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Blakskill School of Employability Studies celebrates inaugural graduation ceremony

Blakskill Limited celebrated a new milestone in its mission to empower African talents as it marked the first graduation ceremony of Blakskill Academy’s School of Employability Studies (BSES) recently.

This milestone marks the successful completion of an intensive global skills training programme designed to empower talents across Sub-Saharan Africa with the competencies required to thrive in the international talent marketplace.

The BSES initiative builds bridges for African talents to access opportunities in today’s borderless talent marketplace. The graduating class of 98 trainees underwent rigorous upskilling, gaining globally demanded skills like project management, agile team collaboration, workplace readiness, intercultural communication, data analytics, data analysis, self-leadership, intrapreneurship and many more. The curriculum ensured the skills acquired are relevant and adaptable to the dynamic demands of the contemporary job market.

The Chief Executive Officer for Blakskill Limited, Mr. Olugbenga Omojola during his opening remarks at the graduation ceremony expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Blakskill team for the success of the BSES Cohort 1 programme. He also extended his gratitude to all the indigenous and multinational companies that have begun to make employment offers to the graduands for full-time and paid internship opportunities.

He, however, further encouraged many more organisations to contact Blakskill Limited to indicate their interests in recruiting the BSES graduands for their respective teams equally at no cost. He further stated that the one-month intense employability training programme is completely free of charge to all trainees yet, the faculty is made up of top professionals in their respective industries. The learning environment is conducive, and all trainees are provided with daily lunch and transportation stipends.

As a special guest at the graduation ceremony, Mr Hubertus Rick, the CEO of Shoprite, delivered an inspiring address, emphasising the importance for BSES graduates to work diligently, start their careers from the ground up, and progressively build upon their accomplishments. Mr Temitola Adekunle Johnson (MFR), the Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation, also conveyed a goodwill message to the management of Blakskill Limited in celebration of the BSES Cohort 1 graduation.

As the inaugural cohort celebrates its graduation, BSES has immediately opened its portal for applications for Cohort Two (2) which will commence classes in January 2024. The management also affirmed its openness to collaborate with intending partners to deepen the reach for empowering and elevating the next wave of young change-makers who will soon complete the programme.

The BSES programme is one of the schools under Blakskill Academy which is an initiative of Blakskill Limited, providing comprehensive training to empower talents in Sub-Saharan Africa with essential skills for success in the global talent marketplace and to contribute its quota towards ameliorating the rising unemployment rate among the youth.

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From left, Mr Ajibola Bamidele, CEO Certification Edge; Mr. Uche Anyanwu, CEO Talgen Business Consulting, Mr. Olugbenga Omojola, CEO Blakskill Limited; Mr. Hubertus Rick, CEO Shoprite Nigeria, Mrs. Ajo Balogun; Founder, Jobred and Country Lead Nigeria, Power Learn Project, Mr. Michael Ogu; Group Head, Culture and Employee Experience Polaris Bank, Mr. Babajide Anjorin; Senior Marketing and Communications Manager Blakskill Limited and Mr. Michael Alasa, Chief Operations Officer Blakskill Limited.

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