Entrepreneurial programme for A.P. school students highlighted in global skills conference in Netherlands

Andhra Pradesh School Education Commissioner S. Suresh Kumar was the key speaker at the Global Social and Financial Skills Conference-2023 that began at Utrecht in Netherlands on November 1 (Wednesday). He deliberated upon the success of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Programme (EMDP), which is being implemented in the schools in the State.

Andhra Pradesh School Education Commissioner S. Suresh Kumar was the key speaker at the Global Social and Financial Skills Conference-2023 that began at Utrecht in Netherlands on November 1 (Wednesday).

He deliberated upon the success of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Programme (EMDP), which is being implemented in the schools in the State.

Mr. Suresh Kumar was the only official from India to make a presentation at the conference in which the officials from four other countries would also join him.

Mr. Suresh Kumar also highlighted various pioneering initiatives undertaken by the School Education Department in the government schools in Andhra Pradesh to transform the children into global students.

The conference will conclude on November 1.

The EMDP for ninth-class students, aimed at building entrepreneurial mindset and 21st-century skills and introducing them to basic financial literacy skills and concepts, has proven to be a successful initiative. The initiative, which started with about 1,000 students in 30 government schools in 2021, has covered 3,50,000 students of 5,420 schools this academic year.

“The EMDP is in line with the vision of imparting high-standard education and making the children global students. Making our students competitive in all spheres of education and skilling is our overall endeavour,” said Mr. Suresh Kumar said.