New 100 Knod learners, welcome!

Cohort "Nne" (4 in Swahili) joined Knod's fast track to employment past week. They started their orientation during the second half of september, and now they are attending a "21st Century Skills Accelerator" training for 2 weeks in Nairobi. This course in being held on the Leadership Training Center of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB).

It’s an intensive skills learning program that includes:

• Learning how to learn, enhancing Self-Regulation and Project-Based Learning.
• Professional communication, specifically presenting F2F and online.
• Leadership: developed through Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students – Succeeding in College…and in Life ® program and certification. The 7 Habits for Highly Effective College Students ® is a complete program for learners success that not only prepares students to succeed in college, but also provides them with a foundation tosucceed in their career and personal life.

During 2 weeks they also interact with executives from Knod employers partners. Joshua Oigara, KCB CEO, is one of the top leaders meeting our learners, sharing with them the key factors for professional success in 21st century, and the difficulties that companies have to hire employees with the soft skills they need. Other employers that will interact with Cuatro during this week are Microsoft, Western Union and Sageo Technologies. 12 students from Knod first cohort (Kwanza), are working with new learners as mentors.

Finding ready-to-work employees is harder than ever. With Knod, employers have the power to shape the sustainable pipeline of competent employees they want to hire. Knod’s model gives learners unique opportunities to tackle real projects with real companies. This hands-on approach ensures employers get competent employees with character who understand their business and are well-positioned for future career progression.