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Volunteering for Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest and fastest growing business and economic education organisation. It is unique in that it recruits the very people who are most knowledgeable and enthusiastic about enterprise to teach students about the business world. Every year, thousands of volunteers from business communities go directly into local classrooms and teach enterprise skills to students and the value of educational qualifications. Drawing from real-life work experience to enhance lesson plans prepared by Junior Achievement, these individuals help young people develop the leadership skills they will need to succeed in school, the future workplace and in life. By stepping into the classroom and offering real-life examples to our programme curriculum, they provide relevance to students' education.
By volunteering with JANigeria, you will help students:
- Understand the connection between classroom studies and the workplace;
- Build positive attitudes towards work and develop the decision making and thinking skills that produce success in the workplace;
- Enhance self-esteem and confidence, teamwork, leadership and interpersonal skills;
- Appreciate the importance of an education and the concept of lifelong learning;
- Meet positive role models from their community;
- Experience 'hands-on' learning;
- Appreciate business and economic concepts and the elements of entrepreneurship.
You Gain More Than You Give
There is no better way to re-learn your area of expertise than by helping eager and curious young people to understand it. You might be surprised at how volunteers improve their own work, based on what they've done in the classroom with JA students.
JAN helps business too. By helping to expose young people to the business experience, companies are taking a strong part in the training of their employees of tomorrow. A company's involvement in JAN is actually about getting a head start on that firm's corporate future.
What Does Junior Achievement Do?
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Junior Achievement teaches young people about Enterprise, the importance of Education and the skills they will need to succeed in a changing world.
Through the JAN programmes, students gain a deeper understanding of teamwork, decision-making, creativity, communication skills and a new level of confidence - all things that are critical in work and in life.
As a Volunteer, how much time must I invest in the programme?
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Junior Achievement of Nigeria offers a range of programmes for young people aged 5-25 years. Business volunteers spend 1 hour per week in the classroom for the duration of the programme. All Primary school programmes are 6 weeks duration and Secondary school/University programmes range from 6 - 15 weeks.
What are the volunteer requirements?
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As a role model you should possess energy and enthusiasm and enjoy working with young people.
For the Senior Secondary and University programme volunteers, some knowledge of business is required.
Will I be trained?
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Yes, there is a training course for each programme where you will be teamed with a teacher and trained to deliver the programme in partnership with the teacher.
Can I really make a difference?
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Of course you can! By giving a little of your time to share your practical knowledge of the business world, offering real-life examples from your own work experience and encouraging students to set goals for their future, you will enrich the lives of the students you work with in a very practical way.
When you volunteer for JAN, you not only help young people get valuable business experience, you're getting a head start on your company's corporate future. Helping train youth today means strong, confident business people for you tomorrow.
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