Even better results class 2: 92% has a job!
Last July the second group of students graduated and as we reported back then – more than half of them had a job upon graduation. After one month out of 37 students 32 students have found a job (86%). At present, January 2012, 92% of them have a job! Most students (59%) got a job at the same company where they did their practical training. One of the graduates got the opportunity to study at KFI Kilimanjaro Film Institute.
Class 3 on practical training – and hotels will be paying for having them
Class 3 (38 trainees) is about to finish the first phase of Employability Skills Training and are starting the second phase of Practical Training. Jobortunity will send out her trainees for at least three up to six months of practical training instead of two, in order to increase exposure and practical experience. Besides, Jobortunity asks the placements to pay a monthly students fee which will be used for the running of the institute. Many placements support this initiative. Continue reading
Class 3 – Trainers opinion on phase I and phase 2
The trainers will share their experiences and views with you in this newsletter: How did the trainers experience phase 1 of Employability Skills Training and how do they think the students will perform during phase 2 of practical training? Continue reading
Practising Hi5: SHOW TIME on Jobortunity
The last 7 weeks the students worked on a creative project with the aim to be Hi5 individually and within a group. There was a Dance&Music project, Drama, Art, and Computer project.
How are Evaline, Mwanaidi, Ruben, Anastacia and Praylord doing? Stories of Graduates
How are the graduates of class 2 doing? All of them graduated on the 9th of July 2011 and many of them found a job. Jobortunity went to visit five graduates. Read the following stories about them…
Willem and Josje Fermont: from participating in 100×100 to structural support for 5 jaar
Willem and Josje recently signed a deed of gift with Jobortunity, the culmination of a long, becoming ever clearer assessmentprocess. Here is their personal story… Continue reading
A member of the Dutch board visits Jobortunity
Last summer, July 2011, board member Martine de Vaan went to Tanzania accompanied with her husband Jasper Eshuis. How did they experience it to be with us?
A Hi5-baby is born..!
The director of Jobortunity Kim Groeneweg and her friend Alfred Itaeli are introducing to you their newborn baby girl KAYA ITAELI! Born on 15th November 2011 in Arusha, 3.2 kg. Mother, father, and baby are doing fine. These coming weeks they will take their rest en enjoy the presence of their beautiful daughter. In December and January they are visiting their family and friends in Holland.
People come and people go…… Jobortunity introduces new team members
Since June 2011 Jobortunity welcomes Susanne Beentjes in the team as the Communication Officer & trainer who is responsible for the fundraising, marketing, communication, and partly training of the trainees. Since Kim Groeneweg is with maternity leave, Jobortunity receives support from Patricia McCauley Terhell. She works temporary at Jobortunity as the interim director.
Running the marathon for Jobortunity
On the 18th of September 2011 the trainees and trainers of Jobortunity joined the Safari Marathon in Arusha to get sponsorship for Jobortunity. Some trainees found sponsorship through their friends and families; other sold cookies and candy on the street or Jobortunity T-shirts. The trainees ran 5km and 21km. It was a day full of joy, sweating, challenge, team spirit and endurance.
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