STATE TIMES NEWS
PAMPORE: A fresh batch of 49 aspiring entrepreneurs including seven females on Saturday passed out from Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) after completing three-week training programme.
The candidates were trained at the institute’s Pampore campus. The unemployed youth set to start their own business ventures, were exposed to a comprehensive training course Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) to equip them with suitable technical knowhow.
The candidates trained were from diverse educational backgrounds and have chosen manufacturing and services sectors as their streams of activity. They were exposed to a real-life business scenario through simulations. They also had interactions with successful entrepreneurs.
The participants shared their experiences in the valedictory session.
Mehrul Khan, an aspiring entrepreneur said, “Initially I wanted this training programme to be over as soon as possible. But with each passing day I felt how important it was for me to attend this three-week EDP. Now I wish this training to extend by some more days.”
The candidates have registered for the Seed Capital Fund Scheme (SCFS), a key component of the State Government’s Sher-e-Kashmir Employment and Welfare Programme for Youth (SKEWPY), and Youth Start-Up Loan Scheme (YSLS) being implemented by JKEDI.
The institute from time to time offers a platform to entrepreneurs to enable them to set up their ventures through a host of services like consultancy, information, training, education and finance.
