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The course for Cameroon Lower Sixth Commercial Technical Services and Trades (TST) Entrepreneurship on the Yakili app must focus on fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and equipping students with the foundational knowledge and practical skills required to initiate, plan, and manage small businesses, aligning closely with the TST syllabus objectives.

📚 Course Content Requirements (Syllabus)

The Lower Sixth TST Entrepreneurship syllabus moves beyond theory to emphasize the practical steps and considerations for starting and sustaining a business.

Core Modules for Lower Sixth TST Entrepreneurship

💻 Platform Requirements (Yakili App Integration)

The course requires a highly practical and interactive approach to mimic real-world business challenges.

• Case Studies: Implement interactive case studies of successful and failed Cameroonian and African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to illustrate concepts like market entry and financing challenges.

• Business Plan Templates: Provide downloadable and editable templates for a simple business plan, guiding students step-by-step through each section.

• "Pitch" Assignments: Integrate a feature for students to submit short video "business pitches" for peer and instructor review, simulating real-life fundraising/presentation scenarios.

• Financial Simulation Tools: Include simple, browser-based financial calculators or spreadsheets for practicing cost, revenue, and profit calculations.

• Video Interviews: Feature short video interviews with local entrepreneurs offering practical advice and insights into the market.

🎯 Course Outcomes

Upon completion, the student will be able to:

• Opportunity Analysis: $\checkmark$ Generate and critically evaluate business ideas based on market gaps, resource availability, and personal strengths.

• Business Formation: $\checkmark$ Differentiate and recommend the most appropriate form of business ownership (e.g., Sole Proprietorship, Partnership) based on legal, capital, and liability considerations.

• Business Planning: $\checkmark$ Construct a foundational business plan encompassing the marketing, operational, and financial sections required for a start-up.

• Financial Literacy: $\checkmark$ Identify and evaluate potential sources of financing for a new venture and calculate basic profitability metrics (cost, revenue, profit/loss).

• Legal Compliance: $\checkmark$ State and apply the basic legal and ethical requirements for formal business registration and operation within the local economy.

This Yakili online course, tailored for the Cameroon GCE Advanced Level Commercial Technical Services and Trades (TST) syllabus, is a practical and essential guide to the fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. It is specifically designed to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset and equip students with the core knowledge needed to successfully identify, evaluate, and launch a small business in the local and regional economy. The curriculum covers key areas, including recognizing business opportunities, understanding different forms of business ownership (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, etc.), mastering the essential components of a simple business plan, and gaining competency in financial basics (cost, revenue, profit, and start-up capital). Through engaging animated lessons, practical case studies on local Cameroonian businesses, and hands-on exercises, the course transforms theoretical knowledge into actionable skills, ensuring students are prepared not only for the GCE examination but also to contribute actively to economic development.

 Key Focus Areas

• Opportunity Recognition: Learning to spot market needs and turn them into viable business ideas.

• Planning: Developing a simple, functional business plan framework.

• Financial Literacy: Understanding and calculating basic business costs and profits.

• Legal & Ethical Compliance: Navigating the essential legal steps for business registration.

Upon successful completion of this Yakili online course, students will have mastered the fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship and developed the necessary skills to initiate and manage simple business ventures, as required by the GCE Advanced Level Commercial TST syllabus.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Entrepreneurial Concepts: $\checkmark$ Accurately define and differentiate the core concepts of entrepreneurship, enterprise, and small business, and explain their vital role in job creation and economic growth.

• Opportunity Recognition: $\checkmark$ Identify and evaluate potential business ideas by analyzing market needs, existing gaps, and personal/community resources.

• Business Structures: $\checkmark$ Compare and contrast the main forms of business ownership (e.g., Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Company) and determine the most suitable structure based on legal liability, capital requirements, and management control.

• Financial Literacy: $\checkmark$ State and explain the various sources of start-up capital and calculate basic financial metrics such as total cost, total revenue, and profit or loss.

• Legal & Ethical Frameworks: $\checkmark$ Identify and outline the basic legal and regulatory requirements (e.g., registration, licensing, taxation) for operating a business in Cameroon, while recognizing the importance of ethical practices and social responsibility.

Skills and Application

• Business Planning: $\checkmark$ Develop a foundational business plan that logically outlines the product/service, marketing strategy, operational plan, and initial financial projections for a new venture.

• Critical Evaluation: $\checkmark$ Analyze and critique real-life entrepreneurial case studies (especially those with a local context) to understand the factors contributing to business success and failure.

• Resource Management: $\checkmark$ Allocate and manage human, physical, and financial resources effectively for a proposed start-up.

• Communication: $\checkmark$ Present and defend a business idea (a 'pitch') clearly and persuasively, using appropriate entrepreneurial terminology and analysis.

• GCE Exam Readiness: $\checkmark$ Demonstrate proficiency in answering both theoretical and practical application questions relevant to the GCE TST Entrepreneurship paper.