Training programs are needed to bridge skill gaps and enable entrepreneurs to develop skills for manufacturing or self-employment ventures. The Entrepreneurial Development Program (EDP) aims to develop entrepreneurs' application of management techniques through highly participatory and goal-oriented training that reduces fatigue and maximizes local resources. The EDP motivates people to establish new enterprises by developing their internal capabilities and desire for self-employment through inspiring youth and changing entrepreneurial behavior. The objectives of the EDP are to promote first-generation businessmen, create awareness of available resources, encourage small local industries and self-employment, and help entrepreneurs succeed.

1. Outlines
Meaning of training
Needs for training program
Entrepreneurship : training program
Nature of EDP
Objectives of EDP

2.  Training is importing instructions in a
systematic way to bridge the skill gap.
 It enables entrepreneurs to develop skills in
identifying suitable items for manufacture
or other self employments ventures.
 It ensures that entrepreneurs develop their
enterprises well by application of scientific
managerial techniques/principles in various
fields of management.
 This managerial development program is
called Entrepreneurial Development
Program (EDP).

3.  It should be highly participatory.
 It should be goal oriented.
 It should be challenging & futuristic.
 It should reduce fatigue & increase speed of
work.
 It should be concerned with max. utilization
of local resources.
 It should be concerned with increase in
efficiency.

4.  EDP  program & efforts attempt for further
advancements of entrepreneurs by making
changes in the tendency of people to
establish new enterprises.
 Thus EDP means such attempts by which :
1. People get motivated to follow the path of
entrepreneurship.
2. Internal capability of the persons gets developed.
3. Among persons ,the desire for self employment
gets created.

5.  Creates desire for entrepreneurship.
 Creates entrepreneurs.
 Motivates people.
 Encourages people to become entrepreneurs.
Because
1. It Inspires youth for self employment.
2. Changes the entrepreneurial behaviour of
people.
 It is continuous & dynamic process.

6.  To promote 1st gen businessmen &
industrialists.
 To create awareness about availability of the
resources.
 To promote small & local industries.
 To encourage self employment tendencies.
 To make a successful entrepreneur.