ILO and YTEPP partner for youth entrepreneurial training
18 September 2009
The International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP) Ltd. have partnered to introduce for the first time in the Caribbean, the ILO's "Know About Business (KAB)" training of trainers programme.
The KAB programme is an entrepreneurship education programme geared to instill entrepreneurial thinking, creative mindsets and business traits in the personalities of young women and men through interactive methodologies, such as games, role plays, and group discussions. The general objective is to contribute towards the creation of an enterprise culture by promoting awareness among young people of the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship and self-employment.
The two-week training programme takes place at the YTEPP Training Centre, 14 Label Boulevard, New Trincity Industrial Estate, Trincity, from 7 September 2009 to 18 September 2009. Twenty six trainers from YTEPP's micro entrepreneurship training programme, the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, NEDCO, Ministry of Education, National Financial Literacy Programme, Youth Business Trust are registered as participants.
The KAB programme was created by the ILO for teachers and trainers in secondary and vocational education. It has been implemented in 47 countries.
The KAB programme is an entrepreneurship education programme geared to instill entrepreneurial thinking, creative mindsets and business traits in the personalities of young women and men through interactive methodologies, such as games, role plays, and group discussions. The general objective is to contribute towards the creation of an enterprise culture by promoting awareness among young people of the opportunities and challenges of entrepreneurship and self-employment.
The two-week training programme takes place at the YTEPP Training Centre, 14 Label Boulevard, New Trincity Industrial Estate, Trincity, from 7 September 2009 to 18 September 2009. Twenty six trainers from YTEPP's micro entrepreneurship training programme, the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, NEDCO, Ministry of Education, National Financial Literacy Programme, Youth Business Trust are registered as participants.
The KAB programme was created by the ILO for teachers and trainers in secondary and vocational education. It has been implemented in 47 countries.