Vocational Skills to Youths
YOUTH VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM
TATCO Uganda Vocational training skills is one of our organization development provide which looks at training the youths in practical skills areas which include Tailoring, Carpentry and Joinery, Computer (I.C.T), Bakery and Food processing, Music and Drama, Art and Craft work. These training areas were selected by both the organization and some of the youth representative as one of the most enterprising vocational areas and which the beneficiaries and willing and interested to take on to be active in the community and something which can help them earn a living for better leaving standards.
These are some of the activities and projects carried out in the Vocational Skilling program
- Setting up and equipping of the vocation centers with tools and materials needed in the vocational training process in the areas of our operation where the selected learners are to take their training from.
- Register the trainees on different vocational training courses that are provided by the organization vocation center where the beneficiaries are selected from the community after a series of meeting with the lead youth groups.
- Finding and recruiting qualified, experienced and community development like mind tutors or trainers in the different vocational training areas in the centers who help on a voluntary basis but with just a little motivation support/allowances to provide training or learning to the students/youths registered on different vocation courses, give them assessment on both practical and theory and also work with them to manage and accomplish a given practical project.
- Organize motivation, career guiding and entrepreneurial workshops to the learners in the vocation centers aimed at making them love the training and help make them think ahead after the training which is an annual basis.
- Organize study tours for the students to various community vocational workshops where they also explore more about their areas of training and get motivated and on site observation.
- Organize graduation event for the learners who complete their vocational skills training after a year and award them with completion certificates.
- Find and give startup business projects to the graduated learners to start working and earning money aimed at making them sustainable and as they progress, they start up their own enterprises in the areas of occupation study obtained
- Carry out monitoring and field supervision of the graduated learners while carrying out their duties aimed at keeping in touch with us and also carry out of school tutoring.
I.C.T & Innovation
In this program, beneficiaries/learners are planed to receive a complete knowledge of what is a computer/I.C.T innovation and the Windows operating system.
They learn several software packages, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, basics of computer repair and maintenance with knowledge on internet usage and management.
Finally, students apply their knowledge and skills by creating business letters, advertisements, and identity cards. Upon completion, graduates are prepared to work in secretarial bureaus, offices, or begin their own business computer related enterprises with ICT innovation ideas.
Carpentry and Joinery
In this Vocational program we look at empowering youths with skills for employment.
Young men and women are also enrolled and trained in various carpentry products and joinery for a period of 1 year. They are given these practical skills using the latest technology and designs that are marketable o produce products like Chairs, Table, Doors, Kitchen Cabinets, Beds, Office shelves, School Desks, etc with an addition of Enterprenuership and marketing skills which all combined enables them to start furniture making enterprises as a way of poverty reduction among the youths.
In addition to the above, we are also looking at providing more vocational skills which include:
Hair Dressing, Plumbing, Bakery, Electricity, Brick Laying and Concrete Design.
Fashion Design & Tailoring Practice
We register and enroll both young men and women on a 6 months to 1 year training in Fashion designing and Tailoring of garments, bags and shoes. With this they are able to obtain employable skills which can help them get or create employment hence income generation. We partner with various enterprenuers to have our beneficiaries supported to practically produce products for sale and increase their service or product visibility. Support is needed to carry this project forward
Art and Craft Work
This skills training program enables learners both young women and men to understand and put in practice the elements of Art, principles of design, color theory, and basic drawing.
They also learn painting, bead work, Crochet work, weaving, and graphics.
Students are able to produce several forms of crafts, such as hats, mats, bags, Jewelries and wall decorations, from local materials like banana fibres, natural dyes, bark cloth, sisal, etc.
Upon completion, graduates are prepared to work as artists in their own capacities hence generating income for their livelihood support
Our partners
Star Primary School- Nyanja
St. Ameria Vocational School
Sunrise Nur & Pri School- Nyanja
Mbikko Brass Band & Music center
Creamland Education support Service
Malangha Youth Soccer Project LTD
