ReadySetWork is an employability and entrepreneurship program aimed at preparing final year students of tertiary institutions in Lagos for immediate entry into the workforce as employees and employers of labor by equipping them with market-aligned knowledge, soft skills, business tools, and a mindset reorientation to the world of work. An initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, in partnership with a network of stakeholders including Corporate Nigeria, Lagos State-owned tertiary institutions, and training partners, ReadySetWork is aimed at addressing the gaps in the skill set of graduates of tertiary institutions in Lagos State, and curtailing the high level of graduate unemployment in the State. This is to be accomplished through a strategic intervention of thirteen weeks of intensive training in work-based and entrepreneurial skills acquisition. The project launched its pilot edition in 2016, training 500 final year students from 3 tertiary institutions- Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) and Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET). A total of 472 students graduated from the programme, and we were successfully able to place 197 of these students in internships and apprenticeship opportunities in various corporate organizations including PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers), GTBank Plc., FCMB, Total, Access Bank Plc., SystemSpecs to mention a few.
