The Centre for Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies (CEVS) of Al-Hikmah University Ilorin was established to be at the forefront of forging purposeful integration in liberal and applied learning that provides the students with knowledge, skills, morals and intellectual virtues that form the basis for life- long learning and contribution as well as facilitate entrepreneurial activities towards self employment.

The review of the report by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) an Agency of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) in collaboration with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) submitted in April 2018 indicated that there are problems associated with skills in Nigeria. Supply, demand and mismatches and gaps which have contributed to high employment rate and under utilization of both human and natural resources of Nigeria is fanning the amber of poverty for all categories of Nigerians especially among youths.

CEVS consequently strives to re-orientate the mindset of our students in particular and our environment in general by way of providing opportunities to recognize and develop skills through entrepreneurial and vocational practices.

Motto:

“Creating Job Providers”

Vision:

To be the foremost Centre in Entrepreneurial and Vocational Studies in Nigeria.

Mission:

Providing relevant entrepreneurial skills for accelerated labour productivity in Nigeria.

 

Curriculum Development of CEVS

A: Executive Programmes

Several people now prefer to attempt professional certification of their professional bodies, rather than undergo the tedious post-graduate studies that are often not recognized by the regulatory institutions, thereby rendering most University-based post-graduate certificates technically inferior to professional qualifications. CEVS has developed several courses with robust entrepreneurship curriculum that would appeal to young graduates seeking employment but also for those already on employment but may be getting tired of daily routine or monotonous activities related to being an employee.

1. Specialization Skill Acquisition

Skills to empower young graduates to becoming employers of labour rather than job seekers, especially in their main field of studies are not taught in most tertiary institutions. Virtually all programmes offered in our tertiary institutions can be annexed to create entrepreneurs as consultants, contractors, suppliers, sale representatives, manufacturers, trainers, sundry service providers etc. but lack of relevant curriculum and skill acquisitions have made it unachievable. CEVS has developed several courses with robust entrepreneurship curriculum that are attractive and would appeal to young graduates.

1. Vocational Courses

Several professional bodies and regulatory agencies established by government now provide for mandatory licensing of technical service providers (individuals and corporate bodies) to enhance best practices and quality assurance. The training of artisans to enable them qualifies for registration and licensing by regulatory authorities are in high demand. In addition, short courses that could improve service delivery and skills of artisans and other professionals are being offered by CEVS.

1. Curriculum for Al-Hikmah University Students

Parents are now becoming increasingly conscious of “end results” of tertiary education of their wards as certificates are gradually becoming a little more than a beautifully crafted piece of paper with their name inscribed on it.  Consequently, a robust entrepreneurship curriculum that could enhance employability or outright job creation after graduation would appeal to more parents as offered by CEVS.

 

Schedule

The general course for all participants of CEVS programmes holds on Fridays from 4 – 6.30pm while the other parts of the training hold from 9am – 6pm on Saturdays.

 

Components of Vocational Skills Training Programme for the Award of Certificates at CEVS

SECTION A General Course (Compulsory for all Participants)	·         Entrepreneurship
	·         Creativity and Innovation
	·         Business Plan and Funding
	·         Time Management
	·         Financial Management
	·         Marketing Strategy Development

SECTION B

Outline of Vocational and Professional Training Programmes

S/No.	Skill Area	Training Modules	Duration (Weeks)
1.	Water Sachetting and Bottling	Commercial Water Production	12
2.	Plastic Bottle Blowing Technology	Plastic Bottle and Container Making for Commercial Purposes	4
3.	Beauty Care and Cosmetology	Cosmetic Production e. g. Liquid soap, Hair treatment cream, Bleach, Germicide, Shea butter body moisturizer, Black soap etc.	4 – 8
4.	Renewable Energy Technology (Solar System)	Introduction to Electronics, Tools and Workshop	2
		Design and construction of solar powered DC supply	2
		Construction of inverter and Hybrid power supplies	2
		Installation, sizing and maintenance of solar panels, batteries and inverters for houses and offices	4
5.	ICT Proficiency	Basic Laptop Repairs	8
		Advance Laptop Repairs	8
6.	Water Resources Development (Hydrogeology)	Groundwater exploration techniques (Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey)	5
		Borehole drilling supervision	5
		Report writing: Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey report, Borehole Completion Report	4
		Water sampling, water analysis and data evaluation	4
		Data storage and retrieval in Hydrogeology	4
		Borehole contract packaging and procurement procedures	4
		Pump testing procedure and data analysis	5

 

 Water Sachetting and Bottling as Vocation and Enterprise

 Certificate in Water Sachetting and Bottling Production

The programme targets the youths, adults and entrepreneurs (secondary school leavers, graduates & apprentices) desiring skill acquisition or improvement in potable water trade (commercial water production) including information on funding opportunities and principles of entrepreneurship.

The training has three (3) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Start-ups for Potable Water Industry

• Listing and Sourcing of Production Materials
• Production Equipment
• Selection of Factory Site
• Factory Lay-out/Design
• Equipment Planning and Installation
• Regulatory Bodies and Licensing Procurement
• Factory Commissioning Procedures
• Staff Requirements, Responsibilities and Deployment
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Administration
• Production
• Accounts
• Procurement/Logistics
• Sales & Marketing

Part C:           Practical (On-hand experience in our ultra modern water factory)

• Production Segments:
• Raw Water Intake
• Filtration Systems
• Sachetting Machine Production Line
• Bottle Blower Line
• Bottle Filling Line
• Bottle E-ticketing and Labeling Line
• Packaging Line
• Quality Control
• Storage
• Loading and Delivery Techniques
• Troubleshooting

Duration of Training: 12 weeks

Training Fee: N50, 000:00

 

Plastic Bottle Blowing Technology

Certificate in Plastic Bottle Blowing Technology

The programme targets the youths, adults and entrepreneurs (secondary school leavers, graduates & apprentices) desiring skill acquisition or improvement in Plastic Bottle Blowing Technology.

Objectives of the Programme:

Equip trainees with the know-how of plastic bottle and container making for commercial purposes and a variety of applications e.g. water bottling, soft drink bottling, vegetable oil bottling, pharmaceuticals containers etc.    

The training has two (2) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Practical

• On-hand experience on plastic blowing machine in our ultra modern water factory
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Troubleshooting

Duration of Training: 4 weeks

Training Fee: N30, 000:00

  

Beauty Care and Cosmetology

Certificate in Household Consumable Production

The programme targets the youths, adults and entrepreneurs (secondary school leavers, graduates & apprentices) desiring skill acquisition or improvement in household consumable production including information on funding opportunities and principles of entrepreneurship.

Objectives of the Programme

Equip trainees with the know-how on:

• Elements/description of chemicals for production
• Basic equipment for production and sources from local markets
• Production methodology
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Licensing Procedures.

The training has two (2) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Start-ups for Household Consumable Production (Emphasis is on on-hand practical experience)

• Liquid soap
• Hair treatment cream
• Bleach
• Germicide
• Disinfectant
• Insecticide
• Scouring powder
• Methylated spirit
• Toilet wash/cleaner
• Air freshener
• Hair growth oil
• Petroleum jelly
• Mentholated balm
• Coconut oil
• Hair conditioner
• Shampoo
• Chemical based
• Organic shampoo from black soap
• Shea butter body moisturizer
• Adults
• Babies
• Black soap
• Baby black bathing soap
• Adult black bathing soap

Duration of Training: 4 – 8weeks

Training Fee:   N20, 000:00 (for not more than 4 products)

N25, 000:00 (for not more than 6 products)

N30, 000:00 (for not more than 8 products)

 

Trainees to acquire basic personal production safety kits; costing N3, 500:00

 

Renewable Energy Technology

Certificate in Renewable Energy Technology (Solar System)

The programme targets the youths, adults and entrepreneurs (secondary school leavers, graduates & apprentices) desiring skill acquisition or improvement in renewable energy technology with focus on solar system including information on funding opportunities and principles of entrepreneurship.

The training has two (2) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Objectives of the Main Training

Equip trainees with the practical skills and procedures for production of five commercially viable products and technical skills for installation of solar system in homes and offices:

The products include:-

• Solar Generators
• Inverter
• Solar powered Torch
• Battery powered Torch
• USB Lamp

 

Uniqueness

The training is divided into four stand alone modules, which includes:

• Fundamental of basic electronics
• Design and construction of solar powered DC supply
• Construction of inverter and Hybrid power supplies
• Installation, sizing and maintenance of solar panels, batteries and inverters for houses and offices

Trainees are at liberty to choose from any of the four modules or make combinations as desired.

 

Part B: Training on Solar Energy Devices Production

Module No.	Skill Area	Training Content	Duration (Week)
1.	Introduction to Electronics, Tools and Workshop	Interacting with components and electronic circuit board and building of different types of torches with different power sources incl. Solar.	Three (3)
2.	Design and Construction of Solar Powered DC Supply (Basic Solar Generator Design)	Exposed to electrical function of electronics component in terms of voltage and current characteristics, How to use solar energy for providing illumination with DC bulbs, powering of DC fans and charging of mobile phone using DC converters. Construction of 10 watt solar generator.	Four (4)
3.	Construction of Inverter and Hybrid Power Supply	Exposed to how to build an inverter, rectifier and coupling to a hybrid power supply for laptop, television, fan, DC and AC bulbs. Construction of 100 watt solar panel, 500 watt inverter and 65Ah battery	Five (5)
4.	Installation, Sizing, and Maintenance of Solar Panel, Inverter, Battery and Charge Controller	Exposed to how to calculate the load in a house or office and provide the appropriate sizes of solar panel rating, inverter rating, battery capacity and charge controller amperage that will suit a given load condition. Installation of 1kVA to 10kVA solar powered inverters for commercial purposes.	Four (4)

 

Training Fee

Module No.	Skill Area	Fee (Naira)
1.	Introduction to Electronics, Tools and Workshop	15,00:00
2.	Design and Construction of Solar Powered DC Supply (Basic Solar Generator Design)	25,000:00
3.	Construction of Inverter and Hybrid Power Supply	40,000:00
4.	Installation, Sizing, and Maintenance of Solar Panel, Inverter, Battery and Charge Controller	60,000:00

  

ICT Proficiency Course

Certificate in Basic Laptop Repairs

The programme targets Students, Professionals, Business Owners and Civil Servants desiring skill acquisition or improvement in Basic Laptop Repairs including information on funding opportunities and principles of entrepreneurship.

The training has two (2) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Objectives of the Main Training

This Training will provide the participants with the basic understanding of the components of the Motherboard and other parts of the laptop.  Hence acquaints the participants with solutions to common problems with various models of Laptop.

Training Outline:

1. THE BEST WAY TO TAKE A LAPTOP APART

• Laptop basics and basic components
• Laptop assembling and de-assembling
• Installation and formatting of Laptops (Flashing)
• Common problems in different laptops
• Digital Multimeter functions and uses
• Installing drivers

 

2. BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING/REPAIRS

• Solving Laptop Power Problems
• Soldering and De-soldering
• How To Handle Liquid Problems Like Spilling water In Your Laptop
• Handling Laptop Keyboard Issues
• How You Deal With Overheating Laptops
• Fixing Keyboard Problems
• Fixing Touchpad Problems
• Replacing Broken Laptop Screens
• Replacing Memory/Data Components
• BIOS flashing and programming.
• Information of different connectors and sockets
• All types of password removing
• Information about important Buses in the motherboard
• Best way to clean the motherboard
• Screen replacements LCD and LED
• Motherboard replacement
• Over heating problem solution
• Fan not moving solution
• CMOS problem and solution
• Laptop hanging problem and solution
• Replacement of DC Jack
• Replacement of USB port
• Replacement of Key Board
• Replacement of base body
• Replacement of screen panel
• Replacement of HDD/ODD/DVD Writer
• Replacement of display cable
• Replacement of Heat sink and fan
• Replacement of power Button
• Replacement of Power card / charging card/ daughter card
• Replacement of Audio/video

 

Duration of Training: 8 weeks

Fee: N40, 000:00

   ICT Proficiency Course

Certificate in Advance Laptop Repairs

The programme targets Students, Professionals, Business Owners and Civil Servants desiring skill acquisition or improvement in Advance Laptop Repairs including information on funding opportunities and principles of entrepreneurship.

The training has two (2) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Objectives of the Main Training

This Training will provide the participants with the basic understanding of the components of the Motherboard and other parts of the laptop.  Hence acquaints the participants with solutions to common problems with various models of Laptop.

 

Training Outline:

1. BASIC ELECTRONICS

ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS = AC / DC Fundamentals. Types of Circuit, Types of Material, Current, Voltage, Watt, Ampere, Resistor, Capacitor, Diode, Transistor, MOSFET, Fuse, Induction, Testing Procedure and use of components, Soldering and removing of different components, Instrument used for Repairs.

2. DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

• Understanding Laptop Power Sequence & Stages
• Power Supply to Different Chips VCC CORE, 5VSUS, 3V, 1.5V, 1.8VSUS, 5V, 2.5V
• 1st Power Stage (Primary) 5v, 3v (Always On), PCU, MAIN, SUS
• 2nd Power Stage (Secondary) 2.5v 1.5v 1.8v
• 3rd Power Stage VRM CPU CORE 1.05v
• Battery Charging/Discharging Section
• Clock Generator Circuits
• Clock Working Detail
• BIOS Chips Section
• BIOS working Detail
  3. IC CHIP SOLDERING & DE-SOLDERING
• Latest Chip Level Tools & Gadgets
• Basic Electronics Soldering & De-soldering Guide
• SMD Soldering Guide
• Surface Mount Soldering Tutorials
• Getting IC chip X onto board Y
• Trying to rework with an iron
• Sneaky tricks for soldering leadless ICs
• How does hot-air rework actually work?
  4. MOTHERBOARD IC CHIP COMPONENTS
• Block diagram, how it functions & basic problems, circuit diagram & repair steps
• Motherboard Component Overview
• Steps to Troubleshooting Laptop Motherboard Problems
• Common Problem Of Different Motherboards
• Fixing dead motherboard power problem
• Fault Finding ways
• The Capacitors, Bios Chip, Laptop BIOS Recovery
• Different Ways of Removing Toshiba BIOS Password
• BIOS Flashing & Update
• Power Fuse Chip
• Steps to tackle BIOS Password
• Laptop LCD Image (See what goes on behind the Screen)
• Steps to Fixing Laptop VGA problem.

Duration of Training: 8 weeks

Training Fee: N40, 000:00

                                     

Water Resources Development (Hydrogeology)

Certificate in Water Resources Development with

various options in the under-listed areas

 

• Groundwater exploration techniques (Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey)
• Borehole drilling supervision
• Report writing: Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey report, Borehole Completion Report
• Water sampling, water analysis and data evaluation
• Data storage and retrieval in Hydrogeology
• Borehole contract packaging and procurement procedures
• Pump testing procedure and data analysis

 

The programme targets students, graduates of Geosciences, practitioners or artisans desiring skill acquisition or improvement in water resources development (borehole drilling activities) including information on funding opportunities and principles of entrepreneurship.

The training has two (2) parts:

Part A: General Course (compulsory for all trainees)

Part B: Specialization Options

The objective of the main training is to equip trainees with the practical skills and procedures for operating as technical personnel and professionals in borehole drilling business.

Uniqueness

• Trainees are at liberty to choose from any of the seven options/specialization or make combinations as desired.
• All the options have robust on-hand field practical components
• The training is very vital for intending applicants seeking licensing by regulatory agencies

 

Part B: Specialization Options in Water Resources Development

Module No.	Skill Area	Training Content	Duration (Week)
1.	Groundwater exploration techniques (Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey)	Field instrumentation, Site management, Hydrogeological mapping, Geophysical survey procedure, Field data interpretation, Hydrogeology of Nigeria, HSE	Five (5)
2.	Borehole drilling supervision	Role of Hydrogeologist on drilling site, Site management/control, Cutting sampling and field logging, Borehole design, Archiving of samples, Site Health, Safety and Environment (HSE	Five (5)
3.	Report writing: Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey report, Borehole Completion Report	Scope of hydrogeology, Basic format & contents of report, data presentation, Compliance with extant codes of reporting	Four (4)
4.	Water sampling, water analysis and data evaluation	Sampling methods, Analytical methods, Quality assurance, Water quality standards, Compliance with extant codes	Four (4)
5.	Data storage and retrieval in Hydrogeology	Methods of data treatments, data processing, soft wares, ArcGIS, Excel, Rockworks	Four (4)
6.	Borehole contract packaging and procurement procedures	Procurement Acts, Type of contract bills, Process of contract negotiation, Work schedule	Four (4)
7.	Pump testing procedure and data analysis	Type of aquifer testing, Field data acquisition, Data analysis/presentation, Compliance with extant codes	Five (5)

 

Training Fee

Module No.	Skill Area	Fee (Naira)
1.	Groundwater exploration techniques (Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey)	40,000:00
2.	Borehole drilling supervision	40,000:00
3.	Report writing: Hydrogeological/Geopyhsical survey report, Borehole Completion Report	25,000:00
4.	Water sampling, water analysis and data evaluation	25,000:00
5.	Data storage and retrieval in Hydrogeology	25,000:00
6.	Borehole contract packaging and procurement procedures	25,000:00
7.	Pump testing procedure and data analysis	40,000:00