Digital literacy training & job support, Samasource

https://www.samasourcedigitalbasics.org/enroll

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Samasource Training is a 10-day course offered in Nairobi, Kenya.

For more information on the curriculum, click here. 

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CONNECTING YOUTH TO EMPLOYMENT
Samasource Digital Basics addresses these challenges by equipping unemployed youth with market-aligned skills and a direct connection to employers…

 

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
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Trainees learn the fundamentals of digital literacy, as well as market-aligned occupational skills that employers need now.

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JOB SEARCH COACHING
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Trainees create a professional CV and receive intensive job search preparation through mock interviews and coaching.

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EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS
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Upon completion, trainees are connected to job opportunities at Samasource & our vetted network of hiring partners.
MARKET-ALIGNED CURRICULUM
Our curriculum leverages insights gained from Samasource’s years of hiring marginalized youth to complete work for some of the world’s largest companies.
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In matter of weeks, trainees learn basic digital skills, as well as a specialized occupational skill, like web research.
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THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGE
For many young people around the world, full-time formal employment is a distant dream.

This is because marginalized youth often:
1. Lack skills — including market-aligned occupational skills, digital literacy, and workplace professionalism.
2. Lack an understanding of the job search process — including how to write a CV and present themselves in a job interview.
3. Lack connections to formal sector employers — oftentimes they don’t know where to begin looking for a living-wage job.

SAMASOURCE DIGITAL BASICS
Equipping marginalized women and youth with the skills, confidence, and support they need to secure a living-wage job.
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WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES
Marginalized youth face many barriers to formal employment. Even minor expenses can cause someone living in poverty to drop out of training or miss a job interview. Samasource Digital Basics addresses this challenge by providing trainees with a host of wrap-around support services that help them complete the transition from training to employment.

CHILDCARE
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Many trainees are young mothers and single parents. We ensure that trainees with children have access to free childcare so that they can focus on learning.

PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE
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Many trainees lack the means to acquire appropriate professional attire. We provide free clothes to ensure trainees look their best when they go for job interviews.
TRAVEL STIPENDS
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Transportation fees can add up during the job search. We provide students with travel stipends to ensure they can afford to get to and from their job interviews.
PROFESSIONAL MENTOR
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At the conclusion of training, every student is matched with an instructor mentor who supports the student throughout their transition to employment.