A business development service provider organisation, Leapworld, in partnership with United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) have trained and graduated about 150 youths in Lagos.
While speaking at the graduation ceremony held recently in Ikeja, Lagos, the managing consultant of Leapworld, Dr Funke Medun, charged the graduates to concentrate on improving themselves and set examples for others to follow. Be tomorrow’s position image.
According to her, “today, you commence another chapter of your lives and it’s time to be launched into a new phase of your life. I call upon you today to use the knowledge and skill acquired in the training to be effective employees in any establishment you find yourself in. The changes we desire in our society begin with you.
“Having performed well and successfully completed project 1 with 150 beneficiaries, we have been awarded another grant cycle targeted at 340 beneficiaries.
“For the past six weeks, we have commenced phase 1 of project 2, and have graduated cohort 1. The youths have been equipped with digital marketing and office administration skills and we are delighted to see how much they have learnt. They are set out to leverage the skills they have acquired to contribute to the growth of various organisations.”
She explained that the employability programme that the company is running presently is to build capacity building for the youths, make them employable while they can as well start the entrepreneurship track with the skill they have gained.
Giving his testimony, a graduate at the ceremony, Akeem Elewuro said, the training exposed him and his colleagues to the heart of businesses which includes: organisation, communication, and dedication to service.
Elewuro pointed out that Leapworld has created them and enlightened them to be independent and also incorporated sales and marketing skills in them.
Also speaking at the event, Uge Gift said, leapworld has impacted a lot on her as she has gained a lot from the six weeks training.
According to her, “I came for the training without knowing anything about the course and I have learned and gained a lot. I registered for office administration. I don’t have any idea about what the course is all about but leapworld has given me the privilege to face the world, to stand out from the crowd with the digital marketing skill I have learned also.”
Leapworld is a business development service provider for MSMEs on the growth employment (GEM) project funded by the World Bank and supported by the federal ministry of industry trade and investment.
