National Enterprise Academy
The National Enterprise Academy will be a centre of excellence for enterprise learning, equipping young people with the skills and the confidence they need to become enterprising employees or entrepreneurs in their own right.
The Academy will deliver the UK's first accredited full Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications in enterprise and entrepreneurship, it will help teachers and lecturers embed enterprise into their curricula, and will provide short courses to enable both new and established businesses to become more enterprising.
More than 11,000 learners, primarily in 16-19 age range, will be supported by the academy in its first three years of operation. Entrepreneur Peter Jones led the successful bid for National Skills Academy status, which was announced on 7 October 2008.
