Intel Malaysia and SME Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore making available two training progams, Intel Learn Easy Steps and Intel Entrepreneurship Basics (E-Basics), to SME Bank to complement its existing SME community training and development programs.
The training is proposed to be incorporated into SME Bank’s training courses and will be conducted by SME Bank’s Center of Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR) in an effort to equip SME owners and young entreprenuers with relevant ICT and entreprenuerial skills. Courses are proposed to be offered as a pre-requisite to potential SME owners or Entrepreneurs who are interested to take advantage of the loans offered by SME Bank under the SME Development Scheme Fund.
The Intel Learn Easy Steps is a training module suited for adult and youth learners with little or no experience with computers, and who are in need of basic technology skills. This global program is designed specifically to help accelerate access to technology and also introduce effective ways for youth and adults to learn how to use technology to increase and improve opportunities for commerce, education, and communication.
The Intel E-Basics on the other hand is a starter toolkit which contains context-based learning and modules on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. The complete toolkit aims to enable and empower entrepreneurs to get started, develop and run their business more effectively and efficiently with appropriate technology usage.
During the signing ceremony, SME Bank was represented by Dr. Sheikh Ghazali Sheikh Abod, Director, Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR) and Intel was represented by its Country Manager, Prakash Mallya. This MoU signing ceremony was witnessed by Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade and Industry together with Chairman of SME Bank, YBhg. Dato’ Gumuri Hussain and Managing Director of Intel South East Asia, Uday Marty.