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Background to NFTE

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Liavan Mallin, Founder NFTE Ireland
Network For  Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Ireland  is an international non profit organisation with almost twenty years experience of teaching entrepreneurship skills to young people.

In Ireland, NFTE, spearheaded by Liavan Mallin, has been established as an all island initiative, following a successful pilot scheme in Colaiste Dhulaigh and Bonnybrook Youthreach. The pilot was co-ordinated by Northside Partnership and funded by the Irish Youth Foundation.

NFTE U.S.

NFTE was first established in the US by businessman Steve Mariotti who demonstrated that showing young people how to make money through setting up and running their own business could enable them to make a better future for themselves. NFTE is now an international organisation bringing its experience to youth worldwide.

NFTE works with local partners to identify suitable sites to deliver the programme. When a site has been identified, either a secondary school or training centre, a teacher/trainer commits to attend NFTE University. This intensive four day training programme works through all aspects of the curriculum with the teacher/trainer and equips them to deliver the programme in their school or training centre.

 

On successful completion of NFTE U, each teacher/trainer becomes an Apprentice Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher (CET). CETs are encouraged to apply for the Irish CET of the Year and the International CET of the Year. Both winners travel to New York to take part in the Advanced Teacher Forum.

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Steve Mariotti, Founder NFTE

NFTE STUDENTS

NFTE students are required to develop a business during the year. They are supported and encouraged by their CET. Throughout the school year NFTE students meet local entrepreneurs and partake in wholesale and sales events while working through the curriculum. At the end of the year each student presents their business plan as part of the Youth Entrepreneurship Awards. Each student business is also encouraged to apply for the International Business Plan competition, the winner of which gets a trip to New York to collect their prize. 

NFTE Ireland's objectives are to build self confidence and interpersonal skills, utilise life skills as a vehicle for employability, increase career and college aspirations, increase business knowledge and encourage school completion. NFTE Ireland is currently running programmes in Dublin, Limerick, Donegal & Belfast with plans to expand throughout Ireland in the near future.