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Information:
The
Fajara Skills Development Centre (FSDC) was founded in Gambia in 1999
and its curriculum is aimed at women, housewives and youths who,
through factors beyond their control, never completed their formal
education.
FSDC's aim is to expand the activities of the center by
teaching courses that addresses the needs of young people and give
them an opportunity for economic independence and increase their
chances of fining gainful employment.
Program Courses:
• Commerce
Provides pupils with entrepreneurial tuition on how to start a
business in Gambia, how to create a business plan, start-up capital,
profit and loss accounts and customer care.
•
Computer Literacy
& Secretarial Course
Here they learn typing, secretarial duties
and general office duties.
• English & French Language
Basic literacy training.
• Hairdressing & beauty
therapy
This course entails hair cutting, cleaning, conditioning, styling,
weaving and attaching hair extensions. They also learn how to make
locally produced cosmetics.
• Fine Art
This
course on fine art encompasses painting on canvass & paper, tie and dye techniques,
batik making, designing and lettering.
• Home Economics
These classes teaches the skills involved in food hygiene
preparation, preservation techniques and the dangers of bacterial
contamination of meals. The students also learn how to dust, clean
and keep their home clean more effectively.
• Science
Health orientated classes covering nutrition, sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs) such as syphilis, HIV/Aids and gonorrhea,
simple hygiene, health and safety.
• Sewing & Tailoring
This course teaches sewing and free-hand cutting with scissors.
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