Your Gateway to the Corporate World !
Program Objectives
The program is aimed at fully equipping fresh graduates with essential work/life skills needed to thrive in an increasingly competitive job market. It involves rigorous training and simulations to empower fresh graduates with the skills needed to attain quality jobs and succeed in the workplace. The program provides participants with a wide range of tools, concepts and values that are imperative in today's workplace, these include: character building, effective communication, leadership, confidence building, professional presentation, critical thinking, continuous learning, self-development, team work and work ethics.
Program Design
A six week intensive program that consists of the following interactive modules:
- Business English Skills Development
The business English skills development for fresh graduates is offered at different levels to accommodate basic and intermediate entry levels of English proficiency. This segment of the program includes conversational English, report writing, business correspondences and presentation skills.
- Job Entry Skills Development
To acquire needed essential career development and employment qualification skills to pursue quality careers in today's highly competitive job market. This module is essential in the program and includes:
• Professional Resume Writing
• Job Search Techniques
• Successful Interview Skills
• Communication Skills
• Working Towards Goals
- Character Development & Work Values
Workforce passport Program focuses not only on technical development but also on behavior and character development- thus aims to instill in participants the following work values:
• Initiative
• Team Work
• Research/Field Work
• Commitment & Punctuality
• Results Orientation
• Work Ethics
• Coping with Change
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
- Specialized Business Tracks
These provide a brief introduction to the following key business concepts:
- E-Marketing
- Sales
- Customer Service
- Logistics
- Computerized Accounting
- Office Management
- Microsoft Office
- Import & Export
- Graphic Design
- Safety (IOSH)
- Graduation Project – Innovative Business Ideas
The graduation project puts to test the six weeks of intensive training whereby participants apply all the skills & tools acquired to develop an innovative business project. Participants are taken through all the stages of developing the business plan.
Selection Criteria
• Egyptian Citizens
• Applicants who are not older than 27 years
• Bachelor's degree graduates from a recognized University
• Selected candidates have to first pass a personal interview and English placement test
• Fully committed to the six weeks scholarship
• Accepted participants are committed to pay EGP 300 (commitment fees)
For more info
Professional Development Foundation ( PDF )
63 Syria St., Mohandeseen, Giza, Egypt
Tel.: +202 3305 9513/14
Mob: +2 01021051957
youthacademy@pdf-eg.org