The
Yaba College of Technology, UNESCO-UNEVOC Center through its skill acquisition
programmes, has been training students in several skills like hair braiding,
computer and phone repairs, bead stringing etc. Through the scheme, the
students pick up skills that enable them to support their education and earn a
living while still learning.
A
beneficiary of the scheme is Miss Jumoke
Faleye, a young YabaTech student who is now using her skill in hair
braiding to earn a living. Interestingly, Miss Faleye is a final year (ND II)
Accountancy full-time student of the College. Through what she earns from her
activity as a hair braider, she pays her school fees and supports her aged
parents.
She hopes to continue
with her Higher Diploma when she makes enough money to pay her fees. 
In
practicing their skills, recipients in most cases do not need a rented space,
as they use their rooms in the hostel for the business and leisure periods when
there is no class activity. They also require small capital in order to start
the hair braiding business after training at the centre.
More of such programmes are being carried out by the UNEVOC Center to inculcate entrepreneurship and self-reliance in the graduates.
More of such programmes are being carried out by the UNEVOC Center to inculcate entrepreneurship and self-reliance in the graduates.
