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Samuel Ajose Kitchen Assistant, Craft Gourmet Samuel heard about WAVE from his Local Government Council in Eti-Osa. He applied to WAVE because he wanted to acquire skills and earn a living by himself. Before then, he had been dependent on his mother, for whom he was working free. What surprised him the most about WAVE was the fact that he had to go through training. He had thought, when he heard about the programme, that he would instantly get a job. The most challenging aspect of the programme for Samuel was waking up early, because he was never used to it. Samuel job-shadowed at Calitos Restaurant as an assistant bartender where he learned how to make cocktail. He currently works with Craft Gourmet as a kitchen assistant. He successfully landed this job only one month post-graduation. Samuel would like to further his education and hopefully become a footballer. He advises WAVERS to be focused and learn to endure Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other...

Andrew Ayim Waiter, Craft Gourmet Andrew learned about WAVE from an alumnus. Prior to this, he was a job seeker. He had lost his job because his former employer closed down the hotel where he worked. He came to WAVE because he heard that he could get a job – exactly what he needed desperately at the time. On getting to WAVE, what fascinated Andrew the most was the quality of the training he encountered; how very intensive and mind-opening he found it. Andrew job-shadowed at Southern Sun where he learned how to lay bed and how to use a dry-cleaning machine. He also worked with the Career Services Department (of which company?) as an intern. This was where he picked up skills on data management. He was able to secure a job three months after going through WAVE Academy. He got employed as a waiter at Craft Gourmet Restaurant. In his seven months on the job, Andrew’s biggest lesson has been “that getting the job is not really what matters; keeping it is the real work’’. The most important...

Oluwadamilare Egbadi Waiter, Craft Gourmet Damilare Egbadi heard about WAVE from Thompson, an outreach coordinator. Before enrolling at the academy, he was assisting his mum at her shop as a sales boy. He quit because he wanted to earn a living for himself and add to the few skills he had. The first impression Damilare would have of WAVE was hospitality. At the first training session he attended, Damilare had free lunch– much to his pleasant surprise. “I didn’t think WAVE would provide lunch so I was particularly surprised about that,” he says.  But it wasn’t only lunch Damilare had for free that day. He also had access to the experiences of people who had gone through the WAVE system. Alumni of the academy were invited to share their stories at that session.   Damilare did his job shadow at The Wedding Store, Ikeja, where he learned how to make bags and gift cards in less than two weeks. After graduating from WAVE, Damilare waited two months before securing a job as a waiter ...