Every year, Lead Transformation Initiative offers agriculture internship placement for students of higher institutions who desire to undergo their industrial training or SIWES in Akure. Lead Transformation Initiative has been using this avenue to contribute to national human capacity development over the years.
Suppose you are a student of any tertiary institution in Nigeria and seeking an opportunity to gain practical skills across agriculture value chains. In that case, you may want to learn more about how you can undergo your industrial training with us in Akure.
Benefits of Internship Programs Lead Transformation Initiative Akure
Internship at Lead Transformation Initiative Akure offers students of higher institutions a unique opportunity to master agriculture beyond the theories. Thanks to global exposure of our founders.
As an Agriculture IT/SIWES student, you will have access to practical agricultural knowledge and some life hack skills that will make you a well-grounded graduate after school. Beyond these, an internship with us will give you the following benefits:
Hands-on experience in various agricultural practices
At our organization, we do not teach agriculture. We live it! As an agric-centric non-governmental organization in Akure, Ondo State, we strongly believe in the potential of agriculture to create jobs and reduce the high rate of youth unemployment in Nigeria.
Hence, we offer hands-on agricultural training for our IT/SIWES students. We offer practical training in the following agricultural sectors:
- Crop production
- Fish production
- Poultry production
- Beekeeping and honey production
- Agribusiness development
- Agric-marketing and branding
- Tree seedling production
Mentorship and Guidance By Industry Experts
Interns at Lead Transformation Initiative Akure learn beyond basic agriculture. Our IT/SIWES students have the opportunity to be tutored and mentored by industry experts.
This affords the additional privilege of getting exposed to current industry trends and working under the watch eye of seasoned professionals.
Personal Development and Growth
At Lead Transformation Initiative, we recruit interns and put them on placement. We first work with you by getting your mind transformed and fertile enough to conceive uncommon creativity.
We achieve this by subjecting our interns to rigorous in-class training on:
- System and design thinking
- Problem analysis
- Project analysis
- Concept design & transformation
- Business development
- Branding
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Gender development
- Team building, among others
Completing these modules will birth a new you ready to engage in agriculture with high enthusiasm and creativity.
Networking & Global Opportunities
Our internship training in Akure exposes students to a series of networks required for their career development. In the same vein, participants get to know about some global opportunities they can leverage immediately or on the long run in their careers.
Qualifications for Internship Placement at Lead Transformation
Becoming an intern with us follows a simple but detailed process. Due to the high volume of applications we receive for placement, it is necessary applicants for IT/SIWES meet the following minimum criteria:
- Have SSCE
- Be a student of any tertiary institution in Nigeria or have affiliation with one
- Physically fit
- Willingness to learn and explore rural spaces
Kindly note that meeting the above requirement still does not guarantee your internship placement with us.
What are the Roles of IT/SIWES Students At Lead Transformation
At Lead Transformation Initiative, no two days are the same. Every day comes with its uniqueness both in the in-class and on-site training. So, as an IT/SIWES student, your typical duties may include:
- In-class training
- Project research
- Outreach on some of our projects especially Gender RIDE
- Extension services for rural farmers
- Advocacy and awareness campaign through our project House of Opinion
- Training of rural kids through our project Smart Farmers Kid
- Field works like crop plantation setup or management such as Land mapping, planting, harvesting or crop management. (we have farm workers and machinery that do the heavy part of the work)
- Market development
- Feeding of livestock
- Stocktaking
- Product sales
- Processing, packaging or branding of produce
As an agricultural student coming to us for IT/SIWES placement, you should prepare your mind for any of the following or more depending on the season.
Our Agriculture Internship Placement Process in Akure
Due to inconsistency in the academic calendar of higher institutions in Nigeria, our internship application process is open all year round.
We however have two major intakes per year: the January- June cohort and July-December cohort.
Application procedure
The application process for our agriculture internship place in Akure is entirely online. You submit your interest for an internship online and we find your request interesting we will get across to you on the next step.
Selection criteria
The selection process for the internship is very competitive. Therefore, every applicant must put forward their best legs to increase their chance of being considered for acceptance.
Internship duration and schedule
There is no fixed duration for our internship. However, the maximum duration per cohort is 6 months.
Conclusion
Agriculture internship placement at Lead Transformation Initiative Akure is not just an opportunity to pass the time as most students think while going on IT/SIWES, it is an opportunity for every young person to prepare themselves for life after school.
At Lead Transformation Initiative, we make our participants realized this and help them to enthusiastically prepare for that future with life after school skills.
