Youth Entrepreneurship Program

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LIFE SKILLS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM for Form VI Leavers

The program empowers youth to pursue meaningful success including making use of their talents, energies, time, education and the environment around them to incrementally build a strong personal brand. Meaningful success is that which starts with and builds on what one has and does not compromise long term personal, family or community wellbeing. IMED runs this program every year using facilitators from the University of Dar es Salaam and from others Universities within and outside the country. Upon completion, participants should be (more) able to:

·         Take responsibility for their personal development

·         Use  their talents and potentials and  deal with weak points

·         Become innovative and visionary

·         Build trust and productive networks

Recognize and use opportunities for and adding value in any context

·         Learn actively, both formally and informally

·         Manage personal finances

·         Evaluate career and study options and make informed decisions about choice of courses at higher learning institutions

·         Deal with youth challenges (HIV/AIDs, drugs, relationships, expectations, negative influences and models, peer pressure, sexual harassment and exploitation, etc)

·         Continuously invest in building personal brand/profile

Contents

Value of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial behavior, Talent and career development, Communication skills, Ethics and self discipline (personal branding), Life skills, Personal finance, Time management, Preparation for further education, Building and documenting your profile/CV

Approaches

·         Presentations – by facilitators, guest speakers, learners; discussions, assignments, games, exercises, short stories, cases, video; practical work (at home, community/neighborhood, work organizations)

Timing:  First batch starts 3^rd April, 2012.  Tuesdays and Thursdays 9.00 am– 2.00 pm.

 Fee for the one month course is Tshs 100,000/= only  per participant. Payments should be made to The Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development Account No. 01J1088680000, CRDB Bank

The Institute attaches the participants into working organizations during and after the course to build their experience.