Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs in the Food-processing Industry - Volume I (UNIDO, 1985, 356 p.): Evaluation: Final Evaluation

Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs in the Food-processing Industry - Volume I (UNIDO, 1985, 356 p.)

(introduction...)

Foreword

Introduction

The Training Package

Potential Users

Target Group

Methodological Approach

Structure of the Course

Recruitment and Selection of Participants

Definition of the Target Group

Timing

Initial Promotion

The Application Form

Short Listing Applicants

The Interview

Application Form

Pre-Interview Form

Application Interview and Test Results

Application Interview Guidelines/Scoring Sheet for Interviewers

Context of the Training Course and Follow-up Activities

Context of the Training Course

Follow-up Questionnaire

Evaluation

General Remarks

Daily Evaluation

Final Evaluation

Trainers Guide through the Manual

Composition of the Manual

How to use the Session Guides

Adapting the Material

Preparing for the Sessions

Conducting the Sessions

Duration of the Sessions

Counselling Sessions

How to use the Workbook

Proposed Time Schedule

Course Sessions

1. Introduction and Entrepreneurial Awareness

(introduction...)

Introduction to the Course

The Enterprise Experience: Generating the Business Idea and identifying the People to do it

Women And Business

The Enterprise Experience: Report Back

The Enterprise Experience: Proposal Preparation

Entrepreneurial Characteristics

Entrepreneurial Role Model

2. Technology Choice

(introduction...)

Introduction to Technology Choice

Characteristics of Food

Spoilage and Preservation

Hygiene

Facilities and Equipment Design

Effects of Processing on Food Quality

Nutrition and Diet

Food Processing for Income Generation compared to Home Processing

Small Scale Processes for Income Generation

Summary of Technology Choice Sessions

3. Management Skills

(introduction...)

The Enterprise Experience: Presentation of Proposals

Finding out about the Market

Counselling: Your Business and You

The Marketing Mix

Costing and Pricing

Counselling: Entrepreneurial Self-Rating

Personal Selling

Marketing Simulation Exercise

Product Promotion

Product Distribution

The Enterprise Experience: Lessons Learned

Counselling: Marketing Your Product

Basic Business Records

Cash Flow

Counselling: Book-keeping and Your Business

The Profit and Loss Account

The Break Even Point

The Balance Sheet

Sources and Uses of Money

Efficiency

The Envelope Game

Enterprise Experience: The Final Results

Introduction to the Business Plan

4. Field Study

(introduction...)

Preparation for the Field Study

Field Study Follow-up

5. Technology Skills

(introduction...)

Introduction to Technology Skills

Overview of Product Selection

Raw Material Selection and Preparation

Processing

Packaging

Production

6. Business Plan Preparation and Presentation

(introduction...)

General Introduction into the Business Plan Week

Business Plan Preparation

Business Plan Presentation

Final Evaluation

1. Is the training course of any use for you? ...........................................................................

2. Which part of the training was most important for you?

Entrepreneurial Skill Development (Enterprise Experience)................................................
Technology Choice.............................................................................................................
Marketing/Costing/Pricing...................................................................................................
Finance...............................................................................................................................
Field Study..........................................................................................................................
Technology Skill Training....................................................................................................
Business Plan Preparation.................................................................................................

3. Indicate the training sessions which did not meet your needs .............................................

4. Did you improve your entrepreneurial behaviour by attending the course? If so, please indicate them

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5. How will you use your skills in the future to set-up or expend your own business?..............

6. Did you get adequate handouts and other training materials?.............................................

7. Indicate the most suitable training techniques/approaches:

Lectures	..................
Case Studies	..................
Role Plays	..................
Exercises based on own Business Reality	..................
Study Visits	..................
Group Discussions	..................
Counselling Sessions	..................
Discussions with invited guests	..................

8. Do you think the Business Plan will be useful for you in the future? If so, indicate how you will use it.

9. Do you think that adequate time was given to each subject?

Adequate Time		too long	too short

Entrepreneurial Skill Development	..........	..........	..........
Technology Choice	..........	..........	..........
Marketing/Costing/ Pricing	..........	..........	..........
Finance	..........	..........	..........
Field Study	..........	..........	..........
Technology Skill
Training	..........	..........	..........
Business Plan Preparation	..........	..........	..........

10. Do you think that the course structure and duration was adequate in relation to your personal needs and the given target?

Comments and suggestions...................................................................................................
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11. Please list other subjects which were not in the course but which you feel should have been included?

12. Please give us your opinion about the course as a whole?

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