Deadline: 2 May 2017
The SOS Children Villages, Nigeria in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, Netherlands, 1% club, Enviu and Afrilabs is currently implementing the “Next Economy Programme”, a 3-year programme with support from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Next Economy Programme was created to address the issue of youth unemployment through increased access to entrepreneurship training, advisory services and linkages that will eventually result to improved livelihoods as well as access to improved employability skills which will help these youths meet the demands of the labour market and guide them through internships to decent and full employments.
The programme represents an innovative approach to job creation through entrepreneurship and employability training for young people aged 15-35 years in Nigeria.
Purposes
- Find an internship and get connected to applicant’s future employer (Make it Work)
- Learn all about entrepreneurship and start-up applicant’s own business idea (Get Started)
Program Structure
Introduction skill building training (3 months)
When applicants join applicants will go through a 3-month introduction, with 6 intensive trainings sessions. During these sessions applicants will build on general work and life skills which applicants can use any future career.
During the introduction training applicants will learn:
- To visualize applicant’s own opportunities to help applicants find out what kind of work applicants would like to do
- To understand the world of work
- To strengthen applicant’s personal skills, such as teamwork, communication, creative thinking, planning and organizing and management skills
Duration: 6 sessions of 3 hours, spread over a period of 3 months
After three months applicants can choose one of two follow-up training courses
- Make it Work – Job training and internship
- Get Started – Entrepreneurship course
Each program will provide applicants with knowledge, skills, experience and attitude to enter the job market.
Benefits
- Thorough Entrepreneurship/Employability Training (No Fees)
- Business Incubation
- Crowd Funding for Business Start-up
- Coaching and Business Advisory Services
- Internship Placement
- Job Placement
- Subsidized Transport Fare
- Refreshment
- Training Certificate
Requirements
In order to join this program applicants have to be:
- Between 15-30 years old
- Motivated to join the program and be present at all meetings
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Nigeria
For more information, please visit The Next Economy Programme.