Entrepreneurship, Employability and Workplace Safety
Entrepreneurship, Employability and Workplace Safety tests business basics, job readiness and safe working practice. Expect questions on business plans, SWOT, break-even, resumes, interviews and emergency response.
Core rules
- A business idea becomes viable through market research, a business plan, costing, licensing and funding. Micro, small and medium enterprises may register under MSME provisions.
- SWOT analyses internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats. It is not a to-do list.
- Break-even quantity = fixed cost ÷ contribution per unit, where contribution = selling price minus variable cost.
- Employability skills include a truthful CV, clear interview answers, teamwork, punctuality and digital basics.
- Workplace safety: know fire extinguisher types, evacuation routes, first-aid basics, PPE, ergonomics and food-safety rules. Report hazards; do not improvise with electrical or chemical repairs.
Worked example: A small café has monthly fixed costs of ₹60,000 and a contribution of ₹100 per cover. Reasoning: break-even = 60,000 ÷ 100 = 600 covers per month, or about 20 covers a day in a 30-day month. If the café expects only 15 covers a day, it needs a higher contribution, lower fixed cost or more covers. The calculation shows the idea is not automatically viable.
Traps
Do not present a SWOT as a list of goals. Do not ignore working capital, taxes or licences. Do not block a fire exit or overload sockets. Do not give first aid beyond your training; call for help.