The EntreComp Certificate project addresses a key priority of the EU: to unleash Europe's entrepreneurial potential, removing existing obstacles and revolutionizing the culture of entrepreneurship in the EU. The development of the EU EntreComp Framework (2016) has provided a set of 15 competencies for educational institutions to use as a guide in achieving this aim and the JCR seeks to ‘strengthen the uptake and use of EntreComp in Europe’. Supporting individuals in acquiring and developing basic skills and key competencies is the horizontal priority underpinning this project.The project’s main objective will be to produce an easy to navigate online platform which uses the EntreComp Framework as an accessible curriculum for school and college students to work through experientially and autonomously, leading to a recognised Certificate endorsed by Lancaster University. One of the main strengths of the project will be its focus on the problem of early school leaving and disadvantage. Reducing early school leaving and enabling success for all learners can best be achieved by implementing a whole school approach (EU Education and Training Policy Report 2020). For students this means providing more opportunities for active participation in school life, better careers education and more opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities. The EntreComp Certificate provides the scope for all of these.Accessibility to entrepreneurship activities will be beneficial to all students and particularly those who find the academic challenges of school difficult. It will give them a different way to prove their competency in life skills and the entrepreneurial spirit, enthusing them to continue their education with a greater understanding of the skills they will need to succeed in the workplace.The online platform will create a clear and concise curriculum for students to follow. It will include an explanatory video, simple powerpoint and information screen and list of suggested activities to complete for each of the 15 competencies of the EntreComp Framework. Students will be able to choose whether they participate at Intermediate or Advanced level. They will upload assessment evidence for each of the 15 competencies and when this is complete they will be able to print off a certificate listing their participation in the Award, endorsed by Lancaster University.The project methodology is to utilise the EntreComp Framework to develop the entrepreneurial skills of students aged 14-20 making them applicable to real life situations. The students will work autonomously with school support. The Certificate will prove their completion of all 15 competencies. The students will gain a real awareness of how an entrepreneurial spirit can help them whatever they choose to do in the future.The partner schools will aim to involve 50 of their students in the pilot scheme, either in producing videos, attending planning meetings or multiplier events, or participating in the award. Through multiplier events such as university open days and workshops, the project will aim to reach another 100 students or stakeholders. The Award will be promoted especially to students in deprived areas as a way of developing their entrepreneurial awareness.The main result of the project will be the E-Learning platform which will be an Open Educational Resource to be used by all: students, teachers, parents and businesses. Further results will be an appreciation of how different partner countries view entrepreneurship and the opportunities available for students in their countries. It will enhance the employability and interpersonal skills of all its participants, and it will facilitate the sharing of good practice and goodwill between teachers. It will also foster good relations with academic institutions and employers through networking and multiplier events.The intended long term impact is to widen the use of the EntreComp Framework in schools, and for ‘entrepreneurship’ to be seen in its context of societal and cultural value, not just economic. It will break down the barriers of ‘entrepreneurial learning’ and bring them into line with PSHE values. Students will see the EntreComp Certificate as a worthwhile indicator of their personal skills - like teamwork, communication, and resilience - that are crucial to navigating the challenges and opportunities of the modern world, and are increasingly valued by employers. Entrepreneurship is regarded by the highly academic Vitae Researcher Development Framework as ‘a set of skills and attitudes that can enable a culture of innovation, creativity, risk taking, opportunism; that underpins employability, enables entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and facilitates knowledge exchange’. The EntreComp Framework and Certificate will make entrepreneurial skills relevant to all, whatever their future aims, unleashing Europe’s entrepreneurial potential and easily fulfilling the stated priorities.