Adam Smith International Job Vacancy for an Apprenticeship Training Specialist
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projects supporting economic growth and government reform
internationally.
DFID-funded skills development programme Empowering marginalised youths and women
Northern Nigeria
Position: Apprenticeship Training Specialist
Reporting to - Apprenticeship Intervention Manager
Background
MAFITA is a 6-year DFID-funded programme working in Nigeria's
northern states, with a vision to empower marginalised youths and women
through provision of increased economic opportunities and social
inclusion. MAFITA is currently recruiting.
Position Overview
The Training Specialist will support training activities, assessment and certification in the Apprenticeship intervention.
Key areas of responsibility
- Act as main liaison between Mafita and master craft persons including home-based on training
- Facilitate the understanding and implementation of minimum standards within the apprenticeship system
- Facilitate the selection of master craft persons for training in the technical colleges
- Assist in the facility assessment in available clusters
- Liaise with the Apprenticeship Operations Officer for the
procurement, installation and training of upgrades in the apprenticeship
system
- Facilitate and monitor on a regular basis the quality and relevance of the apprenticeships
- Liaise with NBTE through intervention manager to appoint an
awarding body to assess and certify the graduates of the apprenticeship
system
- Liaise with technical colleges for the development of
occupational standards, unit specifications and learning materials for
the training of the master craft persons
- Facilitate the training of selected craft persons in the technical colleges
- Liaise with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE)
through the intervention manager to develop an appropriate model of
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to assess and certify the master
craft persons
- Any other tasks as assigned by the Intervention Manager
Duration and Location
This is a full time position, commencing on the 4th January 2016 with anticipated 440 days of input until 4th
January 2018. The consultant will be based in the Kano project office
with some travel to the focal states; Kaduna and Katsina, with Jigawa in
the long-run.
MAFITA
Northern Nigeria has high-youth unemployment, insecurity and
limited economic opportunities. This reality can lead to extremism and
instability. Marginalised groups, such as adolescent women and the
Almajirai are particularly hard-hit.
MAFITA aims to lead 68,000 marginalised young people - with a
particular emphasis on adolescent girls and Almajirai - to gainful
employment. By 2021, the program will create a net total of 43,300
full-time equivalent jobs and assisting 23,500 micro and small
enterprises (MSEs). The project will tackle the supply and demand side
of the labour market, focussing on the delivery of skills essential for
employment, as well as the absorptive capacity of the labour market.
MAFITA will partner with public and private stakeholders to
improve access to relevant and quality training, mentorship, work
experience, business development, and financial services for
marginalised youths and women. The programme will also support local
market systems to enable the absorption of MAFITA's target beneficiaries
into sustainable income-generating activities.
Required Skills:
Technical area:
- Apprenticeship: professional experience in apprenticeship
Language:
- Fluent in Hausa and English (written and spoken)
How to Apply
Interested candidates should Click Here to Apply
Interested applicants must have experience working in the skills sector and must comply with requirements.
Due to the volume of applications received by Adam Smith International, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Applications close on 31/12/2015