Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP)

Purpose:

The Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme promotes entrepreneurship, self-employment, technical skills and capacity-building among aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. It includes awareness, skill-development, management-development and advanced training programmes.

Primary Benefit

Entrepreneurship and skill-development training through MSME institutions and reputed organisations such as IITs, IIMs, NITs, ICAR, CSIR and other approved implementing agencies.

Key documents:

The exact documents depend on the training programme and implementing institution. Applicants may be required to provide identity proof, age proof, educational qualification, photograph, contact details, category certificate where applicable, Udyam Registration for existing enterprises and any programme-specific declarations.

How to apply:

msmedi.dcmsme.gov.in/CalendarEvent.aspx.

FAQ

Who can participate?

Aspiring entrepreneurs, existing MSME owners and eligible persons aged 18 years or above.

What programmes are available?

Awareness, entrepreneurship-cum-skill development, management development and advanced programmes.

Where is training conducted?

Through MSME-DFOs, Technology Centres and approved institutions.

Does the programme provide a business loan?

No. Its primary assistance is entrepreneurship, skill and management training.

Beneficiary:

Eligibility • Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. • Existing MSME owners seeking capacity-building or business expansion. • Individuals from weaker sections interested in self-employment. • Minimum participant age is 18 years. • Educational qualifications and programme-specific conditions are decided by the concerned implementing agency.

Benefits:

• Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes. • Entrepreneurship-cum-Skill Development Programmes. • Management Development Programmes. • Advanced Entrepreneurship and Management Development Programmes. • Technical and business-skill training in manufacturing and service activities. • Capacity-building for existing MSMEs and supervisors. • Support for SC/ST candidates, women, ex-servicemen, BPL beneficiaries and persons with disabilities.