U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination

Credentials for the Innovation & Gig Economy!

Entrepreneurship skills and mindsets are modernized workforce readiness skills
that today's employers say they want in new hires

The customized U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination (certificate and digital badge included):

• Assesses entrepreneurship knowledge, skills, and mindsets required for high school students and adult learners to successfully start a business in any career field, reducing the risk of business failure

• Is aligned and cross-walked with CTE entrepreneurship competencies and the National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education

• Was created in partnership with subject matter experts in academia and industry, including leaders at America’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and SCORE; both industry leaders offer free or low cost advising, mentoring, webinars, resources, guest speakers, and networking as next steps for individuals interested in growing a business

• Is a single exam that covers the content of other credentialing organizations' multiple exams at a lower cost and a higher pass rate

• Upon passing the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination, high school students and adult learners are prepared to earn two free optional entrepreneurship credentials administered by My Own Business Institute (MOBI) at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley, California with little to no additional preparation and no additional cost for a total of three stackable entrepreneurship credentials for the Innovation & Gig Economy (additional certificates and digital badges included)

• Exam Resources include a Vocabulary List, Reading Guide with access to a free e-textbook, detailed Study Guide (28 pages) that also serves as a curriculum framework, and two Practice Exams (118 questions each) — one written on a High School, HSE/GED, and IET literacy level and one written on an ABE/ESL literacy level.

These value-added entrepreneurship credentials and resources are important in developing the workforce readiness skills and entrepreneurial mindsets required by today’s employers in the Innovation & Gig Economy while simultaneously equipping individuals with self-employment options for the future.  Ideally, entrepreneurship classes are paired with all of the CTE career pathways so students are prepared for more than just working for someone else.

Exam Resources Package

Free Exam Manual
Credential Administrators & Partners
Optional Stackable Credentials
Examination Information & Administration
Examination Blueprint & Resources
Entrepreneurship Competencies

Study Guide
Also serves as a curriculum framework (28 pages)

2 Practice Exams
Assess the same content, just written on different literacy levels (118 questions each)

Reading Guide
Reading sections using an entrepreneurship e-textbook, includes free student and teacher accounts & resources

Vocabulary List
List of vocabulary words for the 12 content areas of entrepreneurship assessed on the Exam

E-SESS Participant Guide
Pitsco’s E-SESS online assessment platform instructions for exam takers

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NOTE:  The Online Entrepreneurship Institutes for high school teachers and adult educators (two separate Institutes) are offered annually.  The Institutes are aligned with the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination, equipping participants with the content knowledge, instructional strategies, curriculum, and 400+ classroom-ready resources that they need to prepare high school students and adult learners to pass the Exam.  3-Hours of university undergraduate or graduate credit is optional.