This morning, I read about how the Nigerian Educational and Research Development Council (NERDC) collaborated with the United National Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched an entrepreneurship curriculum to be used for teaching senior secondary school students. The first thing that came to my mind is that this initiative couldn’t have come at a better time! It had been long overdue as a matter of fact; very inevitable for Nigerian teens to be taught entrepreneurial skills. So I am very delighted by the news as should every teenager and parents/guardians of teenagers reading this right now.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT
The Executive Secretary of of NERDC, Professor Osma’il Junaidu, while speaking during the launch of the project in the Federal Capital Territory disclosed that the new curriculum is intended to equip teenagers with entrepreneurial skills which will be handy for as as per when they leave school and even later in life. Part of the intentions behind the new curriculum is also to get the youths interested in entrepreneurship is an inevitable means to job creation and economic development, he said. The partnership with UNIDO has ensured that the curriculum is up to international best practices. And this means that teens are up for some good time as far as learning about entrepreneurship is concerned.
A FEW POINTS ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Entrepreneurship is important because it helps to drive the economy, it allows people to bring creativity into the marketplace, it creates companies with the potential to hire millions of people and it brings new products and services to market. In addition, impact entrepreneurship, in which businesspeople pay attention to the social impact of their products and investments, aims to improve society and the environment.
