“Building Capacity and Competency in Entrepreneurship Education.”
This first of its kind conference is a joint program with the Young Entrepreneur Society or YES NCR chapter. YES NCR is the student organization counterpart of ENEDA. It is worthwhile to note that no less than Dr. Amelia A. Biglete, the director for CHED NCR, has issued an endorsement dated 26 September 2008 encouraging entrepreneurship educators, school administrators and students who are would-be-entrepreneurs to attend the conference.
The conference highlights are:
Morning Sessions:
1. The presentation and introduction of ENEDA and YES NCR Officers , our goals and directions;
2. The presentation and forum by DOST, DTI BMSMED, and TRC. This will briefly tackle the range of information resource assistance and support programs from transforming project ideas of students into successful entrepreneurial ventures and citizens - in various stages of venture development;
Afternoon Sessions:
3. Noontime/lunch show of : the Latest Teaching Communication Tools and Support System to Enhance Teaching Competency and Building Integrity for Entrepreneurship Educators by: MicroData and Selected Representatives from Book Publishers : Pearson, McGraw Hill, Wiley as well as well as Mind Movers, a local distributor and publisher;
4. Focus Group Discussion and Interview Results (research- in-progress as of this date) entitled: Find Out and Fill In the Teaching and Learning Gap” in entrepreneurship courses of selected ENEDA and YES NCR member schools;