Impact of skill training programmes on women entrepreneurship
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2014
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Entrepreneurship is a more suitable profession for women than regular employment in public and private .sectors
since they liave to ftilfill dual roles. India has been ranked among the worst performing countries in the area of
women entrepreneurship in gender-focused global entrepreneurship survey. One way in enhancing the
entrepreneurial activity in a country is by providing entrepreneurial training and education to potential and existing
entrepreneurs. Hence this study was undertaken to study the socio economical profile of372 women who enrolled in
the skill training programmes and to observe the impact of the training programmes on entrepreneurship. A well
structured questionnaire was used to elicit the socio economic infonnation at the time of enrollment and after 6
month of completion of the training programme to study the impact. At the time of enrollment 94 per cent of the
participants stated that their fiiturc focus was to establish an own business, but only 70 per cent of them were
established their own trade. 89 per cent of them stated that knowdedge through the training programme was one of
the reasons for their success. In depth training programmes will definitely encourage women to undertake and cross
the obstacle in managing the business.