Description
The main goal of the project is to promote vocational training and practical skills to a disadvantaged group of young people in Kenya, thus supporting their employment, career growth and building their financial independent existence. The location of the project will be Kenya, Nairobi. The project targets young people from disadvantaged environments, aged 18 to 35, specifically those who have not yet acquired any professional skills, or those who have some professional skills but lack certification, disadvantaging them in finding a job. The projects main activity focuses on extending the existing vocational training by six new courses, and three new courses of shorter duration for 60 young people to certify their existing skills. The partner’s entire vocational training will thus provide certification of skills for up to 500 young people from disadvantaged environments. By increasing the number of teachers in the new vocational courses and to improving the quality of teaching, teachers will acquire the ability to apply a more specific approach students and respond to their individual needs, which is often marked by the environment they derive from. By creating cooperation with companies of various kinds, 90% of students will get an opportunity for internship, thereby increasing their chances for employment, resulting in up to 80% success rate of vocational training graduates being employed or self-employment. Furthermore, the projects seeks to strengthen learning and working habits of the student by professional counseling / mentoring, thus making them more likely to find and maintaining a job.