Skilling in Agripreneurship for Increased Youth Employment (SAY) Project
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ADVERT/ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SHORT COURSE TRAINING
Gulu University, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment in Partnership with AVSI Foundation are implementing a Skilling Project named: “Skilling in Agriprenuership for Increased YouthEmployment (SAY) Project”. The SAY Project is funded Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN). The project seeks to contribute to increased Agri-skills level and gainful employment of youth in the agriculture sector in Uganda.
Applications are invited from eligible youth to be enrolled for training in various enterprises/trades. The training is a short course that will run for a period of three (3) months from September to November 2023. At the end of the training, the candidates will undergo a modular assessment by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Ministry of Education and Sports, and ultimately be awarded certificates in the enterprise/trade of choice.
There are 200 slots available in total (100 slots for female candidates and 100 slots for male candidates), distributed as follows:
i) 160 candidates will be registered students of Gulu University
ii) 40 candidates will be registered from the community
Eligibility/Requirement for Registration
1) Be between 18 – 30 years old at the time of applying.
2) Be a final year or semi-finalist student of Gulu University and, or a member from the community with at least a Senior Four Certificate (UCE).
3) Present a recommendation letter from the area LC I (for applicants who are not students of Gulu University)
4) Pay the total fee of 100,000/= or at least 50,000/= initial installment for DIT Modular Assesement at the time of submitting an application.
Enterprises/Modules
In the table below are the enterprises you may choose from to apply for. Only one choice is allowed:
| S/No. | Traders/Enterprises for Skilling | Duration |
| 1. | Horticulture Production and Marketing | 3 Months |
| 2. | Apiary (Bee Keeping) | 3 Months |
| 3. | Animal Feed Formulation and Production | 3 Months |
| 4. | Mushroom Production and Marketing | 3 Months |
| 5. | Agro-processing | 3 Months |
| NB: Cross-cutting training in Business, Life, and Soft Skills will apply to all students during the training. | ||
Application Form and Submission
Application forms can be obtained (for free) from:
1. Mr. Okwera Simon, Tel. No.: 0776208406 – Faculty of Agriculture and Environment
2. Mr. Ringtho Robert, Tel. No: 0777718885 – Faculty of Education and Humanities
Registration is on the basis of first come, first register. The deadline for registration is Friday 08th September, 2023 at 5:00 pm and training commences on 11th September, 2023.
DEAN, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
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