Through its transformational curriculum called Poise Graduate Finishing Academy (PGFA), Poise Nigeria, an etiquette training firm, has relaunch the PSENSE certification progam structured not only to make the Nigerian graduates employable in the labor market but also more globally competitive.
Asher Adeniyi chief marketing officer at Poise Nigeria said the decision to re-launch the program was as a result of the firm desires to transfer knowledge that will not only enhance the soft skills of young executives but also improve their dexterity, knowledge and attitude to excel in the work place.
Adeniyi explained that PSENSE advance certification will now be run for 10 weeks. “The first five weeks will be basically be targeted at developing soft skills program while the remaining five weeks will be use to develop other global skills that are targeted at employment such as ICT, sales and management, business development, business analysis and human resources which will significantly improve the performance of the young executive in the work place.”
“All this sections will be facilitated through experiential learning exercise,” Adeniyi said at the event.
Adeniyi noted that one of the root problems of Nigeria’s high unemployment rate is lack of technical skills. “Although an average young Nigeria graduates are willing to work, however they lack the required technical skills to excel in the work environment.”
“Our previous success rate was 87 percent right now we have even we have take a step closer to 90 percent,” Adeniyi said.
Nonye CallyBechi Chief Operating Officer at Poise Nigeria said the firm remains committed in helping young executive better which is why they are increasing passionate about training people from all works of life in technical and soft skills.
“Eight years ago we identified a gap, we noticed although there are so many graduates around however majority of them are not employable,” according to CallyBechi.
“They don’t have essential skills which is employ-ability skills or competency that are essential in every work place.such as problems solving skills, self management, initiatives and other soft skills that are required in the work place,” CallyBechi said.
Deborah Ameh Business Development Manager at Poise Nigeria said beyond the training we also link young executive actively to job opportunities through job fairs, recruitment methods and employer engagement programs so they can have the desired job in the labor market.
At its last graduation ceremony, over 20 graduates were offered immediate employment and are currently making good progress in their careers. The Project Lead, EkoBits & EdoBits, Innih Ikhide stated that the management of Poise Nigeria took conscious steps to monitor the progress of its young executives to ensure that they are making significant impact in their place of work and would do the same for graduates that will gain employment through the initiative.
EkoBits, organisers of the programme, is a youth-based organization and a part of the network of Bits Schools that offers demand aligned training in creative technology targeted at the youth from the less privileged communities.
EkoBits Academy is an initiative of the Work in Progress Alliance, a consortium of organisation such as Oxfam Novib and Butterfly Works, a social and design innovations studio in the Netherlands, which partnered and set up Nairobits in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1999, and has since been involved in springing up Bits school around the world.
Since its commencement, it has trained over 130 students through Poise Nigeria Lagos slums from Otodogbame, Itedo, Ajiran, Ikate, Babalola, Aro, and many others, that cannot afford to further their education in to higher institutions.
With over 18 years of equipping individuals with performance enhancing skills to positively impact their organizations and the society in general, Poise Nigeria has become the preferred institute for delivering value in self-development and capacity building trainings for individuals and corporate entities.
Over the years, Poise Nigeria has since expanded its horizons covering not only personal and career development programmes but also offerings in youth employment and entrepreneurship, teen development programmes and ICT and digital design skills through its subsidiaries, Poise Graduate Finishing Academy and EkoBits respectively.
DIPO OLADEHINDE
