Everyone is aware that the future of the country lies in creating a “skilled workforce” for the problem facing our community, which is not just that of unemployment but of un-employability.
HUME Community Centre, Skills Enhancement Programme (SEP) aims to equip the youth with theoretical knowledge, practical skills and a positive attitude to seek meaningful employment and take them towards self-sufficiency. Thus, the emphasis of the SEP is on enhancing the employability level through 4 segments:
- Computer literacy
- Spoken English
- Vocational training
- Soft Skills
Any youth is eligible to apply for the SEP and enrol for all the segments or for just one or some of them.
At the Hume Community Centre we run Computer skills programme, where participants are introduced to the basics of computer literacy that build a foundation to take on higher level computer skills at a later stage in their professional lives. The focus is on learning practical computer skills along with a theoretical foundation of computer science. The programme covers Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet etc.
The Hume Community Centre Spoken English course aims to impart Basic English language skills to support the non-English speaking background people in achieving their higher educational goals equip them to do well in their job interviews, future jobs and confidently converse in social situations.
Language games, conversations, discussions, drill, functional writing exercises, mock interviews – all aim at shaping a confident youth empowered to accomplish basic social and business communication.
Sessions on Soft Skills conducted by corporate volunteers prepare the participants to confront the professional work place with the desired set of values, attitudes and behaviour. Sessions on grooming, goal setting and time management focus on getting them ready to take on the future with confidence. The ultimate goal for SEP is to yield self-sufficient, compassionate and responsible youth, who are meaningfully employed.