Apply for a Skill Acquisition and Get a Capital to Start the Business. By Nigerian Government.
 

A brief introduction to the program

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. The program is designed to take the skill acquisition programs to the rural youth population with the objectives to create income-earning opportunities, stemming youth restiveness, discouraging rural-urban drift, and growing the local economy. The target youth demographic is Nigerian youths who are of native origin from a rural community and are also in need of business start-ups and fundamental business skills.

The RYSA program has two training components as follows:

1. Practical / Hands-on training: This entails training beneficiaries of the program 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 program for all RYSA beneficiaries to be undertaken once a week for twelve weeks in the course of the practical/hands-on training programs. The program 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:

1.   Introduction to Business

2.  Customer Relations

3.   Marketing

4.  Book Keeping

5.   Community Service and Volunteerism

6.   Business Networking

7.   Business Modelling

List of Skill-Sets/Enterprises/Ventures :

1.   Aluminum Profiling

2.   Catering and Confectioneries

3.   Electrical Installations and Repairs

4.   Fashion and Designs

5.   Hair Dressing

6.   Makeover

7.   Plumbing

8.   POP, Screed Making and Painting

9.   Tiling

10.   Welding and Fabrication

11.   Woodwork and Furniture

12.   Solar Works

13.   Auto Mechanic

Selection Process:

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

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 being awarded a Certificate and given support.

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

Benefits to RYSA Trainees:

1.   Monthly Stipend

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

2.   Startup-Packs

The Startup-packs for RYSA Nigeria program are;

Work Tools

Seed Grants

The Work Tools are 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.

Click the below link to apply:

https://rysa.ng/apply