The Rural Youth Skill Acquisition Programme RYSA is organized by the Centre for Rural Youth Entrepreneurship and Environmental Development with support from the Federal Government with UNCDF,UNIDO and EU as funding partners. The program is designed to take the skill acquisition programmes to the rural youth population with the objectives to create income-earning opportunities, stem youth restiveness, discourage rural-urban drift and grow the local economy. The target youth’s demography are Nigerians youths who are of native origins from a rural community and are also in need of business start-ups and fundamental business skills. The target youth’s demography under this Programme are semi-literate and non-literate youths, who have acquired skill training, needs start-up and fundamental business skills.

The RYSA programme has two training components as follows:
The Practical / Hands-on training: This entails training of beneficiaries of the programme to acquire further practical skills required for them to succeed in their chosen enterprises. This training will be carved out by Master Trainers designated across different communities Nationwide.
2. The Community Business School (CBS) training: The CBS Is a mandatory programme for all RYSA beneficiaries to be undertaken once a week for twelve weeks in the course of the practical/hands-on training programmes. The programme is meant to equip beneficiaries with startup-grants and business skills that are critical to success In life and business.
Community Business School (CBS) Course Outline:
1. Introduction to Business
Customer Relations
3. Marketing
4. Book Keeping
5. Community Service and Volunteerism
6. Business Networking
7. Business Modelling
List of Skill-Sets/Enterprises/Ventures:
1. Aluminum Profiling
Catering and Confectioneries
3. Electrical Installations and Repairs
4. Fashion and Designs
5. Hair Dressing
6. Makeover
7. Plumbing
8. POP, Screed Making and Painting
9. Tiling
10. Welding and Fabrication
11. Woodwork and Furniture
12. Solar Works
13. Auto Mechanic
Selection Process:
Interested candidates must enroll and pass the proficiency test in his/her chosen skill area to be eligible for the Programme.
Beneficiaries must complete the Refresher/CBS training before the Start-up Packs presentation.
Candidates must pass the training completion proficiency test and Community Business School (CBS) training test before been awarded Certificate and given support.
Successful Beneficiaries must subject themselves to the mentoring process of the Centre for Rural Youth Entrepreneurship and Environmental Development.
Benefits to RYSA Trainees:
Monthly Stipend

Beneficiaries of the program will receive the minimum monthly stipend of N50,000 in the course of their 6(six) months training with RYSA
Startup-Packs
The Startup-packs for RYSA Nigeria program are;

Work Tools
The Work Tools are equipment that will be given to beneficiaries at the end of the training, which will be used to start up their own enterprise. While the Seed Grant supports their ventures as new employers of manpower.

Seed Grants
The RYSA Programme Seed grants will be given to the beneficiaries at the end of their training as support for start-up

RYSA Programme Application:
Interested candidates should visit rysa.ng/apply to submit an online an online application form within the stipulated timeline.
Candidates must enroll for online proficiency tests based on the skill area of choice.
Applicants for RYSA must fill and submit the guarantor’s form.
Shortlisted candidates must undergo oral interviews and take online proficiency tests based on the skill area of choice.
Selected candidates must abide by the rules and regulations set by Rural Youth Entrepreneurship and Environmental Development .

Application Deadline:

Application Deadline for RYSA Nigeria is 31st of December ,2022.