IIM-K Partners with NCW to Empower Women with Professional Training

By: WE Staff | Wednesday, 11 May 2022

The National Commission for Women (NCW) and the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) have partnered to empower women with professional training to help them establish their entrepreneurial careers, as well as a chance for active women entrepreneurs.

In conjunction with NCW and MyGov.in, IIMK's Centre of Excellence for Social Innovation (CESI) will develop and implement a collaborative online training programme to encourage and expand entrepreneurial capability among women entrepreneurs. According to a press release published in Kozhikode, the curriculum would be delivered bilingually in English and Malayalam to increase awareness and accessibility.

Aspiring female entrepreneurs can now choose from two distinct programmes, the Foundation Programme in Entrepreneurship and the Advanced Programme in Entrepreneurship, both of which are tailored to their current work and skill sets. The four-month, short-term programmes, which contain sixty hours of online and interactive learning, feature lectures, seminars, entrepreneurial talks, and key mentorship from a variety of subject matter specialists.

Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director IIMK, remarked when the alliance was announced, “Innovation and entrepreneurship are the buzz words around which the history of the twenty-first century will be scripted. Entrepreneurship has long been a male-dominated activity, with much fewer women opting for it as a means of empowerment. IIMK is a leader in gender diversity, and we are certain that collaborations like this will shift the current quo and release the latent potential of female entrepreneurs. It is now time to support women who want to start businesses and acquire the skills and views that will enable them to create and operate sustainable firms that will improve the world.”

NWC member-secretary Meeta Rajivlochan stated, "Women have a critical role to play in India's economic roadmap. We hope to promote access to information, encourage women entrepreneurs, and pave the road for a happy, balanced, and successful India through their work with the IIMK and NCW.”

CESI Director Prof Priya Nair Rajeev commented, "The entrepreneurial programme for women reinforces IIMK's commitment to women development and social responsibility. IIMK has made the greatest management education available to women who need it to enhance their lives and lead their families and communities into the future by providing a bilingual programme."

Application Guidelines

All women entrepreneurs who are citizens of India and can interpret oral and written content in English and Malayalam are eligible to participate.A brief video must be submitted as part of the application process. The video should be as professional as possible and should not be longer than five minutes. The goal is to have a better understanding of your company and your goals for expansion. Malayalam or English might be used in the video. The applicant must provide a link to their video on file-sharing/video-hosting sites like YouTube and Vimeo.