A project to promote technology-based enterprises was successfully implemented in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad. The first phase in  2022, covered Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Tripura.

In the second phase, training programmes were conducted in Manipur and Mizoram, including:

• 2 Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs)
• 4 Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs)

A total of 220 participants took part — 119 in EAPs and 103 in EDPs. Female participation was notably higher (170 females vs. 50 males), with 148 participants from Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Following the training, 5 EDP participants from Mizoram have started implementing their learning through entrepreneurial initiatives.

NECTAR supported NECBDC to organize the training cum production of bamboo products hitherto untapped bamboo sector of NE India which is a significant occupant of its topography, culture, and customary practices since time immemorial. NECBDC involves its creativity and resource in talent scouting, training, technology sourcing, market linkage for giving a new age thrust to the age-old bamboo sector. The proposed training included entrepreneurship-based training and production of bamboo products like serving tray, cane and bamboo box, coil based products, packaging items. Three training programmes have been completed with the participation of 73 beneficiaries. Bamboo products like pen stands (229 nos.), cane and bamboo baskets (100 nos.), lamp shades (27 nos.), tea and tiffin boxes (14 nos.), trays (29 nos.), dustbin (17 nos.), bamboo spoons (20 nos.), bottle holder (2 nos.) and cane stool (1 nos.) have been produced.  A total of 73 participants were recorded, with males (59) being more numerous than females (14), and the majority belonging to the ST category (54).

An extensive training program lasting 45 days was initiated under Binanda Kalita, who previously held the position of Training Head at Antaran—a project supported by Tata Trust. This training programme was conducted in collaboration with NECTAR partner Implementing Agency Simang Collectives pvt ltd. This program was designed to empower a cohort of 11 women with the skills needed to become proficient Loom trainers. Subsequently, these trained women have taken the initiative to organize regular classes. In these classes, they are imparting their newly acquired knowledge to women in the village, effectively integrating them into the project's activities.   There were a total of 22 participants, all who were females and from SC category. 

The main objectives of the training programme was identification of potential trainees, providing technical and hands on training on beekeeping, distribution of bee box, bee colonies and other associated tools, for production of bee colonies and honey production for sustainable rural livelihoods of Sikkimese Farmers. 25 Farmers were attended during the training program. Trainees were inclusive of drop out students, progressive farmers and educated unemployed youths of rural areas of Rishi, GPU Block. There were a total of 25 participants, all who from ST category. 

The project aims at imparting bamboo weaving/ Handicraft Training to youths by the elderly artisans to pass on the skills to the young generations to promote livelihoods generation activities for the unemployment youths. 50 Trainees were trained by the Resource Person from Zogam Bamboo Works from Dimapur Nagaland. After the training some of the trainees have started doing these handicraft activities. There were a total of 25 participants, all who were females and from ST category. 

A number of training activities were undertaken at the NECTAR’s  Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI) in Agartala, for imparting hands-on skill and product development training to artisans across various areas of processing and value addition of bamboo and related items such as bamboo propagation and nursery management, bamboo treatment processing, bamboo bottle and basketry products and various other bamboo handicrafts, bamboo shoot processing, cookies and pickle making, etc. A total of 19 different training and skill development programmes were conducted in collaboration with various agencies such as Odisha Bamboo Development Agency (OBDA), Directorate of Commerce & Industries Govt. of Meghalaya, Forest Department Govt. of Tripura, NABARD Tripura Regional Office and Tripura Bamboo Mission, respectively in which about 442 individuals from various backgrounds out of whom majority were females, were directly benefitted.