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New SKILLS...New Resolve...

for Faculty at JKEDI

iven the increasing inclination towards Recently EDII took the onus of training the youths
entrepreneurship, startups and of J & K as a part of its recent collaboration with
Ginnovations among students, but at the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship
same time an inhibition in taking the plunge, the Development Institute (JKEDI). Under the aegis of
role of educators as mentors increases. 'Mission Youth of J&K', JKEDI and EDII will provide
Participants of JKEDI seen during a classroom session of the Faculty Development Programme.
Persuading students to shed their inhibitions and mentoring and training to young and potential
making them realise that entrepreneurship can be entrepreneurs, particularly in the fields of tradition,
pursued like any other discipline, is a huge tourism, trade and technology. Furthermore, related frameworks like; startup opportunity identification,
challenge. Educators are a brigade who can attention would be paid to SC&ST entrepreneurs. value proposition and business venture model. The course Participants
perform the role of mentors, counsellors and covered diverse topics, including entrepreneurship Opine…
The Institute conducted the first Faculty
knowledge givers to ensure that students fulfil their development process, skill and behavioural training,
Development Programme (FDP) as a part of this
dreams of becoming entrepreneurs. Support from resource building, business opportunity identification,
MoU. The FDP was conducted to deepen I a m h a p p y t h a t I
various quarters to budding entrepreneurs has business profile preparation, small business management
knowledge on entrepreneurial education among p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h i s
further necessitated a key role on the part of and knowledge-based information inputs.
the faculty group so that they could implement and programme which had
educators. More so, because entrepreneurship is
ensure successful completion of entrepreneurship The faculty members credited the programme for making a engaging curriculum. I
still laden with uncertainties that remain an enigma
development related projects. tangible contribution to their knowledge and creating g a i n e d i n s i g h t s i n t o
for students in the absence of proper counselling
t r e m e n d o u s u n d e r s t a n d i n g i n t h e m a b o u t structuring a programme
and training. Faculty group, therefore, comes to The 5-day programme with the faculty members of
entrepreneurship. with well-conceived content
play an extremely significant role. JKEDI was conducted during 22nd Feb – 26th Feb
that covers all facets of
at EDII campus. The programme was focussed on Dr. Satya Acharya, Associate Prof. & In-
EDII, in its capacity of a national resource Institute entrepreneurship. As an
the finer nuances of Entrepreneurship, Innovation charge, Dept. of Entrepreneurship Education
in Entrepreneurship Education, equips educators educator, I am sure about
and Incubation so that faculty group could equip opined on the importance of these
across the country to impart entrepreneurship motivating our youth to
themselves with contemporary knowledge in the programmes and said, “ The goal of FDPs is
training and counselling to students. These Faculty pursue entrepreneurship as
field and employ it in imparting training in to provide assistance to the academicians in
Development Programmes train educators so that a career so that they partake
entrepreneurship to their students. their professional development which would
they can further train youths to develop in the growth of the nation.
ultimately help in improving the students' learning. For this, it
knowledge, skills and attitude to pursue All 12 participants got acquainted with the
is very crucial for the faculty to have in-depth knowledge and Dr. Mehraj ud Din Bhat
entrepreneurship. These programmes play an systematic process of development of
understanding of the intricate aspects of entrepreneurship Faculty/Incharge, Trainings
important role in strengthening the entrepreneurial entrepreneurship in their institutions. The JKEDI
training and counselling. The vibrant batch of faculty who
base across the country. curriculum involved various teaching models and
stepped into the role of students made the programme
indeed memorable.”

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