Apprentice (igba-boyi) management : We provide transparency supports from recruitment process to training and graduation
Recruitment (Apprentice and master-craftsman connection)
Recruitment process Register at this online platform or check agents to consult one in city close to you
Apprentice applicant Attach photo passport, phone number and location address Indicate the type of business you want e.g, wholesale, retail or any Let us know the place you want, e.g. Onitsha, Lagos, Enugu state or any state
Master (Oga) Tell what you sale and type of your business e.g., warehousing, wholesale or retail Where you are originally from and the business place for the boyi About the apprentice applicant you need (e.g., age range, place, education level)
Our agent ensures that what was presented in the application is what is obtainable and knows the places presented by proof of familiarization of the contact and tracing of the location
He/she provides digest information knowledge on each of the applicants, the trades in focus and on igba-boyi system, from the recruitment, training and graduation
He/she confirm that the master and the apprentice applicant understand and accept information knowledge that the agent presented
We brought in anti-violation of igba-boyi system that the two have to accept to bring confident and commitment in the agreement, training, and graduation
The agent witness the contractual agreement between the master and the apprentice applicant
Management process Identification Apprentice applicant and potential master-craftsman identify each other. The identification is confirmed in recruitment process
Agreement The master and the apprentice applicant agree on terms and conditions and thereafter, our agent in the city provides arrangement for contract
Requirement for contract Presence of the parent of the apprentice applicant (if possible) Presence of a person that stands for the apprentice applicant with the person’s NIN number Presence of the master with his/her NIN number The master must have been a registered anti-violation of igba-boyi system, which our agent in the city recognizes the membership Immediate registration of the master with the apprentice applicant under the master’s name in members of anti-violation of igba-boyi system
Training The apprentice learn the trade or craft through hand on experience Apprentice participate in Igba-boyi workshop and has access to downloadable texts and videos of the workshop
Standard of learning Basic knowledge of the apprenticeship Understanding of the system Oga and nwa-obyi’s issues, rights of each other and dispute resolving patterns (e.g., which that lead to positive and or negative outcome)
Personal ethics Hard work and honesty Enthusiastic about the tasks been set to Taking ownership of your apprenticeship
Apprentice skills Communication skills Work with training and studying skill Time management (fast to do things with diligent and punctual)
Special skills Basic accounting: understanding of financial records, bookkeeping and profit calculations Sales and marketing: customer attracting techniques, product marketing and price negotiating techniques Inventory control Financial mgt Supply mgt Customer relationship mgt
Apprentice to entrepreneurship skills Opportunity recognition: identifying of potential business ventures and market gaps
Graduation Apprentice receives skills, start up capital, and network connections
Entrepreneurship The apprentice starts own business