Odisha HRD

Ahmedabad based Entrepreneurship Development Institute has its East Campus in Bhubaneswar

December 1st, 2010

Following is an excerpt from http://ediindia.org/Index.asp.

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDI), an autonomous body and not-for-profit institution, set up in 1983, is sponsored by apex financial institutions, namely the IDBI Bank Ltd, IFCI Ltd. ICICI Ltd and State Bank of India (SBI). The Institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and the Public Trust Act 1950. The Government of Gujarat pledged twenty-three acres of land on which stands the majestic and sprawling EDI campus.

It offers programs in:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Business Entrepreneurship (PGDM-BE)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Development Sector (PGDM-DS)
• Open Learning Diploma in Business Entrepreneurship
• Summer Camps for Children and Youth
• Faculty Development Programme in Entrepreneurship
• National Seminar on Approaches to Enrepreneurship Education & Deliberations on Establishment of Entrepreneurship and Business Development Centres (EBDCs) in Higher Education Institutions
• Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps
•  Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (REDPS)
• Trainers’ Training Programme
• Programme on Informal Micro Finance Delivery System ( IMFDS )
• Rural Industries Programme (RIP)
• Establishment of Science & Technology Entrepreneurship (STED) Project
• National Meet of RED Trainer-Motivators
• Workshop on RED Strategy for Chief Executives of NGOs
• NGO-Banker Interface on Rural Entrepreneurship Development
• Managing NGOs for Sustainable Development
• Certificate Course for Rural Business Development Services
• EDI Awards
• Financial Management and Accounting System of NGOs
• Training Programme on Rural Marketing
• Training Programme On Agri-Clinics And Agri-Business Centres
• Growth-Cum-Counsellors’ Programmes
• Country/ Product Specific Export Programme For SSEs
• Succession Planning For Entrepreneurial Continuity (SPEC)
• Small Industry Management Assistant Programmes (SIMAPs)
• Intrapreneurship Development Programme
• Training Programme for Cluster Development Agents
• Management Development Programmes
• Kudumbashree
• SFURTI
• Sector Specific Seminars
• Commercialisation of Innovations
• Database of technology sourcing
• Inter-Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship and Investment Training (IRC)
• Institutionalisation of ED process in CLMV countries
• European Union-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme
• Women Entrepreneur Trainer-Motivators (ETMs) Programme
• International Programmes Sponsored by : Ministry of External Affairs Government of India under ITEC / SCAAP Programme
  • GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (NPOS)/NGOS
  • USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
  • ICT ENABLED OFFICE APPLICATIONS, WEB DESIGNING AND E-COMMERCE FOR SMALL ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS
  • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR MICRO ENTERPRISE & MICRO FINANCE
  • ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT
  • CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES (CDES) PROGRAMME
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS PROMOTION
  • BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS & DATA ANALYSIS
  • INDUSTRIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT PREPARATION & APPRAISAL
  • PROMOTING INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH INCUBATION

It has project offices in:

• Lucknow (North)
• Bhubaneswar (East)
• Guwahati (North East)
• Bangalore (South)

Its network structure is as follows:

Its Bhubaneswar office address is: Naibedya, Plot No. 1855/2168 Ground Floor, Damana Square, Chandrashekharpur Bhubaneswar – 751 016. Telefax : 0674-2744100 E-mail : ediero@rediffmail.com

It has a project office in Dhenkanal: C/o Ramakanta Ratha At Amalapada PO/Dist Dhenkanal – 759 001. Phone : 0676-2227168 Email:edidhenkanal@gmail.com

Some of its 2010-11 programs in Odisha are given below.

1.5.2	Long-term Programme on Vocational Guidance & Skill Development	Bhubaneswar	6 months	Displaced Families	A combination of soft skill development inputs along with vocational training and entrepreneurship education to help prepare a batch of displaced families of Orissa to take up entrepreneurial activities.
1.5.3 & 2.2.4	Certificate Course on Micro Enterprise Promotion and Development  for BDS Providers	Bhubaneswar	6 months	Graduate Women	To create a cadre of well trained business development service providers for the SHGs and their Federation in promoting micro enterprises in Orissa.
1.5.4	Socio Economic Empowerment Programme	Dhenkanal	3 years	SHGs	To strengthen SHG federations through promotion of Micro Enterprises in Orissa.

 

2.2.4 &  1.5.3

Certificate Course on Micro Enterprise Promotion and Development  for BDS Providers

Bhubaneswar

6 months

Graduate Women

To create a cadre of well trained business development service providers for the SHGs and their Federation in promoting micro enterprises in Orissa.

 

IED Orissa, although a state government run institute is linked to this.

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The Odisha government may consider contacting EDI to enlarge its campus in Bhubaneswar.

 

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