Table 7.1
Overview of Entrepreneurship Training Programs Targeted at and Accessed by Youth in Sri Lanka
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Program (Year of origin)
Focus on youth (%)
Gender equity (% female)
State SEDD (1989)
±100
VTA (2000)
±100
—
± 60b (20–35 years)
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Local NGO SEEDS (1986)
Agromart (1990)
Number trained (est.)
50 (S), 40 (E) 143,357 (1994–2004)
Number of trainers (est.)
Geographical spread
100
17 districts
—
145
22 districts (including districts in Northern and Eastern provinces)
±60c
7,000–8,800 annually (2001–2005)
—
±75
6,000–7,500 annually
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Types of packages Selection Workshop (2 days), Motivation/Achievement Workshop (4 days), Entrepreneurship Development Program (21 days) Awareness Training in Entrepreneurship (1 day), CEFE (10 days), Know About Business (95 hours)
Subsidy (%) 100
Success rate (%) 30 (short packages) 40 (core package)a
100
—
18 districts Self-Employment Training (1 day), (including Small Business Development districts in Eastern Training, Women and Enterprise Province) Development Training (2 days), CEFE/SIYB programs
100
—
7 districts
100d
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Enterprise Development Training/ Sector-Specific Skills (3 days), Economic Literacy Training/ Business Skills Training (2 days), Training for Everyone/Rural Polytechnic (1 day), SIYB programs