CeDNER, IIM Shillong Partner with the National Commission of Women

By: WE Staff | Monday, 18 July 2022

The Centre for Development of North Eastern Region (CeDNER), IIM Shillong in association with the National Commission for Women is organizing a 60 hours Real-time (Online) Certificate Program in General Management for aspiring women entrepreneurs of the North Eastern Region (NER).

The Centre for Development of North Eastern Region (CeDNER), of the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, was established from the very beginning of the Institute and is responsible for organizing a unique opportunity for young entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, business executives, and officers of the region to avail of the opportunities of training in skill development in various phases of their business and entrepreneurial activity.

Collaboration between IIM Shillong and the National Commission for Women will not only fast-pace the efforts to uplift women entrepreneurship but will also give confidence to the women coming from urban, as well as the rural region. Given that having financial stability is crucial for women empowerment, IIM Shillong and NCW want to significantly improve the lives of women from the North East region but across the country by providing aspiring female entrepreneurs with sufficient resources. The vision of the workshop is to equip participants with the knowledge to follow an outcome-based learning paradigm, where participants will gain knowledge about how to start, run and scale up the business.

The Master Class will commence on weekends from 03/09/22 to 16/10/22, and applications are being accepted from 15 July 2022 till 12 August 2022. At the end of the course, students will be awarded a Course Certificate from IIM Shillong.

The National Commission for Women was set up as a statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 ( Act No. 20 of 1990 of Govt. of India ) to assess the legal and constitutional protections for women, suggest corrective legislation, make it easier for grievances to be resolved, and offer the government advice on all issues of policy that impact women.