such as ability to adapt, for integration, for compatible goal setting – personally and organizationally in unity; for orientation towards achievements, for labor enrichment, for building a career, for taking managerial responsibility in the workplace, etc. Conclusion. It was found that the creation of student company is identified with the following attributes as the Idea, the name of ETE, the motto, the Mission, the Vision, the logo and the Stamp, the product (service), human resources and posts, events, ETE fair. The definition and structuring of personal skills in standard (or a frame) can become a guarantor for a successful manifestation of the entrepreneurial competence, but for higher efficiency of the overall educational process.