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Skills for gainful employment

Life skills training for young people is a matter of global concern today. This is in recognition of the contemporary challenges young people face, largely attributable to lack of life skills. As a matter of necessity, creating opportunities for young people to acquire life skills has become a global trend.

The barriers to the gainful employment of youth and girls are many and amongest many others includes the lack of employable skills, business and life skills commonly known as soft skills. The stiff competition in both the employment market and business world leaves the young stars reliant on their parents and partners and those without face an uphill struggle to survive.


The current skilling programs have helped youth gain skills such as critical thinking and creativity which has helped the youths who have so far participated to reach their full potential. The skills acquired are in hairdressing, Tailoring and craft artisan.

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