I ran into this thread on Nairaland.
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As part of our initiative to give back to our Country’s economy, Nigeria Diaspora Alumni Network (NiDAN) is organising a Youth Empowerment Program for 1000 Unemployed Nigerian Youths (Graduates).
We have assembled our group of Professionals from various areas of expertise to coach and mentor you on a more practical approach of career development.
Other sessions include:
1. How to find employment
2. How to write a winning resume
3. Interview: what to expect from employers
Date: 23rd July, 2012
Time: 8:00am prompt.
Venue of Event: Merit House, No. 22, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja
This program is absolutely free and on a first come first serve basis. There are also lots of prizes to be won. For online registration visit … Please make sure you print a copy of the registration slip and come with it to the event.
For further enquiries please call 08100330330
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So when I saw this, I did not just say, “oh, that was for 2012.” I saw the fish and located the river http://nidangroup.org and voila!
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We are pleased to announce to you that the 2013 version of our Youth Empowerment Program is fast approaching. The event has been scheduled for July 23rd and 24th 2013 at the National Merit Awards, Maitama and The Global Distance Learning Institute, Ralph Sodeinde Street, opposite Ministry of Finance. Last year we focused on lecturing the attendees on how they can prepare themselves for job interviews, how they can build a profitable resume and how they can get a job in a tight job market. Some of the attendees of the YEP I got employed by some our corporate members, we also sent several job opportunities to these set of people. Last year registered a great success and we are glad we reached out to the lives of so many.
This year we have decided to focus more on Entrepreneurship, we are aware that the public and private sector cannot employ all graduates every year owing to the fact that we have more graduates than available jobs. To this effect we have decided to train and mentor 1000 youths on how they can start up their own business. It is our intention to have more self employed people while also helping them become employers of labour.
The event would be a 2 day event; the first day of the event would focus on accessing finance and how to write a good business plan. We would have breakout sessions on the second day where the attendees would choose which area of Entrepreneurship they would like to specialize on, the categories include fish farming, snail rearing, makeup artistry, entertainment, fashion design and sewing, bee harvesting, photography, pottery, Information Communications Technology, event management, export business etc.
There would be prices of scholarships and give-away on the second day of the event. Please stay updated on our website to get information on how to register for our next Youth Empowerment Program.
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REGISTER HERE GUYS! IT IS OPEN AND ABSOLUTELY FREE! (You need to foot your transport bills though :D)
See what I mean? Told you guys about the power of Nairaland! Or haven’t I? Oh I tweeted about it! Okay, would do a post. I should also do one on how to keep tabs on your favourite websites.
Guess what? The 2013 edition of the training was actually on Nairaland !
Enjoy the fish then locate the river!
Bye
P.S: I don’t know anyone from the Nairaland or NIDAN team and I am not trying to promote them. 😛
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