Terraskills to Train 10,000 Nigerian Graduates on Employability Skills (GES) Programme
On Monday 6th June 2022, Terraskills Learning Systems Limited announce the shortlisted candidates/beneficiaries (Batch 1) of the Maiden Edition of the Terraskills Graduate Employability Skills (GES) Programme 2021/2022.
Out of a total of 375 applications received, only 20 successful applicants scaled through the screening exercises and have been shortlisted for the training starting in August, 2022. It was indeed a very rigorous and intense screening and evaluation process which involved, Pre-Assessment Tests, Essay Writing, Telephone Interviews, Physical Interviews, Oral/Written Interviews, Marshmallow Challenge and Online Video Challenge among other screening exercises.
The Graduate Employability Skills (GES) Programme which is “poised to arm and equip graduates with requisite 21st Century skills and emotional intelligence necessary and sufficient for 21st Century living, for self, business, community and the nation.”
This first edition has been sponsored by some philanthropists and corporate organizations (Medialand Nigeria Ltd, and PolicyTV).
GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (GES)
…Get Skilled, Go for Internship and Secure your Future
BATCH 2 COMING SOON!!!
We are using this opportunity to call for sponsorship for the second Batch (Batch 2) of the Terraskills Graduate Employability Skills (GES) Programme. It is an opportunity for well-meaning Nigerians, philanthropists, corporate organizations, Ministries, Department and Agencies of Government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and International Development Partners to come on board and partner with Terraskills to help Nigerian youths and graduates to acquire relevant employability skills that will help them become employable and even become entrepreneurs in other to make our society and nation a happier and safer place for everyone.
Why GES?
The unemployment rates are increasing in a geometric progression; according to the NBS, the unemployment rate rose to 33.3 % in the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 27.1 % in the second quarter of the same year.
1. High unemployment rate:
The unemployment rates are increasing in a geometric progression; according to the NBS, the unemployment rate rose to 33.3 % in the fourth quarter of 2020, up from 27.1 % in the second quarter of the same year.
2. Insecurity:
Statista 2022: Nigeria has recently been included among the countries with the least peace in the world, according to the Global Peace Index. It is the 17th less peaceful state. In addition, Nigeria is the third country most affected by terrorism, based on the Global Terrorism Index.
3. Nigerian graduates are unemployable:
–Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA)
–Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu
“If you employ them, you will discover that they will not be able to do the work you have employed them to do.” 2022
–Isa Pantami Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
–Prof Chris Onalo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Postgraduate School of Credit and Financial Management.
The problem of graduates’ employability remains a continuing policy priority for higher education policymakers in many economies. These concerns have been given renewed focus in the current climate of wider labour market uncertainty. Policymakers continue to emphasise the importance of ‘employability skills in order for graduates to be fully equipped in meeting the challenges of an increasingly flexible labour market.
Although there are many other factors, studies have shown that of all the factors militating against graduate employability, the dearth of employability skills stands tall. It is no longer news that the higher institutions have not been able to prepare the Nigerian graduate for the changing and demanding landscape of the workplace.
GES: The Solution
1. Nigerian solution to Nigerian problem:
GES is an indigenous solution designed by the Terraskills Team which has over 17 years’ experience in Training and Lifelong Learning Systems.
2. Curriculum development and Method of delivery:
The GES model includes 12 carefully crafted modules designed to fit the needs of Nigerian graduates. The modules will be delivered using lectures, discussion, simulations, role-play, games and case studies. The modules will be delivered through a dedicated faculty of experienced, committed, skilled and disciplined staff using appropriate and state of the art training and instructional facilities and equipment for quick and optimal results.
3. Validation of the GES:
We have been in operations since 2004 and have trained over 4,000 individuals. In our pursuit for excellence and empowering our learners, we conducted 10-years of Tracers Study research to check the impact of our Trainings on our successful learners and we discovered that over 85% are gainfully employed and we received favourable commendations from their employers and colleagues. The GES model aims at supporting the educational and social inclusion of fresh Nigerian Graduates through a mechanism of orientation, tutorial action, practical classes provided on a one-on-one basis.
4. Employers and Employees:
The GES model was developed to meet the needs of applicants and employers of labour; it stems from holistic research of employers needs and the need to deliver a standard training and learning model different from what is attainable in the Nigerian Educational System. The unique problems of the Nigerian Graduate; and the factors surrounding his/her inadequacies; was on the front burner of GES model development.
5. The GES model aims at fulfilling these purposes:
- To create successful learners with:
- enthusiasm and motivation for learning
- determination to reach high standards of achievement
- openness to new thinking and ideas
- and will be able to use literacy, communication and numeracy skills
- use technology for learning
- think creatively and independently
- learn independently and as part of a group
- make reasoned evaluations
- link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations.
- To create confident individuals with:
- self-respect
- a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- secure values and beliefs
- ambition and able to relate to others and manage themselves
- pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
- be self-aware
- develop and communicate their own beliefs
- live as independently as they can
- assess risk and make informed decisions
- achieve success in different areas of activity
- To create effective contributors with:
- an enterprising attitude
- resilience
- self-reliance and able to communicate in different ways and in different settings
- work in partnership and in teams
- take the initiative and lead
- apply critical thinking and new contexts
- create, develop and solve problems.
- To create responsible citizens with:
- respect for others
- commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life
- understand different beliefs and cultures
- make informed choices and decisions
- evaluate environmental, scientific and technological issues
- develop informed and ethical views of complex issues.
CALL TO ACTION
Terraskills aims at training 10,000 Nigerian graduates through the GES Programme by 2024. We call on well-meaning Nigerians, philanthropists, corporate organizations, Ministries, Department and Agencies of Government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and International Development Partners to sponsor young graduates across the 36 States of the Federation and FCT.
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