project train ten thousand artisans (PTTTA)
Our skills training program is designed for women and youths, focusing on core construction technical skills and essential soft skills, with the goal of economically empowering the beneficiaries. The program is unique because it implements an 80% female to 20% male participation ratio as part of our effort to empower women while promoting gender diversity in the construction industry. As a result, our program specifically targets women, particularly those who are out of school, from low-income families, or seeking alternative career paths
Curriculum & Certification
Our curriculum is meticulously designed to provide trainees with a well-rounded, competency-based education, blending practical technical construction skills training with essential soft skills development.
Our technical skills training follows the standards set by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB).
Upon successful completion of the program, students will sit for the NABTEB exams and, upon passing, will receive:
- a NABTEB certificate
- Soft skills completion certificate
Training Model
70% PRACTICAL
30% THEORETICAL
Mass Awareness and Sensitization Campaigns
These campaigns aim to increase awareness of the 190+ career opportunities in the construction industry, change misconceptions about female participation, and promote careers in construction industry as ‘Gender Neutral’. This is achieved through several activities:
- School Outreaches: This ‘Early Attraction’ initiative aims at exposing female students in both public and private secondary schools to opportunities in the construction sector.
- NYSC Outreaches: This aims to sensitize and expose fresh graduates currently undergoing NYSC to the myriad of opportunities within the construction sector just before they enter the labor force.
- Community Outreaches: Recognizing the influence of parents and community leaders on career choices, this outreach initiative aim to sensitize parents and community members about career opportunities for females in the construction industry.
- Train the Trainer: In addition to sensitizing students, we also counsel and train school career counselors during our secondary school outreaches. We equip them with our information booklet on careers and pathways in construction, along with a career guidance book tailored for counselors. These efforts ensure that our message extends beyond the outreach, fostering long-term impact through the counselors’ continuous work with students.
- Mass Media Campaigns: We utilize social media and mass media platforms such as radio, billboards, and newspapers to advance our “WOMEN CAN BUILD TOO” campaign.
construction open day
Seeing is Believing! To reinforce our early attraction activities in schools, we organize a Construction Open Day specifically for female secondary school students. During this event, students are taken on a tour of live construction sites to experience the practical aspects of the trades.
construction tradeswomen career fair day
youth entrepreneurship project (YEP)
The Youth Entrepreneurship Project (YEP) was established to enable more young women and men enhance their ability to:
- Establish businesses that can operate within the construction industry supply chain thereby becoming “Constructpreneurs”.
- Develop ideas and innovate for the construction industry
Under this initiative, all certificated graduates of the training program receive branded startup packs in their chosen skill area to help them begin their entrepreneurship journey.
leadership hub for women in the construction and built environment - the 1st in nigeria
This initiative was specifically designed to empower, equip, and elevate women currently working in the construction industry, as well as those interested in joining. It provides the right skills, knowledge, and support needed to qualify and excel in leadership roles, fostering a more balanced representation in higher positions.
The program is an 11-week certified training course covering the following areas: Leadership Brands & Skills, Construction Project Management, Construction Technology, Basic Contract & Construction Law, Construction Procurement Management, Operational Excellence, Emotional Intelligence, Financial Management, Strategic Planning / Performance Management, , Conflict & Sexual Harassment Management and Work-Life Balance & Time Management.
Other activities
- Information and Communication materials: IBF distributes its developed information materials which includes Career in the Construction Industry Pamphlets showcasing the 190+ career opportunities in the construction industry, Careers in Construction Booklets (translated into the three major Nigerian languages (Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo) and Career Guidance Book for
counsellors at outreach activities.
- Periodic empirical research and surveys: we conduct these research to gather accurate data, identify barriers, provide recommendations, serve as a reference for subsequent academic work by all stakeholders, and assess the impact of interventions.
- Periodic Sensitization & Consultative Forums: our forums serve as a means of encouraging employers of labor, institutions, agencies, and the government to prioritize the recruitment, training, and retention of women in procurement and contracts, and in the construction industry in general.