The Xlerate initiative is based on The Prince's Trust Scotland's xl course, which has been operating in Scotland since 1999 for 14- to 16-year-olds with a record of poor attendance, low achievement or disruptive behaviour.
It is to be run with Young Enterprise Scotland and the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.
Pupils follow the mainstream curriculum, taking the xl course as one qualification in place of a language or science. Students will undertake a franchise project based around making and selling a product, take part in work placements and receive visits from local businesses.
Euan Davidson, director of The Prince's Trust Scotland, said: "We're targeting young people who would never have thought of running their own business. We're not trying to produce young entrepreneurs, but to expose them to the relevance of what they're doing in school." Ewan Hunter, chief executive of the Hunter Foundation, said: "As a society, we cannot allow talent to be undervalued or misdirected. Enterprising education offers everyone a chance to shine in their own way."
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