An update on Najib's KAB story from this year to last. He has opened up another business and his entrepreneurial spirit is entact. Read more here.

A group of young women who combined friendship, enthusiasm and knowledge to start a small fruit and vegetable business. Read their story here.

After finding a new use for old truck containers, this young entrepreneurs began a little retail business. Read her story here.

At age 18, helped her family identify a market for prepared meals. Today, the business is expanding. Read more here.

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The ILO Regional Office for Arab states organized a 3-day training workshop from 31 July till 2 August 2011at the Kempinski hotel in Amman, Jordan.

Under the supervision of the Enterprise Development Specialist, Ms. Rania Bikhazi, the workshop was delivered by Mr. Marek Harsdorff (Green Jobs Programme, ILO)who presented the green concepts that have been integrated in the SIYB package and the new KAB module “Know About Green Business” (Optional Module Green Business, a 3x4 hours training comprising 50 pages). Participants included SIYB Master Trainers, KAB Regional and National Key facilitators and KAB coordinators from the Arab Region.

 

A 3-day experts’ meeting from 3-5 August 2011 was chaired by the ILO RO-Beirut Enterprise Development Specialist, Ms. Rania Bikhazi.

The meeting took place at the Kempinski hotel in Amman, Jordan and was attended by KAB Regional and National Key Facilitators and KAB coordinators from the Arab Region.  Its aim was to review and finalize the KAB 2012 edition through the mainstreaming of gender, green and disability concepts as well as the integration of the decent work topic in the package.

Developing an Action Plan

Each of the newly trained KAB facilitators should develop a personal action plan by the time the KAB workshop ends. It may be useful to have small groups of participants from the same school, city or area develop a group action plan. The purpose of the action plan is to have participants know what procedures they will follow to implement the KAB curriculum in their classrooms. By developing the action plan, and then sharing it with other KAB facilitators, all participants will “go on record” as to what they will do in the future regarding the implementation of the KAB curriculum.

The success and impact of the KAB TOF workshop is greatly determined by what the participants do when they return to their education institutions.  Are they able to teach the KAB curriculum?  Are they able to involve other teachers?  Can KAB be a regular part of their teaching assignment?  Can KAB be a required course in the curriculum?

The action plan should spell out the specific steps that the participant will take to implement the KAB curriculum.

Action Plan Content

1. Subject: Implementation of the KAB curriculum into the educational system.

2. Objective: Purpose or intent of including the KAB curriculum within the overall academic curriculum.  What do you want to accomplish?  What is your purpose or broad objective related to the KAB curriculum?

3. Goals: These are the intended outcomes needed to achieve the objectives (such as timelines, outputs, achievement on tests, etc.). How will you know when you have accomplished your goals? What are your specific targets by which you will measure success?

4. Activities to be completed: A listing of activities (in sequence) and the time needed to complete the activities to implement the KAB curriculum.

5. Potential problems and possible solutions: Current and potential problems that might be barriers to implement the action plan as well as possible solutions to successfully resolve these problems. What barriers or obstacles might be encountered as the action plan is implemented? How can you avoid or resolve these problems?

6. Resources available to implement KAB: People and materials needed to implement KAB. What human resources, equipment, materials and outside resources are needed to implement the KAB action plan?

7. Costs and benefits of implementing KAB: Time and effort of participants and others to implement the KAB action plan to achieve intended outcomes.

8. Commitment: The people needed to support the KAB programme may include: the participant, Department Head, Principal, District Officials and others.

It would be good for the KAB KF to receive a copy of the action plan from all participants

The International Training Centre or the ILO in Turin will held an international training of trainers forum from 12th to 23rd of November 2012.

It comprises a 1) three days generic training of trainers and 2) seven days specialist training of trainers concerning ILO training packages on aspects of entrepreneur and enterprise development - including KAB, My COOP, Value-Chain Development, Gender Strategies for Value Chain Development, Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Capacity Development Programme.

 

 

JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK 2001!
November 14-20, 2011

Calling ILO partners and trainer’s networks:

! UNLEASH YOUR IDEAS and TAKE ACTION !

Show us what it means to you by launching an activity or participating in GEW events nearest you.

Submit your stories, (videos, pictures, etc.) to us via Facebook (ILO WED page) or upload them on to knowaboutbusiness.org!

As a kick-off...here's our attempt! Watch our short youtube video and enjoy!

Your ILO HQ SEED team