Creating Entrepreneurship in Skill based Educational Institutes in Western Maharashtra

The technical and professional skills gained in vocational training form the basis for setting-up a new business, but professional skills alone do not help a company survive and succeed. Entrepreneurial mind-sets, skills and competences are also needed to maximize the benefits of professional skills and expertise for company success, growth, and innovation. In vocational training entrepreneurship training can be particularly effective as students are close to entering working life and due to apprenticeship training (internship) they may test their vocational and entrepreneurial competences during their studies and training. An attempt has been made in this paper to study role of Vocational Institute in crating entrepreneurship.