Training Of Trainers Master Class

The Learning Curve. How do we shorten the learning curve without compromising on the quality? 

 I'm a SDG4 Champion! - Lifelong learning and quality education. One of the areas of interest and specialization in the last 18+ years has been in training delivery focused more in the creative economy sector. I train and mentor young emerging passionate youth and trainers in the creative sector that would love to grow the sector by transferring their acquired skills to the next generation.

My areas of specialization in training 21st century skills, leadership, creative entrepreneurship and life skills. Not everyone with a certain skill can be in position to train others. 

Training delivery is a skill by itself which requires some of the listed values or areas; 

1. Empathy
2. Planning 
3. Continues self learning 
4. Facilitation skill 
5. The right attitude
6. Patience
7. Passion 
8. Open mind
9. Readiness
10. Creativity and innovation.
11. Engagement 
12. Commitment 
13. Diversification of training methodology 
14. Good listening skills
15. Feedback mechanism 
16. Relevance
17. Targeted and result oriented.

 Get in touch with me for a master session with your youth group. My charges are very affordable while offering the best experience and value. 

Training Boot-camps - Master Session

Integrated Education for Community Empowerment (IECE), organized a three days training workshop for its members who undertook different skills training like in fashion, soap and mask making. The workshop was organized to train the participants in extra skills that would help them cope during and after the pandemic by initiating different income generating venture / activities. I had the greatest honor to be chosen as the main facilitator. 

We covered the business model canvas, marketing skills, income generation activities, financial management and market research. Main objective To train selected beneficiaries on financial management and using Income Generating Activities (IGA) to create sustainable livelihoods during and post Covid-19. 

 Observations 

 It was clear that a percentage of the participants who had some form of businesses that were running didn’t have any formal plans for example a business plan or a simpler version using the business model canvas. On the other hand, their current business models were either started through; 

1.  A need to do something (get busy). 
2. Joblessness. 
3. The tough economic times before COVID-19. 
4. The pandemic situation during COVID-19. 
5. Make more money 

Generally, the sessions were big success whereby we also discussed on finding a reason to start a business through acquired skills, talent and the most important finding the need coming from the side of the customer’s perspective and way of life. 

It is important to understand and master the customer journeys if someone wants to succeed in any business, this could mean understanding; way of life, preference, shopping patterns, wants, needs etc. The success of any business depends on mastering the customer journey and by providing value that solve a problem. Eventually, you will grow a sustainable brand through repeat buying, referrals, product diversification etc. 

We looked at why many people find themselves trapped at the IDEA stage or even think that they aren’t good enough in coming up with great ideas. 

We used the I.D.E.A abbreviation to unpack the fears, myths and maximize on our potentials by understanding each letter as follows; · 

•  I – Identification phase: Identify what you need, what you need to do it, if there are other similar models, why people would need our services etc. 
• D- Design phase: Design an action plan on how you are going to operate etc. use the Business Model Canvas (BMC)
• E- Engagement Phase: Engage different stakeholders for more insights about our business model canvas (plan). 
• A- Activation Phase: Activate yourself and the idea. Less talk more on doing as you evaluate everything. Start small and with what you have or else you will never do anything. We came to a general conclusion that we don’t necessarily lack ideas but our most and biggest challenge is in how to activate ourselves and ideas. 

This means knowing when to start with what you have and finding the right resources to activate the idea. Lastly, we also learnt that if our work isn’t found out there it will be hard to be found and eventually your business would suffer. There is need for different marketing strategies to be deployed for one to get the right traction and lead for business. Get in touch with me for master session with your group especially in addressing the knowledge gap in the creative, technical and soft skills.

 Below are some of the pictures has captured using my mobile phone; +throughMylens!

Our Future Depends On Our Value System

. #YouthSpace #ValueBasedGeneration #TheNewNormal

The Other Side Of The New Normal #OpenYourEyes

Our value system as young people is under attack if you didn't know. There are many things that I can cite as examples that are on a mission to attack our values system either consciously or subconsciously as seen from many facets of our life in terms of social, economic, political and technological well being.

Theoretical...

" For a great hardware to operate as per its expectation, it needs to be wired with a super software that makes it perform to its full potential." - Wilson Masaka,Youth Advocate.

Our values are those 'software' and the rest are the 'hardware'. Now that many of us are at home due to the pandemic there is need for more interventions in the youth World in fixing or upgrading the 'software' by either;

1. Leading as examples (role modeling)
2. Training on relevant skills
3. Targeted and meaningful mentorship.
4. Support and embrace their efforts and ideas.
5. Create platforms for them to practice what they love that builds on the national values.

" Our desired future of either a decent life, prosperity, equality, equity, empowered youth, corruption free zones, decent earning etc., can't be possible if we don't protect and nurture great values from one generation to the next one" - Wilson Masaka,Youth Advocate.

On a daily basis our values system is under attack especially through what we are sold or fed from television programs, music, politics, lifestyle, people etc. As young people we tend to copy a lot from what we see to the extent we would fake it until either we make it break out in misery. Sometimes what you see isn't what you get. We might look happy on all social media platforms but you never know what one goes behind the scene.

"Never copy someone's lifestyle because you never know what they are going through which might not be broadcasted sometimes to the public"  - Wilson  Masaka, Youth Advocate.

A part from the material things that we admire we should also strive to be great role models for the next generation through our admirable values and sharing our authentic journeys through training and mentor-ship.  Below are some of my philosophies which I would love to share with you as part of how we can enrich our value systems.

Here we go!

1. Shield your ears from all negative influence or what would make you think otherwise especially on your core values.
2. Shield your heart and be authentically you, build meaningful relationship that strength your values.
3. Shield your brain so that you may think of innovative ideas and create positive vibes towards building an ecosystem of value based solutions.
4. Shield your eyes so that you may not copy the rot, but see how you can be the change to the situation.
5. Shield your body so that you may be fit and healthy to serve. 

This all for now, get in touch with me for as session with your youth group.