Background

Entrepreneurs are achievement motivated people who take the risks to establish business ventures, produce goods and render services that are needed by the society and thereby creating job for themselves and others.

The reality on ground is that there can be no successful entrepreneurship without possessing unique qualities of a leader. Since these qualities are difficult to possess, concerted effort must be made to identify such potentials as well as developing them for the benefit of the person in particular and our society in general.

This workshop is designed to develop the requisite leadership skills needed by the participants to establish a business venture and manage it successfully on a sustainable way.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concepts of entrepreneurship
• List leadership types and skills required in successful entrepreneurship
• Apply leadership skills in business management
• Develop leadership capabilities to manage a business
• Manage challenges of business environment through application of successful leadership skills
• Discuss leadership strategies for successful business management

Course Outline

• The Concept of Entrepreneurship;
• Enterprise Content Development in the Civil Service
• The Concept of Leadership;
• Discovering Personal Entrepreneurial Characteristics (PEC);
• Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation;
• Leadership and decision Making in a Dynamic Business Environment;
• Leadership and Business Success;
• Risk management and Leadership Qualities;
• Challenges of Human Resource Management in Business;
• Transforming process: from Non-Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur;
• Leadership and Challenges of the Nigerian Business Environment
• Ethical Issues in Business Management.

Target Audience

The course is designed for unemployed Youths, Middle and senior officers, as well as retiring officers in the Public Service.

Background

The emerging strategy used to combat the alarming rate of unemployment and poverty in recent times is the vocational skills acquisition programmes. Vocational skills training (VST) is becoming more relevant because it is a key factor in successful entrepreneurship. However, VST programmes require meaningful designs to facilitate effective implementation as well as result-oriented management to guarantee sustainability. Therefore, stakeholders in charge of designing, implementing and managing VST programmes in both public and private sector institutions require to possess core competencies for successful design, implementation and managing VST programmes.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the concept of VST programme
• Understand types of VST programmes
• Explain VST programmes design implementation and management
• Appraise VST programmes

Course Outline

• An overview of vocational skills training programme
• The role of vocational skills training in entrepreneurship
• Types of vocational skills training programme
• Beneficiary identification, selection and management
• Funding for vocational skills training programme
• Vocational skills training design and planning
• Monitoring and evaluating vocational skills training programmes
• Effective management of vocational skills training
• Project management

Target Audience

The course is designed for unemployed Youths and officers managing poverty reduction projects and programmes.

Background

Poverty has become an intractable problem in our society. In fact, other problems seem to be caused by poverty and turn around to reinforce the poverty problem. It has therefore become a global issue as poverty reduction is one of the main objectives of the Millennium Development goals (MDGs).

The pervasiveness of poverty is mind boggling but what is more frightening is obvious dearth of effective schemes that would address the issue of poverty reduction on sustainable basis. Therefore, this course is designed to equip participants with requisite skills and competences required to manage poverty reduction schemes that are sustainable.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the basic concepts of poverty reduction;
• Examine the socio-economic implication of poverty
• Analyze the socio-economic environment under which a sustainable poverty
• Reduction scheme should operate;
• Identify the key problems and constraints facing sustainable poverty reduction scheme; and
• Develop strategies for effective and sustainable poverty reduction schemes.

Course Outline

• Poverty and poverty alleviation: An overview
• Socio-economic policies and institutional support for sustainable poverty reduction schemes
• Employment- oriented growth and its impact on poverty reduction and gender equality
• Key success factors in the design and implementation of poverty reduction schemes
• Challenges of poverty eradication for sustainable development
• Capacity building in the management of sustainable poverty reduction schemes
• Using micro-credit operations for empowerment
• Effective use of skill acquisition strategy for poverty reduction
• The role of informal sector in poverty reduction schemes
• Public –private sector partnership in a sustainable poverty reduction scheme
• Management of poverty reduction schemes for sustainability
• Monitoring and Evaluation of poverty reduction schemes.

Target Audience

The course is designed for Middle and Senior Officers of MDAs and Non-Governmental Organizations.

Background

The growing sophistication and complexities of Nigeria’s socio-economic environment has made pre-retirement planning a key issue in corporate responsibilities. There are opportunities as well as difficulties in life after retirement. Majority of public and private sector workers find it difficult to combine entrepreneurial activities with their official responsibilities. It therefore becomes a challenge for organizations to put together a pre-retirement programme for their workforce to guarantee them a fulfilling life during retirement. This course is therefore designed to equip participants with relevant skills and exposure on how to manage their lives after retirement

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Examine the concept and processes of retirement;
• Examine the importance of relationship management and networking;
• Prepare personal financial planning;
• Apply time management for personal effectiveness; and
• Identify post-retirement options and opportunities.

Course Outline

• Perspective on Retirement
• Pre-Retirement Counselling and Support Services
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Relation Management and Networking
• Personal Financial Planning
• Pension Fund Management
• Basic Record Keeping and Accounting
• Appraisal of Nigerian Business Environment
• Health and Wellness in Retirement
• Business Ideas and Investment Opportunities

Target Audience

The course is designed for retiring officers for the Local, State and MDAs of the Federal Civil Service.