Volunteer Entrepreneurship Training Support

Details

Mission and objectives

Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) supports the private sector and foundations to become transformative partners in development through research, advocacy for inclusive business, facilitation of public-private dialogue and brokering partnerships. IICPSD, established in 2011 in partnership with the Government of Turkey, is one of UNDP’s six Global Policy Centres. It leads UNDP’s global work on private sector and foundations and supports UNDP’s offices all over the world. The Center focuses on four thematic areas:
1. Inclusive Business;
2. Private Sector Engagement in Skills Development;
3. Impact investing;
4. Resilience and Crisis Response.
The Center also hosts four global initiatives: Business Call to Action, SDG Philanthropy Platform, Global Islamic Finance and Impact Investing Platform and Connecting Business Initiative.

Context

Frontier Tech Leaders Programme launched Djibouti Machine Learning Bootcamp with the participation of 50 young talents in March 2024. The volunteer is expected to deliver a session on Entrepreneurship Introduction and Business planning. They are expected to develop comprehensive and up to date content, and also answer the questions of the students during live session.

Task description

The Volunteer is expected to:
-Design and develop one comprehensive entrepreneurship training session, course materials, and educational resources for the session.
-Ensure the content is up-to-date, relevant, and aligned with current industry trends and best practices.
-Facilitate one engaging and interactive training session, adapting delivery methods to suit diverse learning styles.
-Foster an entrepreneurial mindset among participants, encouraging critical thinking, problem-solving, and risk-taking.