SPJIMR Re-Launches Women’s Management Programme with Revised Curriculum

The SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) has taken the decision to re-launch Women’s Management Programme (WMP). The institute has already revised the curriculum of this most sought after course.

Centre of Family Managed Business (CFMD) at SPJIMR Mumbai launched WMP in 2010. The course helps women from business families to improve skills and knowledge to expand their business. The unique management programme which was discontinued two years ago has been relaunched with an upgraded curriculum.

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Head of WMP at SPJIMR, Dr. Rajiv Agarwal explained that Women’s Management Programme is a unique course designed to help women reaching their goal to contribute to the family business or even set up start-up outside the family business. In all, WMP helps women to realise their aspirations, he added.

The duration of WMP course offered by SPJIMR is 12 months, i.e., one year. Industry heads and SPJIMR faculty will teach and mentor the participants. The classes will be conducted for three days in a month, and the pedagogy of the WMP course includes workshops, case studies and lectures. All these activities will focus on various aspects including: -

• General Management
• Family Issues
• Human Resources
• Operations
• Marketing
• Finance

The course will encourage the participants to prepare and present a business plan for their business for the next five years.

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WMP is open to all the women whether homemakers or entrepreneurs, preferably above 35 years of age. The fee for this 12-month duration programme is Rs. 1,50,000. The participants will be provided study materials, breakfast and lunch on the session days.

The online registration process for WMP course is underway. Interested women can visit the official website of SPJIMR to register for WMP course.