The Katha School of Entrepreneurship (KSE) was established in 1995 with the objective of offering skills development and training to youth and women from underserved communities. KSE trains approximately 500 professional trainees every year in various courses and help them gain formal jobs and gainful employment and lead them to come out of entrenched poverties. Almost all of the beneficiaries of the KSE program come from low-income families where the average household monthly income is Rs. 2,500-3,000. In addition, over 50% of KSE’s professional trainees are women, many of whom have dropped out of school and have few employable skills. Over the last 26 years, KSE has trained over 30,000 youth and women and more than 80% of them are in jobs and living their life with dignity and happiness. KSE, through offering relevant vocational courses and skill based training and subsequent support helps these marginalized women and young people to access significant income generation opportunities.

Courses offered at KSE are:

• Bakery and Confectionary course (6 and 12 month)
• Dress designing and cutting tailoring course (6 and 12 month)
• AC/Refrigeration repair and maintenance (6 month)
• Basic IT course + Data Entry Operations + Web Designing +DTP (6 and 12 month)
• DOEACC ‘O’ Level (12 month course in Computer Application accredited by NIELIT)
• Tally course (6 month)

After passing out, KSE beneficiaries progress to:

• Get jobs in various companies, agencies and organizations.
• Set-up their own enterprises
• Become trainers/instructors in companies

• 26 years of experience in skilling and entrepreneurship. More than 30,000 trainees have been passed out from KSE and more than 85% of them are in gainful employment.
• They have all the infrastructure and modern lab facilities. That means there will be No capital expenditure and set up cost required.
• Katha follows standard NIOS curriculum followed in all courses. Dual valid certification (by NIOS and Katha) that helped trainees to apply for government jobs and tenders
• Established IT laboratory with optimum equipment and computers. All trainees undergo digital literacy crash course so that they are fully equipped to get a job
• Soft skill, Life skill, Internship and On the Job training (OJT)- Skill enhancement through Industry exposure and expert training sessions
• Katha Old Student Association (KOSA) and regular job opportunities - Through KOSA, passed out trainees are tracked for their retention.