Faculty members of the Postgraduate Department – Ms. Sheryl Da’Silva, Ms. Seema Dharani and Ms. Pooja Shanbhag – visited Economic Development Corporation Ltd., Panjim on 8th July 2021 at 3.30 pm. The purpose of the visit was to identify opportunities for linking with EDC for the purpose of training of the students and to design a Certificate course in Entrepreneurship Development and Internship.
After the initial introduction, the Deputy General Manager Mrs. Indira Fernandes gave a brief introduction about EDC, its objectives and the students involvement with EDC for internship. The Managing Director, Mr. K. V Ballikar, explained in detail about the various facets of EDC, right from its inception, training facilities offered at EDC Complex and its involvement with the entrepreneurs, potential entrepreneurs and students. He further elaborated on various schemes and assistance provided by EDC for nurturing entrepreneurship within the State.
CA Ashwin Kamat, alumnus of the College, discussed the training programmes conducted for potential entrepreneurs and different sessions conducted by EDC for new businesses. He also elaborated on various subsidiaries of EDC and their role. Mr. Santosh Kenkre, Director at EDC asked the faculty to prepare a brief proposal with respect to training sessions and designing of the certificate course. He expressed his willingness to participate in the training program for students and assured his assistance with further networking for the same. It was indeed a very fruitful and an interactive session.
