Competency based Economies through

Formation of Enterprise (CEFE)

Rationale

The global realities of world’s economy have provided ample reasons for us to

address some of the economic woes of our time; these include lack of

employment, poor economic growth and the fall in the standard of living.

In an effort to address these situations, it is important for us to engender the

spirit and culture of entrepreneurship within the society. A major aim should

therefore be to create and sustain an entrepreneurial culture in tertiary

institutions and the wider society.

With additional objectives:

-To advance the development of an entrepreneurial culture within the suriname economy;

-To encourage the practice of entrepreneurship within Suriname;
-To expose educational institutions to revolutionary methodology in the teaching of enterpreneurship which could be used in other disciplines;
-To outline the implementation steps for an entrepreneurial programme among members of the Chamber of Commerce through the use of the CEFE methodology.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry is working together with her Business

Support Organization Foundation to achieve the following objectives:

1. To expose participants to a methodology of delivering entrepreneurship

that guarantees learning as a result of its experiential learning

component.

2. Competency based Economies through the Formation of Enterprise

3. To give participants the alternative to seeking a job after the completion of

their course of study. The graduate should be able to, with additional

training, guide other persons to successfully start and operate a business.

4. To develop an entrepreneurial culture even if the participant does not

want to start a business but rather wants to find a job. It is felt that

employees on a job must think entrepreneurially and display the

characteristics of the entrepreneur while on the job.

5. To foster a spirit of entrepreneurship among participants that leads to the

generation of Micro Enterprises. This in turn leads to economic growth

and development.

6. Give the participants tools in how to plan and run a business.

CEFE is a comprehensive training concept and methodology to strengthen

enterprising and key competencies needed for a successful start in a career as

an Entrepreneur, Employee, Manager in the enterprising society of this millennium.

Directed to:
Employed and unemployed

Women and youth

Marginalised and semi-literate

Trainers( teachers) and Change Agents

Methodological Principles

- Based on experiential and action learning

- Formation addressed towards the needs and the context

- Guided by the principle of facilitation

- Student centered

For more information please contact:

Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken – KKF

(Suriname Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Address: Prof. W.J. A. Kernkampweg 37 – Paramaribo, Suriname

Tel: +597 – 530311 / 530313

Fax: +597 – 437971

Email:

A certificate of attendance will be handed out at the end of the Training.chamber@sr.net

Website:

www.surinamechamber.com