NIESBUD Signs MoU for Promoting E-Learning Initiative

The National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, an organization of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India, engaged in training, research and other interventions with the objective of promotion of entrepreneurship and development of small and micro enterprises in the country, has joined hands with the Sun Online Learning India Pvt. Ltd. for promoting the E-learning initiative (www. careerstrokes.com) developed by the Company for career planning and career enhancement.

 

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Shri Arun Kumar Jha, Director General, NIESBUD and Sri Kris Srikkanth, the former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team and Director of the Company.

The digital learning package consists of two Modules : Employability Skills and Entrepreneurship Skills. The Module(s) have been designed with the objective of equipping the students and professionals with the Skill Sets required to make them employable and/or successful entrepreneurs. The unique feature of the package is that each issue has been handled through giving analogy from cricket so that the learning becomes easy and interesting.

 

The understanding between the two organizations besides promoting the Initiative among the associates of the Institute is also expected to contribute towards promotion of entrepreneurial culture among different strata of the society through their holistic development.

 

NIESBUD has provided training to 1,27,768 persons as on September 30, 2012through 4,764 different training programmes since its inception in July 1983. This includes 2,285 international participants hailing from more than 130 countries throughout the globe.

The main categories of the training programmes of the Institute are:-

·        Trainers’ Training Programmes

·        Management Development Programmes

·        Orientation Programmes for Head of Departments (HOD) and Senior Executives

·        Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programmes

·        International Training Programmes

·        Specially designed sponsored activities for different target groups

 

Besides, the Institute has completed different Research & Consultancy Assignments both for national and international clients as well.

The main objective of the EDPs and ESDPs being organized by the Institute is to motivate the increasing number of participants to opt for self-employment. The Institute provides hand-holding services to such persons. The Institute also assists the participants to find suitable wage employment.

	No. of Participants assisted for setting up of Units	No. of Participants assisted for Wage Employment	% of Total Persons Trained
2010-11	1,178	3,619	27.4
2011-12	1,359	5,573	21.6

 

The Institute has been collaborating with different domestic and overseas/multi-lateral institutions for promotion of entrepreneurial culture/provision of support services for different target groups.