Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cells

With a strong focus on creation of a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem, the Government of Mizoram has set up Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cell at different schools and colleges in different districts under Entrepreneurship Development Scheme. These Cells are being set up and promoted in educational institutions to develop institutional mechanism to create entrepreneurial culture and to foster techno-entrepreneurship for generation of wealth and employment. These Cells will become a catalyst in facilitating the emergence of competent group of entrepreneurs and becoming a hand-holding support for entrepreneurs through entrepreneurship education, trainings, consultation meetings, workshops, mentoring and so on. Awareness programmes, Skill development courses on various fields as well as mentoring and guidance, practical and exercises for the development of entrepreneurship will be conducted and provided at these Cells. Study materials, relevant equipment, practical requirements and staff supports are provided at each Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cells.

The main objectives of setting up of Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cell are:

 

  1. To channelize the knowledge and the energy of youth towards becoming active partners in the economic development process.

 

  1. To catalyze and promote development of knowledge-based and innovation-driven enterprises and nurture a passion for self-employment to promote employment opportunities amongst youth specially students.

 

  1. To inculcate a culture of innovation driven entrepreneurship.

 

  1. To act as an institutional mechanism for providing various services including information on all aspects of enterprise building to budding entrepreneurs.

 

Proper guidelines are given to all the Institutions where Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cells are being set up. 

 

 


 

 

GUIDELINES FOR SETTING UP OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP KNOWLEDGE CELL UNDER EDS, GOVT. OF MIZORAM

 

            The Guidelines hereunder are to be followed for setting up of Entrepreneurship Knowledge Cell (EK Cell) through funding from the Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (EDS), Govt. of Mizoram. The EK Cell so established will be affiliated under the Entrepreneurship Knowledge Centre set up by the Mizoram State Entrepreneurship Development Monitoring Committee (or EKC-MEDMOC). 

 

A: Infrastructure

  1. There should be designated classroom/training hall which can accommodate at least 30 students per batch for conducting Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programmes (ESDPs) at the institute. Room should be adequately ventilated.
  2. Training hall/infrastructure should be equipped with MM projector and white board.
  3. Sufficient furniture such as chairs and benches should be available for the trainees.
  4. Clean drinking water should be available at the training premises.
  5. Sanitary toilet facility should be provided at the training premises.
  6. Desktop computer with internet connectivity is to be made available for entrepreneurs.
  7. A section on Entrepreneurship should be created in the library of the institute; this section may be made accessible to the public.

 

B: Personnel

  1. The institute should depute one officer/personnel incharge of the EK Cell who will be answerable to MEDMOC.
  2. In regards to skills specific job role, only qualified persons should be engaged as faculty member.
  3. In regards to entrepreneurship subject, only Expert Members of MEDMOC and Master Trainers under EDS are authorised to deliver at the training programmes of EK Cell. The list of Expert Members and Master Trainers may be obtained from Planning Department website.

 

 

C: Training Programme

  1. The minimum number of programmes/training courses to be conducted annually –
  2. Three Entrepreneurship Awareness programmes.
  3. Two Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programmes of at least 2-days each.
  4. Five Expert Talks from successful entrepreneurs.
  5. Number of trainees should not be more than 30 and not less than 20 in each batch.
  6. Reading materials for courses should be provided free of cost to the trainees.
  7. Advertisement on training courses should be widely published through print and electronic media, social media etc. It should always be mentioned that the EK Cell and the training course, wherever applicable, is sponsored by “MEDMOC under Entrepreneurship Development Scheme – New Economic Development Policy”.
  8. Training should be officially inaugurated/closed and publicity in the local media is mandatory.

 

D: Management

  1. Fund received from EDS for setting up of EK Cell is a one-time grant. The Cell is expected to be run and managed by the parent institute.
  2. In order to obtain certification of Mizoram University on the courses provided by the EK Cell, the course programmes should first be approved by EKC-MEDMOC. This will be done through the EK Cell at the Department of Commerce, Mizoram University.
  3. Brief report and UC in prescribed format should be submitted to Member Secretary, MEDMOC within 15 days after completion of each programme.