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The CloseIT Summit 2018 was a great avenue for learning and engagement, with the Topic;  "The Future Of Assessment" Fadekemi, who represented teamWAVE was among the 5 panelists, speaking on skills validation and compatibility matching work. Other Panelists present at the Summit included; Kathleen Delaski Lois Johnson Shane Keller Jamai Wallis Blivin The summit was centred around moderated discussions with diverse perspectives and practices. Some of the topics discussed were; Economic mobility-Building inclusive pipelines, How to think like a futurist and How to navigate the future. Read more

 After working with three different establishments, Favour could only make meagre savings for herself. She searched for better opportunities but her efforts proved unproductive. This was difficult! The fact that she lacked information at critical points was the genesis of the situation. This worried her because ends needed to be met but the means were unavailable. She finally got the opportunity to come to WAVE through the recommendation of a friend and decided to go on with the program, as the Ajah centre which she attended, was not much of a distance to her place of abode.  The fact that she hungered for more knowledge about skills relating to better opportunities with respect to the hospitality industry was her drive. At WAVE, she learnt skills in communication and was willing to know more about the things that were not clear to her. Though her expectations were high, she did not lose sight of what she wanted out of the experience. She also took part in the job shadow ...

In order to increase the efficiency of workplace productivity, the Peak Performance training was held for the WAVE team members. The training session was taken by Olu Ogunlela; a life coach and personal development trainer. The aim of the training was to shed more light on how to balance other components of human life, in order to maximize productivity in the workplace. The key facets of each individual life were listed as follows; Foundational Facets- 1. Physical facets 2. Spiritual facets 3. Personal development Practical assessments were carried out and it was concluded that separate areas of life, filter into other areas, therefore mismanagement, of any area may be an impending disaster in one's career. In relation to team activities, it was also noted that every team is attached to the other in one way or another because each team needs a part of others' outputs in order to complete certain tasks. At the end of the session, the team members were able to identify aspects th...

The fourth edition of the Nigerian Education Innovation Summit was held at Gbagada between 18 th and 19 th October and Wave team members: Lolade, Ruth and Ebehi were in attendance, representing the organisation. It   was organized by The Education Partnership Centre and   was themed “Accountability and Transparency in the Education Sector.” This annual event is aimed at strengthening the educational sector of the Nigerian economy. However, this year’s summit was majorly about discussions directed at impugning accountability and transparency inadequacies in the educational system in Nigeria. Mr William C. Smith from The UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report opened the summit, with over 250 stakeholders in attendance, examining the issue. The summit was divided into different sessions of master classes on Data Visualization, and Advocacy and Strategic Communications, which were led by BudgIT and Connected Development respectively. Also, there was   an exhibition of ...

The Career Service team put together a town hall meeting for the Alumni to share their post-WAVE experiences, both positive and negative. The meeting, which was held on the 29th November, also availed them the opportunity to air their grievances and give meaningful feedback on how WAVE can serve better. The participants were delighted at such opportunity and they didn't hesitate to speak about their about their experiences. While relating both good and bad experiences after the training, they also offered tangible solutions and feedback on how WAVE can meet, manage and exceed their expectations. The mini interview masterclass started right after, in which they were briefed on how to ace their interviews. It was a great time for the Alumni to meet, network and also gain more knowledge.

The Africa talks Job event is an annual conference that was first initiated in 2017. This year, the African Union Commission, with the help of other bodies such as   the New Partnership for Africa`s Development (NEPAD), B usiness Africa. It was also supported by the European Union (EU), the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the Pan African University Programme (PAU), the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) and the Continental Africa Agriculture Programme (CAADP)came together   to discuss the ever-increasing number in Africa's workforce value and also to proffer solutions towards creating jobs and encouraging youth entrepreneurship across Africa.   More than 160 representatives of youth, business, investment, education, policy-making and civil society from all African regions as well as European partners convened at the conference, which held at Addis Ababa on the  30th to 31st October, 2018.   WAVE, represented by R...