Akad Education Group Africa

Careers Training; Schools Program

Radio Talk Show Celebrity Caroline Mutoko (Kiss FM), Prof Tirima (Uungwana Initiative), Samson Aketch (Kenya Aeronautical College) and Maggie Wahwai at Braeside School Careers day, March 2011 Obura Tongoi - aviator in the United States With HSTEP students at Alliance Boys High School Alliance Boys High School students at Careers talk Sports Careers training: Basketball & Others.. Nairobi Academy, Carers Day, 25th March 2011 Akad Africa at Tudor Day Secondary School. In picture are Reuben Shuma (Undugu Mentorship Initiative), Deborah Kachi (Tudor Day), Ilham Amin (Egerton University) and Dr. J. Weche with Tudor Day students. Sports career counseling! Mr. Nyongo, Gitari & Prof Tirima at Braeside Careers Day Braeside School Careers Talk Kenyatta University HSTEP Science Mentoring students School students listening to Sports as a Career talk Christine at Dagoretti High School Careers Talk Practical Media Exposure Professional Panelist Speakers Contact us: Facebook "Akad Africa" Email: dr.weche@akadgroup.com Back to Home page		Career planning is a lifelong process, which includes choosing an occupation, getting a job, growing in our job, possibly changing careers, and eventually retiring The need One of the key challenges parents and youth face is lack of effective career advising, counseling and mentorship within our current educational system. The gap is due to lack of programs specifically designed for career preparation, educational excellence, leadership and character development. Our solution Our program fills this gap through training that helps satisfying this need. We have spoken to various schools in Nairobi area that have included; Alliance Boys High School, Lenana School, Dagoretti Boys High School, Riara Springs Girls High School, Braeside High School, Starehe Girls High School and Nairobi Academy. We have also been on Kiss FM 100 radio, addressing these issues on "The Big Breakfast" show, as well as on Citizen TV. At the Coast of Kenya, we have spoken to students from Tudor Day Secondary School, Taru Secondary School, Samburu and Mack-non Schools. We have also been on Baraka FM 95.5 radio broadcasting to Kenya's coastal region. We are seeking to address sports as a career, with reference to talent identification and development. This has been by speaking to 10 private schools; Mt. Kenya Academy, Munoru, Akiba, Blister, Makini, Marion, Lukenya, Riara Springs, Juja Preparatory & Senior schools on 4th June 2011during their sports competitions at Juja Preparatory & Senior School. We also speak to and mentor University Students at local universities, specifically Kenyatta University, Inoorero University, Egerton University and Kabianga University. The need Explained by Virginia's Community Colleges Career Coaches video Our Mission Transforming lives by creating a vision through Careers and Educational Excellence training (Hosea 4:6) Careers Panels specialists are in; 1. Medicine 2. Law 3. Accounting & Finance 4. Arts & Entertainment 5. Architecture & Interior Design 6. Engineering 7. Banking 8. Media; Radio & Television 9. Sales, Marketing & Advertising 10. Vet Medicine / Research 11. ICT 12. Food & Agriculture 13. Pharmacy 14. Diplomacy - United Nations 15. Insurance & Hospitality 16. Air travel career, Piloting, Aviation, Aeronautical Eng 17. Music & Ministry 18. Aviation, Air travel & Piloting 19. Information Science / Library Science 20. Sports 21. Entrepreneurship & Business Development A list of other potential careers is available by clicking here The article below shows emerging interest in local media on the same Our Training Addresses The Following Areas 1. Learning styles and Aptitudes: Before one makes a career choice, one needs to learn and know about themselves. Your values, interests, and skills, in combination with your personality traits help make some careers especially suitable for you while others are inappropriate. Professor Critical Thinking program provides tools and strategies in training for Academic, Educational excellence, Leadership, Character development with life-skills in critical thinking. This covers 1.Discovering self – personality, learning and aptitude skills analysis; 2.Character development, 3.Academic excellence and professional preparation 2. Professional Careers Panels: These are conducted by over 20 professionals. The panel talks and discussions are by key leaders in their professions as listed on our website. Students who have understood their personality, aptitude and learning styles then see how these can be aligned with current, new and emerging educational opportunities in those particular professions for planning their careers based on real opportunities. For the list of our Professional Resource Persons, please click here. The panel discussion groups are based on Harvard Business School's annual Africa Business Conference, held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 3. Individual Career Coaching: How does one make a career choice when they do not really know what they want to do out of the potentially hundreds of careers available? Many career problems can be prevented with advance planning and regular attention to the career path. We offer individual consulting by Professor K. Tirima, Dr. J. Weche and others. For personal assistance, kindly click here . 4. Job Shadowing & Internships: These are available to better understand real careers. Options include part time or full time job shadowing, depending on the industry based on individual career coaching. Read more 5. Leadership challenge: Leadership Challenge training led by Dr. J.C. Mwangi, Managing Director, Sasini Ltd. and Ken Njiru, Uungwana Initiative among others, challenge the youth on leadership at personal, peer, community and national level as the future belongs to the youth! 6. Raising Successful Children: Parents are invited to attend sessions on raising successful children by Dr. Stanley Mukolwe, PhD. Parents can then support their children to excel in academic preparation for their careers. Sessions include "Building strong foundations in the family" and "Fostering lasting relationships in the Family” . Dr. Stanley Mukolwe can be contacted directly by emailing smukolwe@navigators.co.ke 7. University Student Mentors: We have current University Students mentors to younger students in school. Our University students are enrolled in various professional courses, some of which are covered by our professional panelists. 8. Placement facilitation to top Universities and Ivy League Schools in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. Our international team includes former admission officers from Ivy League Schools and top MBA alumni from Harvard University, University of Cambridge and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, among others. Read more Examples of previous engagement timetable is available by clicking here 10 Myths About Choosing a Career It is our hope that as students get better exposure, they will learn to distinguish between true value, and a lot of folklore and myths that surround career planning and futures. For a further analysis on the "10 Myths About Career Selection", please visit the website by Dawn Rosenberg McKay, of About.com Guide by clicking here Sponsorships & Advertising We welcome joint venture partners through sponsorship and advertising with ourselves. Potential sponsors benefit by being associated with our careers and educational excellence transformative training. This will endear sponsors and or their products to students and parents, given the way education is close to the hearts and minds of all citizens. Depending on which area the sponsor wishes to participate, they would further benefit by... Read more Volunteer Professionals Are you a potential professional resource person, willing and able to be add value to students? Please click here Peace building & Dispute Resolution Training These trainings are designed give skills in understanding and intervening effectively in conflict situations. The training gives insights into causes, dynamics, and consequences of conflict in different settings. It is from these that specific strategies for intervening, managing and preventing conflict are then derived. Read More Negotiation skills training We offer Mediation and Negotiation training, and are available as mediators and business negotiators on a consultancy basis. Negotiation training is specifically through facilitating access from Africa to Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation. Read more View of Harvard Business School from frozen Charles River Science Laboratory at Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)