East Africa
EMPLOYABILITY SUMMIT & UONGOZI CAREER AWARDS 2023
22ND - 23RD NOVEMBER 2023
Reflecting on the 10 years of the Employability Skills Challenge and transmitting best practices to accelerate on- demand skills transfer to East Africa’s Youth for Sustainable Development.
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Career Awards
Recognizing Industry Collaborations in Strengthening Student Leadership and Career- readiness among In-school Youth.
The inaugural awards will endeavor to appreciate every participant, partner, and winner in the most elaborate means possible. For every category and award, the best three will receive customized trophies, Christmas shopping vouchers, and any other specialized donations channeled toward their recognition. Every nominee and collaborator shall receive a recognition certificate. Partners are granted the liberty to provide diverse opportunities including study grants, scholarships, internships, and jobs among others.
We foresee a myriad of benefits to partners, institutions, and individuals as follows;
- Recognition of Leadership: Recipients of the prestigious awards have the rare privilege of being recognized and elevated to the national arena of leadership.
- Individual Awards: Winners shall receive customized trophies and certificates with their names engraved on them.
- Recommendation for Opportunities: Besides trophies, vouchers, and certificates, we are collaborating with potential partners to provide other exciting opportunities. Corporate Career Academy shall provide strong recommendations for winners in regards to those opportunities.
- Top Talent Acquisition: HR firms, partners, and collaborators shall be introduced and networked with innovative, creative, and initiative takers in the students’ work and leadership ready to take up the next challenge.
- Public recognition: The program will constantly highlight partners’ and institutions’ involvement and support of the initiative in public events, on the program materials, websites, and media campaigns. Partners will also have opportunities to speak at the national gala and awards ceremony.
- Industry Leadership and Network: This initiative accords partners with a rare strategy to leapfrog its competitors in exploring industry leadership and visibility. Collaborators shall also have a platform to interact with other like-minded social change advocates to advance their leadership and reciprocation in alleviating youth leadership, mentorship, unemployment, poverty, and other social challenges.
- Seat on Advisory Board: Corporate Career Academy and the program leadership will put together a high-level and diverse advisory board of leaders, as well as corporate and industry experts who will improve the program, select and award exceptional pieces of art/talent/innovations/ventures and provide leadership for the initiative. Partners shall nominate representatives to be part of this board.
About Us
Corporate Career Academy is a Career and Leadership development social enterprise supporting Students, Graduates, professionals, and institutions of learning achievement holistic career development through creating Career awareness, Career counseling, Career Training, Career mentorship, Career talks, Leadership training Professional Career days in Institutions of learning, Internships, Attachments, and job opportunities for career advancement.
We link Career Mentors, Subject matter experts, Professionals, professional bodies, corporates, and Skills training bodies with learning institutions, Students, graduates, and professionals. Our goal is to nurture career-aware, career-ready, and empowered future industry leaders. We are the bridge between industry and future industry leaders.
To link the industry, Professionals, subject matter experts ,and academia and help transform the corporate world and leadership by developing a network of career Ready students and young professionals who will transform the corporate world, enterprises, industries, and organizations to the next level.
The cost of wrong career choice is a great burden to individual professionals, corporates, families, and the society. Students and young professional are pursuing careers they do not understand who need their qualifications or skills. On the other hand, the industry is blaming learning institutions for channelling half-baked graduates who lack basic skills to enable them to succeed in their roles.
Students and professionals who have a clear career direction develop the right attitude and can grow more holistically in their careers. This also reduces the amount of time employers will spend in training and motivating staff hence increasing company productivity. He endeavours to create the workforce of the future and enhance productivity in the current workforce.
- College leavers CV clinic and career tips: conducted by HR managers and recruitment partners to college leavers to prepare for effective job /internship search.
- Scholarship conference: conducted by organization that provide scholarship to students to guide them on available scholarships, how to apply for scholarships, and the process of acquiring a scholarship.
- Career Magazine: A Monthly magazine highlighting different careers and featuring career stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurship summit: Training students running business on management skills enabling them to learn from CEOs mostly who started business in college and have established them.
- College Innovations challenge: Collaboration with industry leaders to nurture innovations and support growth.
- Career Knowledge talks: we create career contents by engaging professionals and subject matter experts in candid discussions
- Leadership Training sessions for College and University students.
- Skills training: we offer a suite of career and skills development programs preparing students and professionals to fit into the job market
Here are our
Milestones
Corporate Career Academy has experience in developing programs that create awareness in regards to the student life, and career development of in-school Youth. Working together with Universities ,Colleges, Schools , Parents’ Professional Bodies , Corporates, and other educational and career stakeholders. We link Career Mentors, Subject Mentor Experts, Professionals, Professional Bodies, Learning Institutions, Corporates, and Skills Training Professional Bodies to Students, Graduates, and Professionals. Our goal is to nurture Career-aware, Career-ready, and Empowered future industry leaders.
Our Services
- Career Exploration
- Career Development
- Professional Career Days
- Skills Training
- Mental Wellness
- Financial Wellness
- Establishing Links
- Career Services
- Job Readiness
- Internships
- Attachments Research
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Who have helped shape future leaders!
Jonathan M. Gichohi
Process Automation| Change Management Project Management| |RPA| Lean Six Sigma| Digital Transformation Champion
Johnson Ireri Kinyua
Dean Of Students at University of Nairobi
Cecilia M. Waihenya
An experienced professional with a focus on Stakeholder Engagement, Career Services, Employability and related programming with over 13 years’ work experience, 9 of those being in higher education, developing and running career development and employability programs and seeking diverse and strategic partnerships to support the same | An experienced trainer for diverse groups, including people living with disabilities and under-privileged youth | Certified Coach working towards International Coach Federation credentialing.
Walemba Jay (MIHRM)
Certified Professional Resume Writer || Career Strategist || Head Hunter || Talent Acquistion || Mobilizer || HR Consultant || Recruiter || Interview Coach || Training Specialist || Founder || at Jay CVS
Jane Gikonyo, CHRP (K)
People & Culture I Talent Management|Employee Relations| HR Operations|Career coach| Certified Trainer| ICF- Certified Coach| Toast Master| Certified Professional Mediator ( CPM)
George Odera
Actuary-Safaricom
Jose Almeida
International Data Consultant and Advisor - Africa ( 🇰🇪 🇿🇦 🇳🇬 🇹🇿 🇷🇼 🇪🇹 🇸🇱 🇺🇬 🇬🇭 🇪🇬 🇿🇲 ) | DataManagementU Thought Leader | Driving better insights through better data
Olanrewaju Oyinbooke
Senior Cloud Advocate @Microsoft | Speaker | Power Platform | Data Science | ML DevRel | Data Governance
Dennis Kituku
Chef De Partie at The sands at nomad hotel
Kering Timothy, YIPP
Actuarial Pricing|Data Analytics Evangelist & Trainer|Strategist|Insurance
Cyrus Onyiego
Enthusiastic Business Leader and outstanding performer in Operations and Logistics within E Commerce Industry. Proven success in leadership, operational excellence and organizational development with keen understanding of elements of delivery experience. Recognized for inspiring team members to excel and encouraging creative work environments. Branded as a ‘transformational Leader’ by my senior management-ready to roll up sleeves and make tough decisions.
Susan Kiamba
Helping banking professionals with 10+ years experience to get unstuck | Gain career clarity and confidence about your next career move using a proven 4-step framework | Career Coach | Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
JOEL MWITA
Joel leads the Wanafunzi Investment Unit Trust operations and strategy execution. In this role, he is responsible for all commercial activities, project research & operations; marketing and product development
Victor M. Marangu
Head of Sales and Marketing at Standard Investment Bank
KIOGORA DMK, BA(Nairobi) M.Sc (Nairobi)
Founder, African Centre for Environment, Energy and Climate Advocacy. ACEECA .PHd Student in Environmental Law
Daniel Ochieng
|Business Development & Management Consultant-Africa Market Penetration| Entrepreneur | Board Member | Environmentalist
Naftal Ndege
Learning and Development | Talent acquisition |Employee Relations | Human Resource Business Partner (Commercial) at Pwani Oil Group
DAN MUGERA
Certified Speaker/Coach, Professional Counselor and Author
Elizabeth Wathuti
Kenyan Environmentalist and Climate Activist, Founder of the Green Generation Initiative, Wangari Maathai Scholarship Awardee, TIME 100 Next Leader 2022.
Njeri Jomo
Chief Executive Officer & Principal Officer | Jubilee Health Insurance Ltd | 🛡️Top 10 Women In Banking & Finance Africa 2022 Award |🛡️ Top 50 Women In Insurance Africa 2022 Award
Christopher Benedict Mwirigi
Senior Manager- Learning and Development at I&M Bank Ltd
Eve Kilel
Program Manager, Cloud Security - CxE at Microsoft
Dr. Salesio Mbogo Kiura
Senior Lecturer and Director, School of Computing and Information Technologies at The Technical University of Kenya
Kayode Ayankoya, PhD
Sr Data & Applied Scientist at Microsoft
Washington Ndegea
Md at Emmanet
Nancy Onyancha
News Anchor/Quality producer at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
Franklin Pendo, MPRSK
Public Relations Communications Officer at Institution of Surveyors of Kenya
Carol Kiruri
Business Intelligence | Data Engineering | Data Analysis
Messy Sum
Communication, Advocacy, Outreach and Mobilization// Digital Marketing
Kelvin Andande
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST, DATA ANALYST, EDITOR
Christopher Mwangi CS, CPA (K)
AP | AR | O2C & P2P Lead | Credit & Risk Finance | Finance Business Partner | Commercial Finance | Financial Controller
CHEPNGETICH LILIAN KIRUI
Communication Professional at Taboiyat FM
Saida Thuo
Country Manager at De Montfort University
Habiba Khan
International education Consultant/specialist
Jane Mutisya
HR Director & Certified Professional Coach at Career Management Centre Limited
James Kimotho
Experienced Business Leader with a rich track record working in the building solutions industry. Skilled in Customer Acquisition and Retention, Marketing ,Branding,Public Relations and Advertisement ,Field Sales Mapping and Coverage , Customer Centricity,Business Leadership, Budgeting, Strategy Formulation and Cascade, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Event Management, and Corporate Communications
Bob Mwiti
Snr Business Analyst-Robotics Process Automation (RPA-uipath)
Livingstone Makori
Global Sustainable Career Development enthusiast, Mentor, and Trainer
Kevin Tuei
Cloud Developer • ODeL Coordinator • Atlassian Community Leader • AWS Community Builder • Technology Mentor • Certified Educator
Rosemary Maina
Corporate Trainer // Skills Consultant // Conference Speaker // Coach: Raising the bar on self leadership
Philip Pande
Youth | Gender | Disability | Equality | Innovation | Forgotten Bottom Millions | Social Inclusion
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