Entrepreneurship Curriculum off to a good start!

This year TSiBA welcomed 110 promising students to its Foundation Programme in Business Administration. There was a great deal of excitement when Entrepreneurship, one of their major subjects, got underway.

Firstly, eight Facilitators were trained in January of which six are local TSiBA entrepreneurs. The fact that they have hands-on experience in the exciting world of entrepreneurship has certainly added a new flavour to the course.

Students attend a weekly 3-hour lecture where they compete against other teams in a small-business simulation. While much fun is had by all (including the facilitators), each module focuses on a critical aspect of business. This is all tied together by a full tutorial the following week.

Admittedly the most exciting and perhaps most beneficial part of the course is the Field Study programme. Two to three students living in close proximity to one another form a task team. They then approach a local entrepreneur who agrees to sponsor their learning in the field. They work closely with the entrepreneur and complete assignments based on the various learning areas of the curriculum.

Furthermore, students are expected to work with or for the entrepreneur as a means of ‘paying it forward’. So it is not uncommon to find our students packaging fruit, sweeping floors, shampooing hair, preparing flyers or selling wares.

The entrepreneurs, many of whom have very little schooling, are also excited about learning from the students. They are all registered at the Entrepreneurship Centre and enjoy access to the full spectrum of support services.

So the Entrepreneurship Curriculum is indeed off to a good start as we develop these aspiring entrepreneurs. For further information contact the Entrepreneurship Centre at 0215322750 X128.