E-Basics Student Version Course
E-Basics which stands for Entrepreneurship Basics, is a starter toolkit which contains modular, self-paced learning on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, imparted in an easy to use and learn format. The course aims to develop in the participants a clear understanding regarding all the key fundamental concepts associated with initiating, developing and running an enterprise.
The E-Basics Student Version course which is a 20 hour online/CD based, self-paced training, is meant for potential entrepreneurs like students, youth and women who have a minimum secondary school level educational qualification, basic digital literacy skills as well as a passion for exploring the idea of setting up an enterprise of their own. The course is also beneficial for young entrepreneurs who have already started their business and are now looking at growing the same by learning some tools that can be applied in their day to day business operations. The E-Basics Student Version course is supplemented with an additional 20 hour optional CD based/online, self-paced, context based technology aided training which aims to train the participants on appropriate and relevant technology usage so as to enable and empower them to get started, develop and run their business more effectively and efficiently with appropriate technology usage. Though this training is optional, it is interwoven with the E Basics Student Version training and at various junctures of the E-Basics course, interested participants are asked to first complete sections of specific technology training before proceeding further with their E-Basics course.
The E-Basics course as well as the technology aided supplement are designed for usage by adolescents and young adults. As such the course delivers the training in a fun and interactive manner interspersed with examples, case studies and other interesting and interactive activities. In the course of this learning, participants also refer back to their own Participant Handbook and continuously develop and strengthen their own business idea so that at the end of the training they may have with them a well thought out business idea and plan for their own enterprise, as well as a clear understanding regarding all the fundamentals of setting up and running a venture of their own.
Being a CD based/online self-paced training, participants have the flexibility of completing the course at their own pace and time. Moreover participants also have the option to revisit certain learning modules to refresh their knowledge or further practice certain skill sets.
The E-Basics Student Version consists of the following three 3 segments:
- Getting started in Business
- Developing your Business
- Running your Business
