Course Content

Fajara Skills Centre has provided inspiration to those who have enrolled by building confidence and transforming attitudes of young women. FSD has been able to impact knowledge and provide skills to empower its students and trainees. It has given them a new image of themselves encouraged a sense of self-worthiness and prepared them for their individual contribution in the society. It has actually trained well over 500 students to date who have either been employed in public and private institutions or are engaged in their own commercial ventures and small scale enterprises e.g. Corinthia Hotel Salon, Hair Nest and African Pride Salon just to name a few.

Home Economics

 This involves hygienic preparation of food with an underpinning knowledge of healthy cooking, the service industry and focusing on food preservation in general. We shall be teaching students here to manage a home when appropriate. This would entail how to cobweb, clean and basic house keeping. This program is designed to get the trainee to be aware of the hazards of poor storage of food and the tips of cooking local food and baking.

Fine Art

The Centre offers a course in Fine Art. This entails batik, tie and dye, painting, lettering and design. Though we are in the hairdressing and beauty business, the students have an option of taking up other skills when they finish. By giving them a broader view for job spectrum, (hairdressing and beauty entails capital) when they finish. They do not become redundant while waiting to start up their chosen career

Science

Students need background knowledge on basic hygiene, health, safety and nutrition. They will also be given some knowledge on sexually transmitted diseases.

Commerce

This is a quite vital area of understanding if they go into any business. They have to know if they are running at a loss or profit, how to raise capital to start a business and how to make a business plan. As would-be-entrepreneurs, students should know their duties and responsibilities to their customers.

French

This is a simple communication skill. West Africa is divided into English and French speaking countries. If students should find themselves in Senegal, for instance, language should not be a barrier.

Sewing

This course has been introduced to equip students with garment making skills. The emphasis will be on free-hand cutting.

Computers

Computer studies will be introduced in time. Students would go through basic secretarial course and learn typing.