Karachi: With a goal to dramatically accelerate the pace and scale of entrepreneurship in the country, Intel Pakistan is piloting a new initiative, titled Intel Youth Enterprise under its Intel Entrepreneurship program umbrella. This was undersigned in an MoU with Higher Education Department (HED), Government of Punjab (GoP) for conducting trainings and implementing the Entrepreneurship Basics Course for the students in the province of Punjab. Under this pilot, Intel Pakistan aspires to train 2,000 students till December 2013, of the institutions under HED, GoP.
The Intel® Youth Enterprise: Entrepreneurship Basics program is a training program targeted at unemployed youths and adults who are interested in setting up their own businesses but are lacking most of the basic skills required by an entrepreneur. The overall objective of this training program is to provide the student entrepreneurs with the necessary skills and knowledge to allow them to identify a business opportunity and to then set up and successfully manage a business. The curriculum aims to deliver a wide range of skills including developing a business plan, improving communication and negotiation skills, and the use of technology in business. This training program is designed to be delivered through a blended learning approach, with instructor-led and e-learning components.
Sharing his thoughts, Naveed Siraj, Country Manager, Intel Pakistan said, “Entrepreneurship has been demonstrated to be a global driver of innovation, technology commercialization, business model adaptation, human potential development and value creation. We are very excited to launch this project in partnership with Higher Education Department, Government of Punjab to encourage and inspire next generation of innovators and to yield significant positive results not just by enhancing training and educating but also encouraging students to convert their ideas into reality.”
Joining in, HED spokesperson said: “The entrepreneurship training is for both female and male students, who are ultimately the human resource of this country and needs to be empowered. We believe students should not be taught just to avail opportunities, rather they should learn to create opportunities for themselves, and for others too. Being self-employed is the best choice, especially in the times of economic recession. There is no such thing as “recession”, if you have potential and courage, and you know how to utilize that.”
Over the years, Intel Pakistan has partnered with and facilitated many public and private sector organizations for technology implementation. Intel has been instrumental in creating innovative new solutions and to build a future of opportunity for the youth of Pakistan.
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