International Development Grant

Know About Business: Entrepreneurship Education

Project Number: CA-3-Z020774001

Status: Closed

Country/Region: Unknown

Regional Focus:

North of Sahara 100%

Maximum Contribution: $2,193,770.00

Start Date: December 10, 2007

End Date: March 31, 2010

Duration: 2.3 years

Project Description

Entrepreneurship Education: a programme comprised of a set of training materials for entrepreneurship education and a training approach for its delivery. The KAB package is intended to provide information to develop entrepreneurial skills and prepare students and trainees to establish their own businesses at some point in the future and to be able to work productively in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The three-year pilot entails two primary elements (a) running information workshops and undertaking the preparatory work for implementing the pilot programme in the four countries and (b) working with the host country governments to implement a one-year school pilot programme and to elaborate the implementation strategy for rolling out a national entrepreneurship education programme.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2011) include: 140 trainers and teachers were trained and 2 020 trainees and students benefited from the Know About Business (KAB) training. The Ministry of Trade and Industry integrated the KAB program into all 35 of its training centres and the Ministry of Higher Education integrated KAB into all 29 polytechnics. These contributed developing entrepreneurial skills and preparing students and trainees to establish their own businesses.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
ILO - International Labour Organization

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
EGM Europe Arctic Middle East and Magh

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Teacher training 60%
Secondary education 25%
Higher education 15%

Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Level 1 Youth Issues
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2007-04-01 to 2008-03-31 $2,193,770 CAD
Geographic Information
180
Project Number: CA-3-Z020774001