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If you are an undergraduate seeking to gain practical work experience before you graduate, this call is for you! Wonder what your CV would look like when you do graduate and looking to improve its contents? Want to build a potentially life-long mentoring relationship with your boss who will guide you along your career path?

Positive Impact Network & GET Mentored present a unique opportunity for undergraduates to gain practical work experience, to make good use of spare time they may have (due to holidays, strikes or reduced work load) and to learn and earn, in the 3rd edition of the Summer Youth Internship Connect (SYNC) Programme.

What is it? The SYNC programme is a formal work/study mentoring programme that attaches young undergraduates to mentors for specifically defined periods- usually 6-8weeks. During this period, your mentor will pay you a monthly salary in exchange for you to perform daily tasks for him/ her. Tasks are as varied as your talent, and at the end of the day, your abilities would ensure when you leave school, you have exceptional references to fall back on!

Who is it for? Vibrant, positive, ambitious young persons seeking an opportunity for personal development, and who are in tertiary education. This means if you are studying in any higher institution in Lagos (university, polytechnic, college of education, computer college etc) and you are between ages 19-25, you are eligible.

Any Fees? There are NO hidden or apparent costs to participate in this programme. There are NO entry fees, application fees, course orientation fees, or attachment fees. Instead, we urge our partners to pay a minimum remuneration of at least =N=10,000 to all participants. Note that depending on the nature of the job, and the skills of the youth, this figure can be higher!!!!
How can I participate? Send email to info @ positiveimpactnetwork.org or visit the website www.positiveimpactnetwork.org

YOU DON’T QUALIFY FOR THE SYNC PROGRAMME?? YOU CAN ALSO BENEFIT- SIMPLY ATTEND THE MENTORS WORKSHOP!!

Attend the Programme Workshop
The workshop is a full day formal mentoring event where selected participants at this years SYNC Programme as well as interested young people interact with mentors drawn from every sector of the Nigerian economy. The theme of this year’s workshop is ‘Teach me to Earn, help me Learn’.

This year, the event will take place at the Airforce Officers Mess, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday 5th September 2009 from 10am- 2pm. So far, 45 mentors have signed up and look forward to the opportunity to interact with young people. This event is FREE but we have space for only 100 participants so please email your name, mobile number and contact address to princess_ijay@yahoo.com to reserve your space asap.

What will happen on the day? Mentors from diverse industries- banking, consulting, engineering, media & entertainment, law, medicine, etc will engage young people in interactive discussions around subjects ranging from career development, improving employability, the virtues of mentoring, self actualization to building life-long support networks etc. They will also help improve knowledge about skills you might need to succeed along your chosen career path.

At the end of the day, there will be a raffle with GREAT prizes up for grabs! 2 Dell Thinkpad Laptops, 5 mobile phones, Flash drives, books, CD’s and lots more!!

Sign up to be attached to a mentor or book your participation at the event NOW!!!

For more information: please call Ijeoma on 01 820 7048 or 0803 730 9984. To sign up as a mentor, please contact Mary on 0803 508 7797 or Temitayo on 0802 304 6134.

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