Posts

Showing posts from December, 2018

"The training came with its challenges, but it was worth the time and stress". - Kayode Ilebiyi (WAVE Alumnus)

Image
Kayode has always been a go-getter. He worked as a reporter for a media company before relocating to Ibadan in order to pursue his dreams. Immediately he settled in Ibadan, he attended the WAVE training. He learnt about WAVE from one of the social media channels and decided to give it a try. Although there were a lot of challenges and obstacles when he began the training, Kayode did not allow these get in the way of him achieving his goals. He was determined to get the best out of the training, and he did all he could to make it happen. After the training, he got the opportunity to intern (job shadow) at International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), where he was able to put to practice, his time management skills learnt during the training. He said; "My  resumption time was 7.30am and once it was 7.45am the gates where locked, lateness was a grievous offence but my experience at WAVE had already taught me how to manage my time properly" . He was also delighted to h...

Fadekemi at the CloseIT summit 2018

Image
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