# EntreComp 2016

> JRC, 2016. The European entrepreneurship competence framework. It describes entrepreneurship as the capacity to act upon opportunities and ideas and turn them into value for others, across 3 competence areas and 15 competences on an 8-level progression model.

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## Provenance
- Rights: © European Union, 2016. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. (the source grants no reuse licence)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.2791/593884
- Source document: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC101581
- Publisher: Joint Research Centre, European Commission
- Cite as: Bacigalupo, M., Kampylis, P., Punie, Y., Van den Brande, G., EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework, EUR 27939 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2016, ISBN 978-92-79-58538-8, doi:10.2791/593884, JRC101581.
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## Areas (3)

- `1` [Ideas and opportunities](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/areas/1)
- `2` [Resources](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/areas/2)
- `3` [Into action](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/areas/3)

## Competences (15)

- `1.1` [Spotting opportunities](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/1-1)
- `1.2` [Creativity](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/1-2)
- `1.3` [Vision](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/1-3)
- `1.4` [Valuing ideas](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/1-4)
- `1.5` [Ethical and sustainable thinking](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/1-5)
- `2.1` [Self-awareness and self-efficacy](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/2-1)
- `2.2` [Motivation and perseverance](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/2-2)
- `2.3` [Mobilising resources](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/2-3)
- `2.4` [Financial and economic literacy](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/2-4)
- `2.5` [Mobilising others](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/2-5)
- `3.1` [Taking the initiative](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/3-1)
- `3.2` [Planning and management](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/3-2)
- `3.3` [Coping with uncertainty, ambiguity and risk](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/3-3)
- `3.4` [Working with others](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/3-4)
- `3.5` [Learning through experience](https://explorerhub.eu/en/framework/entrecomp/competences/3-5)

## Proficiency levels (8)

- **Discover**: Level 1 focuses mainly on discovering your qualities, potential, interests and wishes. It also focuses on recognising different types of problems and needs that can be solved creatively, and on developing individual skills and attitudes.
- **Explore**: Level 2 focuses on exploring different approaches to problems, concentrating on diversity and developing social skills and attitudes.
- **Experiment**: Level 3 focuses on critical thinking and on experimenting with creating value, for instance through practical entrepreneurial experiences.
- **Dare**: Level 4 focuses on turning ideas into action in ‘real life’ and on taking responsibility for this.
- **Improve**: Level 5 focuses on improving your skills for turning ideas into action, taking increasing responsibility for creating value, and developing knowledge about entrepreneurship.
- **Reinforce**: Level 6 focuses on working with others, using the knowledge you have to generate value, dealing with increasingly complex challenges.
- **Expand**: Level 7 focuses on the competences needed to deal with complex challenges, handling a constantly changing environment where the degree of uncertainty is high.
- **Transform**: Level 8 focuses on emerging challenges by developing new knowledge, through research and development and innovation capabilities to achieve excellence and transform the ways things are done.

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- Nodes: 78
- Descriptors: 457
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