YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COOPERATIVISM IN SCHOOLS

What is YECS? YECS is an acronym of YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP and COOPERATIVISM in SCHOOLS Program implemented and regulated by the Department of Education, Republic of the Philippines. VISION: A shift from the employment-seeking orientation to employment-creation culture by nurturing the entrepreneurial and cooperative environment, skills and competencies. MISSION: Equip students with entrepreneurial and cooperative skills and attitudes, and knowledge on entrepreneurship and cooperativism in order to evolve them into creative, innovative, productive and responsible citizens capable of establishing their own business ventures, thereby providing more opportunities for self and others. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: Generally, the program aims to:

• Enhance the culture and instill the values of entrepreneurship and the formation of ideas and habits of cooperation among students;
• Develop the personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) of students in the operation of a micro-business cooperative; and,
• Help alleviate poverty and encourage long-range economic development in the countryside through career enhancement programs and provision of lifelong learning for productive living.   

Specifically, the Program is designed to:

• Institutionalize YECS organizations among public and private high schools nationwide by establishing networks with private organizations and other government agencies having expertise in entrepreneurship and cooperativism;
• Provide the students with specialized training and assistance on entrepreneurship and cooperativism for them to create their own sources of livelihood;
• Expose the YECS members in different industries and technologies for them to create a base for their own business ventures within the school or in the future.

source: Revised implementing guidelines on the operation of the Youth Entrepreneurship and Cooperativism in Schools Program manual by the Department of Education

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