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Hope Alive Vocational Training Centre: Mission is to train people saved from the streets including Orphans, homeless and school drop outs to lead productive lives through gainful employment. The mission will be lived out by training individuals in various forms of business and then providing them with the tools to conduct their businesses. Because we will be providing the tools necessary to conduct their business we are selecting business that both have a market in Nigeria and require low capital or equipment investments. The following are potential areas of training and development:
Entrepreneurship – Starting and running a small business1.
How to books / training manuals including. Starting and running a small business. Business planning. Basic record keeping. Cash management. Marketing. An adding machine / calculator. A small computer and printer
Basic computer skills
How-to books / training manuals including. Word processing. Excel – spreadsheets. Outlook – emails, calendars, etc. Accessing and using the internet. Small computers and printers. Scanners
Sewing
How to books / training manuals including. Sewing clothes. Basic tailoring. Clothing design and construction. Design using fabrics. Basic machine embroidery. Instruction manuals for the machines. Sewing machines. Embroidery machines. Cutting and layout equipment (scissors, rotary cutters, rulers, cutting mats etc.). Patterns
Barbering (male)
How to books / training manuals including. Cutting hair. Maintaining the equipment. Basic hair styling Hair cutting cape or apron (to catch the hair when it is trimmed). Hair cutting tools (scissors, combs, electric clippers, razors)
HAIR AND BEAUTY CARE (female)
How to books / training manuals including: Hair cutting and trimming Hair styling. Hair coloring. Effective use of cosmetics Giving manicures Giving pedicures Hair cutting cape or apron (to catch the hair when it is trimmed) Hair cutting tools (scissors, combs, electric clippers, razors) Hair dryers Curling irons
LEATHER WORK
How to books / training manuals including: Basic leather work Leather braiding Leather tooling Designing and creating leather items Leather working tools (Steel straightedge, various knifes and awls, various hole punches, stitch marker [tracing wheel], revolving punch, swivel knife, revolving punch, etc.)
CAKE DECORATINIG
How to books / training manuals including: Creating artistic / special shapes with basic cake pans. Making and using special frostings for cake decorating Creating floral cake decorations.Using decorating tips to create special effects Basic cake pans. Specialty cake pans Frosting bags and tips. Decorating knifes and spatulas
PARTY EVENT PLANNING AND DECORATING
How-to books / training manuals including: Basic event planning. Event planning tips and tricks. Event decorating on a budget. Magazines with decorating ideas. Ladder. Small hand tools (hammer, pliers, screwdrivers, battery drill, etc.) Small lights (LEDs, Christmas lights). xtension cords. Fabric. Dried flowers. Decorating items
HOUSE PAINTING
How to books / training manuals including. Preparing for painting.How to use painting tools. Decorating with paint. Tool clean-up and use. Ladders. Paint tools (brushes, rollers, extension poles, scrapers, sponges, paint trays, drop cloths, etc.)
FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
How to books / training manuals including. Basic photography techniques. Portrait photography. Recording an event through photography. Digital camera & memory chips
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
How to books / training manuals including. Basic graphics design. Using computer publishing tools. Effective use of color and fonts. Instruction manuals for the various tools and machines. Small computer and printer with publishing tools installed. Offset press capable of handing a 14 by 18 sheet of paper. Interface between computer and printing press
MULTIMEDIA CENTER
How to books / training manuals including. Using video camerasb. Video editing techniquesc. Integrating music with still and motion photography. Creating effective captions on videos. Creating special effects with the video and still camera image. Video cameras and tripods. Digital cameras. CD and DVD recording and reproduction equipment. Video and audio editing equipment
CATERING
How to books / training manuals including. Party foods. Catering large events. Steam tables. Serving items. Food preparation tools (mixers, blenders, food processors, etc.
GENERAL TRAINING CENTER NEED
The How to books / training manuals would become resources of the training center for reference and future training needs. Some of the equipment would be loaned out to students to be used in a specific project (for example the steam tables). Tables, desks and chairs for the training center. Book cases for holding the training manuals. A small computer to track the various items. Who has what? When will it be returned? Where is it located? Materials to teach general home management skills (home economics. Nutritionb. Food preparation. General healthd. Effective parenting
Hope Alive Vocational Training Centre: Mission is to train people saved from the streets including Orphans, homeless and school drop outs to lead productive lives through gainful employment. The mission will be lived out by training individuals in various forms of business and then providing them with the tools to conduct their businesses. Because we will be providing the tools necessary to conduct their business we are selecting business that both have a market in Nigeria and require low capital or equipment investments. The following are potential areas of training and development:
Entrepreneurship – Starting and running a small business1.
How to books / training manuals including. Starting and running a small business. Business planning. Basic record keeping. Cash management. Marketing. An adding machine / calculator. A small computer and printer
Basic computer skills
How-to books / training manuals including. Word processing. Excel – spreadsheets. Outlook – emails, calendars, etc. Accessing and using the internet. Small computers and printers. Scanners
Sewing
How to books / training manuals including. Sewing clothes. Basic tailoring. Clothing design and construction. Design using fabrics. Basic machine embroidery. Instruction manuals for the machines. Sewing machines. Embroidery machines. Cutting and layout equipment (scissors, rotary cutters, rulers, cutting mats etc.). Patterns
Barbering (male)
How to books / training manuals including. Cutting hair. Maintaining the equipment. Basic hair styling Hair cutting cape or apron (to catch the hair when it is trimmed). Hair cutting tools (scissors, combs, electric clippers, razors)
HAIR AND BEAUTY CARE (female)
How to books / training manuals including: Hair cutting and trimming Hair styling. Hair coloring. Effective use of cosmetics Giving manicures Giving pedicures Hair cutting cape or apron (to catch the hair when it is trimmed) Hair cutting tools (scissors, combs, electric clippers, razors) Hair dryers Curling irons
LEATHER WORK
How to books / training manuals including: Basic leather work Leather braiding Leather tooling Designing and creating leather items Leather working tools (Steel straightedge, various knifes and awls, various hole punches, stitch marker [tracing wheel], revolving punch, swivel knife, revolving punch, etc.)
CAKE DECORATINIG
How to books / training manuals including: Creating artistic / special shapes with basic cake pans. Making and using special frostings for cake decorating Creating floral cake decorations.Using decorating tips to create special effects Basic cake pans. Specialty cake pans Frosting bags and tips. Decorating knifes and spatulas
PARTY EVENT PLANNING AND DECORATING
How-to books / training manuals including: Basic event planning. Event planning tips and tricks. Event decorating on a budget. Magazines with decorating ideas. Ladder. Small hand tools (hammer, pliers, screwdrivers, battery drill, etc.) Small lights (LEDs, Christmas lights). xtension cords. Fabric. Dried flowers. Decorating items
HOUSE PAINTING
How to books / training manuals including. Preparing for painting.How to use painting tools. Decorating with paint. Tool clean-up and use. Ladders. Paint tools (brushes, rollers, extension poles, scrapers, sponges, paint trays, drop cloths, etc.)
FREE LANCE PHOTOGRAPHY
How to books / training manuals including. Basic photography techniques. Portrait photography. Recording an event through photography. Digital camera & memory chips
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
How to books / training manuals including. Basic graphics design. Using computer publishing tools. Effective use of color and fonts. Instruction manuals for the various tools and machines. Small computer and printer with publishing tools installed. Offset press capable of handing a 14 by 18 sheet of paper. Interface between computer and printing press
MULTIMEDIA CENTER
How to books / training manuals including. Using video camerasb. Video editing techniquesc. Integrating music with still and motion photography. Creating effective captions on videos. Creating special effects with the video and still camera image. Video cameras and tripods. Digital cameras. CD and DVD recording and reproduction equipment. Video and audio editing equipment
CATERING
How to books / training manuals including. Party foods. Catering large events. Steam tables. Serving items. Food preparation tools (mixers, blenders, food processors, etc.
GENERAL TRAINING CENTER NEED
The How to books / training manuals would become resources of the training center for reference and future training needs. Some of the equipment would be loaned out to students to be used in a specific project (for example the steam tables). Tables, desks and chairs for the training center. Book cases for holding the training manuals. A small computer to track the various items. Who has what? When will it be returned? Where is it located? Materials to teach general home management skills (home economics. Nutritionb. Food preparation. General healthd. Effective parenting