The Young Executive Program is an intense two-week course that provides a unique learning experience of the main areas of career management and business know-how that every aspiring professional requires for building a successful career. The curriculum provides an opportunity for participants to interact with one another in teams and build upon the experiences and activities of the program to gain essential skill-sets for success and future achievements.

The Program aims to charge up the thinking of participants, enhance their individual skills and impart new competences that will give them a critical edge in today’s highly demanding workplace. The major objective of the program is to produce potential high achievers who can hit the ground running, translating their learning and skills into sustainable results for employers.

• PROGRAM MODULES
  
  LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
  
  Our leadership development modules have two basic learning themes and objectives:
  Becoming a Leader Now! : Developing Leadership Habits in everyday Life

  •	Help participants embark on a path of leadership through a training program that includes of self assessment, study of other leaders and the development of individual vision and goals.

  
  Leadership and Global awareness
  

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  Exposure of participants to global issues such as human rights, climate change, global recession, Africa’s development challenge, poverty etc. The goal is not to help participants become academic experts in climate change or education rather we want participants to understand global issues in broad terms and be able to draw creative connections between different issues.

  
  PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
  The personal development module is supported by a range of practical activities and workshops run by an experienced team. This module will cover these core personal development areas:
  

  Public speaking and communication skills Time Management Stress Management Financial Intelligence 1: Money Management Habit Management Adaptability to change and Organisational Culture Mental Agility: Developing Critical Thinking and Problem solving skills Health and Fitness: Adopting a healthy lifestyle

  Each participant is expected to come up with an individual personal development plan; a simple, practical way of defining realistic goals based on their personal aspirations and future career interests.
  
  CAREER TOOLBOX
  This program module provides participants with a unique range of skills and knowledge designed kick-start their career journey, enrich their professional capacity and prepare them for successful careers.
  

  Goal Setting Career Planning 1: Networking for Career Success Career Planning 2: Making it to the Top Business And General Writing (Memo writing, Letter writing, proposal writing, Brief writing, report writing) Financial Intelligence 2: Basic Bookkeeping And Accounting Basic Project Management Hot Careers 1:Investment Banking, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources Executives, Financial Analysts, Digital Media Hot Careers 2: Personal Assistants, Project Managers, Advertising/Communications Experts, Software/IT experts Careers 2.0: Starting your Business. CV Surgery: improve and hone your CV and cover letter Interview Skills and Techniques Business Development

  
  OTHER FEATURES
  Video movie 1: Ben Carson. The Story. (Discuss leadership and Career success traits using the story.)
  
  Video movie 2: Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University 2. (Inspirational Talk on life and success in the real world)
  
  General Q and A
  

  PARTICIPANTS’ PROFILE
  The Young Executive Program is designed for
  • Fresh Graduates and young professionals keen to gain the skills and Knowledge to rise above the pack and enhance their edge in the workplace.

  LEARNING METHODS AND SCHEDULE
  The program employs an integrative learning model that involves a combination of inspiring lectures, case studies, class discussions, multimedia presentations, role play, self assessment exercises and personalised assignments. The emphasis of the Program is on participative learning.
  The daily schedule runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with two coffee breaks, lunch break and group activities. As the workload of the Program is heavy, participants should plan to devote their full attention to it

  WORLD CLASS FACULTY
  The Resource persons and trainers bring years of practical workplace experience drawn from their involvement in building and managing smart successful business to the learning process. They are intellectual sound, highly inspiring and ready to share all their practical and theoretical insight with participants in a challenging and enjoyable ways
  
  EVALUATION
  At the end of the Program, participants are evaluated on the basis of their individual performance and their overall contributions. Participants who successfully complete the course are awarded a Certificate of Completion which may constitute a valuable reference for further study and/or employment.