Barclays Bank of Kenya launched the ReadyToWork program, an initiative that will not only refine your skills for the job market but it will also leave you with the fundamental skills to run a successful formal business.
The ReadyToWork program was successfully piloted in South Africa. It is a free online platform to help university students upskill your professional skills. And it is not only open to graduates (those between 18 to 24 years), anyone who sees the need to improve themselves is free to register.
In the ReadyToWork program, there are four modules that you can learn.
- Money skills
- Entrepreneural skills
- Work skills
- People skills
Once you have completed the ReadytoWork curriculum, you will receive a certificate of completion which you can be print for inclusion in your skills portfolio.
Since we love entrepreneurship, we decided to break the entrepreneurial module for you.
Entrepreneurial skills
Do you wish to start a business after graduating? if so, this is the perfect module for you. This module will enable you get the skills you need to start, set up, and grow your own business.
In this module, you will first ask yourself this question : What is self employment?
This course is done through a story, where you get to see how a person becomes an entrepreneur. You will get to understand what makes a true entrepreneur and you will see if you have what it takes to be one.
Three emphasis on this course are:
On the golden rules of self employment, you will be taught how to make opportunities for yourself to ensure that you stay in business even after going through challenges entrepreneurs ho through
The rest of the module is based around markets, financial knowledge and a ways to grow your business.
At the end of this module, these will be the outcomes.
- cover important criteria regarding what you need to consider when choosing to be self-employed.
- gain insight into how to research key information regarding your marketplace.
- learn how to ensure you have covered all areas required when you choose to start, set up and grow your own business.