Vinyl Tiles & Artificial Grass Installer Training The Journey of 18 Women

Vinyl Tiles & Artificial Grass Installer Training: “The Journey of 18 Women”

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The Vinyl and Artificial Grass Installer Training Programme is a livelihood security scheme that is meant to empower and nurture entrepreneurial young women in the rapidly changing and competitive world. It is an offered initiative by Edugha Institute for Social Development (EISD), in collaboration with Modern Floors. It draws from the WEE-NORTH project sponsored by Global Affairs Canada through the Alinea Foundation, which focuses on inculcating industrial trades skills in young women in the northern part of Ghana, to equip them with the necessary capacity that ensures their self-dependence as young women in the male dominated society.

After undergoing a carefully planned selection process, a slot for the second cohort was ready and accommodated eighteen (18) young women, four from Wa in the Upper West region, four from Gushegu in the Northern region, four from Salaga in the Savana region, five from Tamale in the Northern region and one from Bolga in the Upper East region, who have successfully completed a 12-week vinyl and artificial grass installer training course and successfully graduated on the 25th January, 2024. The training programme offered a wide range of skills development and entrepreneurship courses which now serve as vital leveraging tools for these young women. It entailed the vinyl and Artificial Grass Installer Training (Theory and Practical), the Empowerment and Soft-Skills Training, the 360 Degree Industrial Attachment, final Practical Sessions and Advocacy.

Finally, we have eighteen (18) professional vinyl and artificial grass installers having received their certificates and transitioned to the field of real work. They performed greatly during this training, and EISD especially, expects immaculate service delivery from them going forward.

The training programme was initiated last year on Monday 12th June, 2023, admitted twenty (20) young women representing the first cohort of the training programme, who successfully completed the 12-week training and graduated. This has seen tremendous feedbacks not only from the previous beneficiaries, but also, from the WEE-NORTH project management. As such, EISD was given another opportunity to train more young women, introducing the second cohort of eighteen (18) young women again for the programme. Their training started off on Monday 23rd October, 2023. They were taken through the above mentioned sessions, which were tailor-made to ensure that young women are able to appreciate the market niche and take full advantage of the niche. Their understanding of the product, site preparation, estimations and costing as well as the financial benefits of the products, both vinyl and artificial grass, is remarkable.

As part of the Training programme and design, all eighteen young women were provided with Start-up packs just like their predecessors, to enable them better learn their craft and be ready to be independent tradeswomen after graduation. They had a number of empowerment sessions to enable them to have a good appreciation of the gender issues at stake and know they can thrive in male-dominated trades. They were also taken through a number of soft skills training sessions to equip them with the essential tools to make a difference along their professional journeys.

This was followed by the 360 Degree Industrial Attachment. The 360 Degree Industrial Attachment aimed to provide young girls with a practical glimpse into their future post-training. This phase followed their empowerment program and allowed them to put their acquired knowledge into practice. It commenced with marketing Vinyl Tiles and Artificial Grass in Tamale’s Central Business District, extending to engaging with people on the main streets. Regular review sessions were conducted to evaluate the outcomes and lessons learned from these interactions with the public and potential businesses.

Additional field visits focused on proper site preparation before product installation then followed. To complete the experience, participants conducted further field visits in their home regions, scouting potential clients and intensifying the marketing efforts for Vinyl and Artificial Grass.

More practical sessions followed during the last fortnight of the 12-week programme. The trainees dedicated themselves to further refining their installation skills for Vinyl and Artificial Grass. With several clients having already commissioned installation projects, this period provided an excellent opportunity for these women to showcase their craftsmanship. In total, each young woman successfully completed installations covering no less than 100 square meters of Vinyl Tiles and a portion of artificial grass. This intensive practice allowed them to sharpen and firm-up their abilities in estimating, executing installations, achieving impeccable finishes, and delivering exceptional customer service.

THE WAY FORWARD

At EISD, we are very particular about each of the young women and we are happy to have a 100% job placement rate. We would have

• Four (4) of them managing our Wa Showroom in the Upper West region and handling all installation services required.

• One (1) of them managing our Bolga Showroom in the Upper East region and handling all installation services required.

• Five (5) in Tamale managing our Showroom and handling all installations required.

• Four (4) in Gushegu managing our Showroom and handling all installations required.

• One (1) in Yendi managing our Showroom and handling all installations required.

• Three (3) in Salaga managing our Showroom and handling all installations required.

We are proud to say that the 12-week Training Programme has been a transformative journey for these young women, offering them valuable insights into self-discovery, teamwork, self-reliance, and self-belief. Beyond acquiring essential skills that empower them to achieve financial independence, just as their seniors, they have emerged as shining beacons of inspiration for numerous other young women aspiring to thrive in traditionally male-dominated trades.

WEE-NORTH

We are grateful to WEE-NORTH for financing this project. WEE-NORTH is a five-year (2020-2025) project funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by Alinea Foundation in Northern Ghana. We are equally grateful to Modern Floors Ghana for providing the technical know-how.

The young women have the world at their feet, and it behoves on all of us to support them. Their journey has only just begun.

EISD-NEIP Sustainable Acceleration Programme Phase II – Success Degree Onboarding & Year long coaching & mentoring

EISD-NEIP Sustainable Acceleration Programme Phase II – Success Degree Onboarding & Year long coaching & mentoring.

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The EISD-NEIP Sustainable Acceleration Programme is aims to support the development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Northern Region of Ghana. It is part of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) Hubs Acceleration Grant Programme (HAGP), which is under the Ghana Economic Transformation Project. The program has been implemented since its launch on 27th June 2023.

After a rigorous selection process, twenty finalists were selected from across the various districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Of the twenty finalists, 50% of all participants were female and the remaining 50% were male. Four finalists were from the Eastern Zone, Yendi and its environs, two were from the Western Zone, Tolon and its environs, and the remaining fourteen were from the Central Zone, Tamale and its environs. The participants were from various business sectors including recycling and waste management, light manufacturing, beauty and cosmetology, events management, agroprocessing, clothing and textiles, software development, e-commerce, among others.

The first phase of the EISD – Sustainable Acceleration Programme [E-SAP] involved 13 sessions, including “Understanding your Business Environment,” “Driving Change in your Organization,” “Improving Productivity Through Communication,” “HR Systems and Practices for Better Workplace Management,” “Workplace Improvements through 5S,” “Enhancing Productivity through Lean Management,” “Essential Soft skills,” “Marketing, Sales, Customer Service,” “Safety at Work,” “Financing your Business,” “Managing Quality for Productivity Improvement,” “Pitching your business,” “Financing Models,” “Equity vrs Owner financing schemes,” “Forming and joining Networks and partnerships ‘dos & donts’,” and “Productivity through Cleaner Production.”

The second phase of the E-SAP involved onboarding all twenty beneficiaries onto the I Am Worth It Project (IAWIP) Success Degree Program on Wednesday, 13th December, 2023. This program provides year-long coaching and mentoring to the beneficiaries .

 

All twenty finalists expressed their appreciation to NEIP, the Ministry of Finance, and the World Bank for enabling this program. The acceleration experience has provided them with a new learning process, which has better positioned them to witness sustainable growth in their enterprises.” 

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EISD -NEIP Startup Acceleration Prog.: Beneficiaries Training & IAWIP Success Program Onboarding

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Intro

The EISD-NEIP Start Up Acceleration Support Programme is under the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme – NEIP Hubs Acceleration Grant Programme (HAGP), under Ghana Economic Transformation Project.

We have been implementing the programme since its launch on 27th June 2023.

The beneficiaries of the programme are about to go through another step in the training cycle.

Success

On the 13th of December 2023, beneficiaries will go through soft skills training and onboarding onto the IAWIP Success Degree Program for one year post training support.

As a new partner of EISD the I Am Worth It Project (IAWIP) joins as training partner.

  1. The IAWIP (I AM Worth It Project) Success Degree Program include the following
  2. Monthly LIVE business training on mindset and personal development and business growth
  3. Mentorship
  4. Access to the IAWIP signature Program App
  5. Exclusive Membership to the IAWI Success Community
  6. Goal tracking
  7. The Daily Success Practice
  8. Experts Calendar

Meet Tammy

Tammy Sherger will be our lead resource person for essential soft skills training.

Edugha Institute for Social Development (EISD) Signs Mou with Renowned Canadian Firm The I Am Worth It Project (IAWIP)

EISD Signs MOU with Renowned Canadian Firm The, I Am Worth It Project

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As part of the EISD-NEIP Hub Acceleration Program, EISD has signed an MoU with a world leading provider of mindset, critical soft skills, innovative business skills and personal development training firm, the I Am Worth It Project (IAWIP). The IAWIP is to provide tailor made training solutions to EISD staff, partners, and clients.

The purpose of the MOU is to establish collaborative relations between EISD and the IAWIP in the area of mindset, personal development, and critical soft skills training to increase the personal and economic empowerment of beneficiaries and other stakeholders affiliated to the EISD by embedding IAWIP essential soft skills training solution into the current and future entrepreneurial training program/s of EISD.

As part of the MOU, IAWIP shall

  1. Establish and customize specialized essential soft skills training programs for beneficiaries of EISD to help improve their productivity and work output.
  2. Provide its customized Success Degree Program™ to beneficiaries of EISD to help improve their employability prospects.
  3. Provide specialized post training support to beneficiaries to help assist them to develop habits of success.
  4. Support, participate, showcase and share information on EISD services and activities that align with IAWIP’s brand worldwide.

EISD on the other hand shall

  1. Make the training Programs of IAWIP available to its beneficiaries.
  2. Participate and partner in relevant events, forums, panel discussions and information sharing in the mission of the IAWIP.
  3. Provide business development services for IAWIP in Africa

Tammy Sherger, the Founder and CEO of IAWIP, on her part said through engagements with relevant stakeholders in Ghana especially the government and its partners, it has become clear that the solution to unemployment and business growth is not only the required hard skills, but the underlying mindset, personal development and critical soft skills that do not usually form part of the educational and other training programs. She reechoed that globally there has been a shift in recognizing the importance of mindset, personal development, and critical soft skills training to support people to successfully become thriving entrepreneurs. IAWIP has developed a strategy to reach out to all beneficiaries of EISD through the I Am Worth It Project Coaching App.

She added that unlike other soft skills providers, IAWIP offers a 1-year post training support that is essential to inculcate the habits that are learned during the training, could track KPI’s and finally has a component of the Experts Calendar where a carefully curated calendar of experts provide specific and targeted training to identified areas to support beneficiaries ongoing growth and success.

Signing the MOU, the CEO of EISD, Mahadi Alhassan indicated that the collaboration with IAWIP is timely since his organization is currently looking at more innovative ways of increasing employability and business growth of their clients and beneficiaries. Mahadi concluded his remarks by saying the collaboration was going to lead to win-win situations for both organizations. He assured IAWIP that EISD will make all reasonable efforts to fulfill its part of the bargain in Ghana and across the African continent. He urged IAWIP to do the same.

Vinyl Tiles & Artificial Grass Graduation The Story of 20 Young Women_ eisd wee-north alinea foundation

Vinyl Tiles & Artificial Grass Graduation: The Story of 20 Young Women

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Following our partnership with Alinea Foundation through their project WEENORTH, a 12 week Vinyl and Artificial Grass training programme was launched on the 12th of June, 2023. After 12 weeks, a graduation ceremony was organized on 12th of September, 2023 for Twenty Young Women; five from the Upper East region, five from the Upper West region and ten from the Northern region.

The broad goal for conducting the training was to WEE-North’s mission of advancing gender equity and promoting decent work in the male-dominated industrial trades sector.

As part of the Training programme, all twenty young women were provided with Startup packs to enable them better learn their craft and be ready to be independent tradeswomen after graduation.

The Training Programme had the following components; the Vinyl and Artificial Grass Installer Training (Theory and Practicals), the Empowerment and Soft Skills Training, the 360 Degree Industrial Attachment, final Practical Sessions and advocacy.

The young women were taken through both theory and practical sessions of the Vinyl Tiles and Artificial Grass.

These sessions were tailor-made to ensure that young women are able to appreciate the market niche and take full advantage of the niche. Their understanding of the product, site preparation, estimations and costing as well as the financial benefits of the products, both vinyl and artificial grass, is remarkable.

As part of the programme design, the young women had a number of empowerment sessions to enable them to have a good appreciation of the gender issues at stake and know they can thrive in male-dominated trades. They were also taken through a number of soft skills training sessions to equip them with the essential tools to make a difference along their professional journeys.

This was followed by the 360 Degree Industrial Attachment. The 360 Degree Industrial Attachment aimed to provide young girls with a practical glimpse into their future post-training. This phase followed their empowerment program and allowed them to put their acquired knowledge into practice. It commenced with marketing Vinyl Tiles and Artificial Grass in Tamale’s Central Business District, extending to engaging with people on the main streets. Regular review sessions were conducted to evaluate the outcomes and lessons learned from these interactions with the public and potential businesses.

Additional field visits focused on proper site preparation before product installation then followed. To complete the experience, participants conducted further field visits in their home regions, scouting potential clients and intensifying the marketing efforts for Vinyl and Artificial Grass.

More practical sessions followed during the last fortnight of the 12-week programme. The trainees dedicated themselves to further refining their installation skills for Vinyl and Artificial Grass. With several clients having already commissioned installation projects, this period provided an excellent opportunity for these women to showcase their craftsmanship. In total, each young woman successfully completed installations covering no less than 100 square meters of Vinyl Tiles and a portion of artificial grass. This intensive practice allowed them to sharpen and firm-up their abilities in estimating, executing installations, achieving impeccable finishes, and delivering exceptional customer service.

THE WAY FORWARD

At EISD, we are very particular about each of the young women and we are happy to have a 100% job placement rate. We would have

• 5 of them managing our Upper West Showroom and handling all installation services required

• 5 of them managing our Upper East Showroom and handling all installation services required

• 2 in Tamale managing our Showroom and handling all installations required

• 2 in Yendi managing our Showroom and handling all installations required

• 2 in Damongo managing our Showroom and handling all installations required

• 2 in Techiman managing our Showroom and handling all installations required

• 2 of the young women are being engaged by Alinea Foundation in the Eastern region.

We are proud to say that the 12-week Training Programme has been a transformative journey for these young women, offering them valuable insights into self-discovery, teamwork, self-reliance, and self-belief. Beyond acquiring essential skills that empower them to achieve financial independence, they have emerged as shining beacons of inspiration for numerous other young women aspiring to thrive in traditionally male-dominated trades.

WEE-NORTH

We are grateful to WEE-NORTH for financing this project. WEE-NORTH is a five-year (2020-2025) project funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and implemented by Alinea Foundation in Northern Ghana. We are equally grateful to Modern Floors Ghana for providing the technical know-how.

The young women have the world at their feet, and it behoves on all of us to support them. Their journey has only just begun.

EISD-WEENORTH Training to Employment Program eisdgh.org

EISD, Wee-North Training to Employment Programme

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EDUGHA Institute for Social Development is happy to be contributing to training young women under the Wee-North Project with funding from Global Affairs Canada.

Economic empowerment for young women in non-traditional industrial trades provides not only a source of livelihood for these women, but the rippling effect of this cannot be overstated.

As a partner of Alinea International, we are committed to delivering this training for young girls in Vinyl Tiles and Artificial Grass Installation. We deliver this training in a holistic approach that ensures that young women are able to move from novices to entrepreneurs as soon as practical.

Twenty girls, 10 from the northern region and 5 each from the Upper East and Upper West regions, are not only the first girls to undergo this training but actually, the first team to undergo the Vinyl Training in Northern Ghana.

The program would be a three-month-long training. The girls would go through three weeks of practical and theory sessions, which would include soft skills training to help the girls transition to the world of work. The soft skills training include knowing yourself, what is holding you back from being an Entrepreneur, Understanding the business environment in Ghana, Kaizen Principles, social media, your business, basics of marketing, etc.

This would be followed by a two-month 360 Degree Attachment, which allows them to commercialize their craft. This would involve field practice engagements, marketing and sales of the Vinyl and AstroTurf products, etc. Upon completion of this three-month program, the girls would be ready for the world of work.

EISD is partnering MODERN FLOORS to deliver the hard skills component of the training. MODERN FLOORS® is a UK-trademarked flooring brand which wholesales & retails the Best Quality Affordable Artificial Carpet Grass , AstroTurf , Vinyl(PVC/SPC) Tiles(LVT), Carpet Tiles , Adhesives and other indoor and outdoor flooring products used for both Residential & Commercial spaces.

The program is a journey we are all happy to be part of. We all have a role to play. Let’s support our young women in any way we can because they too can and they will.

Eisd and Modern Floors Vinyl Tiles and Green Grass Carpet Installation training in Tamae Register

Register now: EISD & Modern Floors Vinyl Tiles and Carpet Grass Training in Tamale

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Intro

The EduGha Institute for Social Development (EISD) is looking to train interested people in the installation of Vinyl Tiles and Carpet Grass.

This is an opportunity to upgrade your knowledge or learn a new trade.

The training is taking place at our Tamale office at Gumani, Tamale.

Collaboration

The training is in collaboration and will lead by Modern Floors (Ghana).

Modern Floors is the World’s most recognized UK-trademarked supplier and retailers of ARTIFICIAL CARPET GRASS & VINYL (PVC/SPC) TILES (LVT).

Register

If you are interested in learning about this economically viable trade, call 0200170173 to register.

EISD AND MODERN FLOORS TRAINING IN VINYL TILES AND CARPET GRASS INSTALLATION