Apply Here: FG Begins Recruitment for Rural Youth Skill Acquisition

The Rural Youth Skill Acquisition Programme RYSA is organized by the Centre for Rural Youth Entrepreneurship and Environmental Development with support from the Federal Government with UNCDF, UNIDO, and EU as funding partners.

With the goals of generating income-earning opportunities, quelling youth restlessness, preventing rural-urban drift, and boosting the local economy, the program is designed to bring skill acquisition programs to the rural youth population.

The target youth population is made up of Nigerian youths with native ancestry from rural communities who require assistance starting new businesses and basic business skills.

The RYSA programme has two training components as follows:

1. The Practical / Hands-on training: This entails training of beneficiaries of the programme to acquire further practical skills required for them to succeed in their chosen enterprises. This training will be carved out by Master Trainers designated across different communities Nationwide.

2. The Community Business School (CBS) training: The CBS Is a mandatory programme for all RYSA beneficiaries to be undertaken once a week for twelve weeks in the course of the practical/hands-on training programmes. The programme is meant to equip beneficiaries with life and business skills that are critical to success in life and business.

Community Business School (CBS) Course Outline:

Introduction to Business

Customer Relations

Marketing

Book Keeping

Community Service and Volunteerism

Business Networking

Business Modelling

List of Skill-Sets/Enterprises/Ventures :

Aluminum Profiling

Catering and Confectioneries

Electrical Installations and Repairs

Fashion and Designs

Hair Dressing

Makeover

Plumbing

POP, Screed Making and Painting

Tiling

Welding and Fabrication

Woodwork and Furniture

Solar Works

Auto Mechanic

Requirements:

The criteria that must be met by applicants for selection are;

Must be between eighteen (18) to thirty-five (35) years of age.

Must hail from a rural community across the 36 states in Nigeria.

Must have First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) or higher.

Must have basic knowledge on any of the listed enterprises/ventures, and have shown interest in RYSA program.

Be willing to learn new skills in the chosen area, which will help grow his/her personal venture after the training course.

Duration and Reward

Monthly Stipend: Beneficiaries of the program will receive the minimum monthly stipend of N50,000 in the course of their 6(six) months of training with RYSA.

Startup-Packs: The Startup-packs for RYSA Nigeria program are;

Work Tools

Seed Grants

The Work Tools are pieces of equipment that will be given to beneficiaries at the end of the training, which will be used to start up their enterprise. While the Seed Grant supports their ventures as new employers of manpower.

Required Documents;

1. If you do not receive the verification email, kindly wait for 10-15minutes then log in with your registered email address and password.

2. Do not upload documents that are larger than 500kbs, it will not be processed.

3. Passport Photograph: must be with white background and must be in jpg or png format only.

4. Local Government Certificate of Origin: must be in jpg, png, or pdf format only.

5. Birth Certificate or Sworn Affidavit of Age Declaration: must be in jpg, png, or pdf format only.

6. Means of Identification: This should be either of the following; NIN, Voters ID, Drivers License, or International Passports. These also must be in jpg, png, or pdf format only.

Method of Application

Interested candidates should Complete and submit the online application form, which will require confirming their registration with a valid email address then setting up your contact information

Interested candidates must enroll and pass the proficiency test in his/her chosen skill area to be eligible for the programme.

Beneficiaries must complete the Refresher/CBS training before the Start-up Packs presentation.

Candidates must pass the training completion proficiency test and Community Business School (CBS) training test before been awarded Certificate and given support.

Successful Beneficiaries must subject themselves to the mentoring process of the Centre for Rural Youth Entrepreneurship and Environmental Development.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

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