Skills Training & Employment Preparation Program

About

STEPProgram

Established in 2021, the Skills Training & Employment Preparation Program (STEPP) is a need-based shared service center program, implemented by Einstein Rising, in collaboration with OVO Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs, that purposely aims at getting youths ready for work, exposed to new skills and different life contexts. With a solid track record of sprouting start-ups into multinational social enterprises, STEPP focuses on planting the seed of entrepreneurship in the minds of all its participants.

STEPProgram conducts consecutive quarterly internship trainings throughout each year. In the first phase, participants come to Kampala, Uganda for three days of orientation and an Inspiration tour of OVO & Einstein Rising’s accelerated social entrepreneurs situated within the central region.

For the next 6-12 weeks, interns are placed at their respective projects and workstations. For interns training for more than 3 months, In the third month of the internship, these continuing STEPP students are placed in a different project or department in line with their profession.

(This is only done at the will of the host employer & student) The purpose of this transfer is to enable the interns to gain diverse knowledge and skills from various professionals.

Our Activities

Internship Placement

This is our core service offered at STEPProgram. We do prepare youths and tertiary students at all levels for real-time work, by linking them to developmental projects that support the growth of startup social enterprises, humanitarian multinational corporations, and university research groups as a supplement to their academic and career goals.

Inspirational Tours

For the first 3 days of internship, we offer all STEPP participants Six(6) exclusive inspirational visits of OVO & Einstein Rising’s most accelerated & supported social entrepreneurs. The goal is to inspire students as they travel through the lands of Kampala, Mukono & Wakiso, all meant to enable the students to adapt to a new kind of life. All Inspirational Tours are inclusive of ground transportation, 3 meals per day, an English speaking tour escort, tour driver & 1 Photographer.

Recreational Tours

The main aims of recreational tours for our STEPProgram participants is to foster active participation in a variety of sports, wildlife game drives, historical sites visits and engaging in cultural entertainment events around Uganda. All recreational tours are inclusive of ground transportation, 3 meals each day, an English speaking tour escort, & trip driver.

Accommodation Services

For all student interns, we are bound to provide you with affordable housing with bed & breakfast for each day of your internship period. For those that prefer to prepare their own meals, there is a shared kitchen, and the guests can purchase ingredients and food stuff from nearby local markets/shops and cook forthemselves while at our STEPP home

For Student Participants

Whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student in Europe, the USA, Asia, or Africa, seeking distinctive internship training while supporting the growth of social entrepreneurial startups, humanitarian multinational corporations, university research groups, and private firms, the Skills Training and Employment Preparation Program (STEPP) is here to offer insightful global internship opportunities available in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, to all finalist students and recent graduates.

The aim is to equip all STEPP participants with lifelong skills that can lead students to their ideal careers. In addition, all STEPP Participants also get to work with Innovative Social Entrepreneurs, Accountants, IT Specialists, Engineers, Media personalities, and other Innovative professionals, in line with their respective fields of study.

Our Student Beneficiaries

Willem Vanmoerkerke

Humasol

LU Leuven – University in Belgium

Willem, a materialscience & mechanical engineering student at LU Leuven university was attached to Agrimulimi Fresh Solutions in Uganda for a successful 3 months internship and supported on the construction of the Zero Energy Cooling Chamber (ZEEC) from July to September 2022.

Hannah Vanhoof

Humasol

LU Leuven – University in Belgium

Hannah Vanhoof enjoyed her internship as she was also attached to Agrimulimi Fresh Solutions project in Uganda and supported on the construction of Zero Energy Coooling Chamber (ZEEC). She studied a Masters degree in Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven. Cheersto Humasol!

Gillian Hyens

Thomas More University

Gillian, participated in the January 2022 cohort and studied a bachelors degree in Information Technology. He joined STEPP through OVO and was placed to train at Einstein Rising, and later helped social entrepreneursto build & maintain running websites and offered otherIT-related servies.

Mercy Acom Phoebe

SEtv Africa

UgandaChristian University – Uganda

Mercy Acom was formerly a student at UCU, and upon her graduation with a Bachelors Degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, she joined STEPP and was attached to SEtv Africa, a TV station in Kampala where she later was retained for full employment asthe Lead of Newsreporters at the station till date.

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STEPProgram’s host employers provide training experiences to the selected STEPP students from around the world.
Host employers have the opportunity to diversify their workforce and develop new international business opportunities by hosting highly-skilled university internsthrough the STEPProgram.

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