{"id":32999,"date":"2026-08-07T16:43:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=32999"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:43:21","slug":"don-bosco-fiire-join-hands-to-transform-job-seekers-into-startup-founders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/08\/07\/don-bosco-fiire-join-hands-to-transform-job-seekers-into-startup-founders\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Bosco, FiiRE Join Hands to Transform Job Seekers into Startup Founders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(ANS \u2013 Margao)<\/strong> \u2013 La Asociaci\u00f3n de los Salesianos Cooperadores est\u00e1 viviendo un tiempo particularmente significativo de su historia. Mientras prosigue la celebraci\u00f3n del 150\u00ba aniversario y se recogen los frutos del VI Congreso Mundial, el Consejo Mundial anuncia que en las pr\u00f3ximas semanas se publicar\u00e1n diversas propuestas de animaci\u00f3n para acompa\u00f1ar a toda la Asociaci\u00f3n en el conocimiento y la acogida de las L\u00edneas Program\u00e1ticas 2026-2032. <strong>Don Bosco Job Placement Network (JPN)<\/strong> and the <strong>Forum for Innovation Incubation Research &amp; Entrepreneurship (FiiRE)<\/strong> have launched a nationwide partnership to help vocational and technical graduates become entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration was formalized during a high-level meeting on July 20 at FiiRE, the Department of Science and Technology-backed incubator based at <strong>Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda<\/strong>. The initiative seeks to reduce dependence on low-paying, high-attrition entry-level jobs by equipping young people with the skills, mentorship, and resources needed to establish sustainable enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was attended by <strong>FiiRE Chief Executive Officer Mr. Kiran<\/strong>, <strong>Don Bosco Job Placement Network representative Fr. Gabriel, SDB<\/strong>y <strong>Regional Coordinator Noah Rodrigues<\/strong>. During the discussion, the leaders agreed to identify promising entrepreneurial talent from <strong>Don Bosco\u2019s<\/strong> nationwide network and connect them with incubation opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operating across 11 Salesian provinces, the <strong>Don Bosco Job Placement Network<\/strong> maintains a database of more than 65,000 candidates trained through technical institutions and Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The partnership aims to harness the technical abilities and innovative potential of these young people by providing pathways to venture creation instead of conventional employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the collaboration, selected candidates will gain access to FiiRE\u2019s advanced prototyping laboratories, experienced industry mentors, and startup funding channels. These include government-backed initiatives such as <strong>NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR)<\/strong>, <strong>PRAYAS<\/strong>, and the <strong>Startup India<\/strong> program, which enable aspiring entrepreneurs to develop, test, and scale innovative business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Highlighting FiiRE\u2019s achievements, <strong>Mr. Kiran<\/strong> noted that the incubator has supported 251 startups, facilitated the creation of more than 600 jobs, assisted in filing 28 patents, and enabled startups to raise more than \u20b9162 crore in funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the initiative, the existing <strong>Don Bosco<\/strong> job portal will be upgraded into a technology-driven platform for talent identification, entrepreneurial skill assessment, and startup onboarding. In the first phase, online orientation sessions for regional directors will be followed by campus immersion programs, prototype development workshops, and business idea pitching events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-term vision is to establish Section 8 incubation centers within <strong>Don Bosco<\/strong> ITIs and technical institutions across the country. In this way, the partnership aims to embed incubation facilities within vocational education campuses, fostering a nationwide ecosystem of youth-led enterprises, creating employment opportunities, and promoting innovation in local communities beyond India\u2019s major urban centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fuente:<\/strong> <strong>Don Bosco South Asia<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(ANS \u2013 Margao) \u2013 The Don Bosco Job Placement Network (JPN) and the Forum for Innovation Incubation Research &amp; Entrepreneurship (FiiRE) have launched a nationwide partnership to help vocational and technical graduates become entrepreneurs. The collaboration was formalized during a high-level meeting on July 20 at FiiRE, the Department of Science and Technology-backed incubator based at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda. The initiative seeks &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/08\/07\/don-bosco-fiire-join-hands-to-transform-job-seekers-into-startup-founders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don Bosco, FiiRE Join Hands to Transform Job Seekers into Startup Founders<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":33003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[772193858,516714022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salesian-social-works","category-salesian-world-news"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-8Af","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-07-FiiRE-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32999"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33004,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32999\/revisions\/33004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}