Iden fy. Aggregate. Empower Talents THE ELITE SMARTAN P r o g r a m m e Transforming Schools into smart Communi es About ELITE SMARTAN Programme We seek to have supported and tracked the progress of at least 40,000 Smartans by 2040. The Elite Smartan project is a 10 year talent tracking and development programme that seeks to support high performing teens from their early senior secondary stages through the Higher ins tu on. The objec ve of the project is to iden fy high performers, create ecosystems of support, aggregate them in communi es of prac ce and mainstream their achievements to help shape youth culture while plugging the global skills shortage with a supply of high cerebral and high skilled smartans. ELITE SMARTAN CIRCLE SMARTAN COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ACHIEVERS CONSORTIUM Smartan Growth Accelerator Programme Senior Secondary School GAP Year Programme Higher Ins tu on 3 Programmes ELITE SMARTAN The Global Skills Gap Challenge ELITE SMARTAN The Global Skills Gap Challenge • Digitaliza on, transi on towards a greener economy, and demographic changes have all increased the skills gap ; • Lack of skilled workers one of the biggest challenges faced by European companies, 2019 annual economic survey by Eurochambres ; • More than 50% of jobs that are hard-to-fill are found in high- skilled occupa ons ; • Almost 40% of the posi ons that are difficult to fill can be found in the medium-skilled segment . Members must finish in the top three in their respec ve departments The Elite Smartan Circle is an exclusive group of high performers across the three arms of the senior Secondary school and they form the baseline unit of the project. E LIGIBILITY 1. Science 4. Technology (Federal Government Colleges) 2. Arts The Elite Smatrtan circle is made up of a maximum of 36 Smartans for Federal Government Colleges and 27 for regular colleges. The Circle will be cordinated by a school appointed Mentor (A teacher in school) 3. Commercial Top3 performers Science Top3 performers Arts Top3 performers Commercial Top3 performers Technology Elite Smartan Circle Senior Secondary School (meditate, plan the day with inten on, To-Do list dress for impact) Morning Discipline Critical thinker (Considers different perspec ves.. assess evidence, solves problems) Orderliness ( from ou it tothe state of the mind, they are organised ) Team Player ( supports others to achieve a shared goal) Communication ( expresses coherently and intelligenltly anywhere in the world) Disciplined Execution ( designs effec ve workplans and commits to deadlines ) Character ( Integrity , kindness, spirituality and spirit of Ubuntu ) Adventure ( The desire to explore new boundaries, try new challenges and embrace change) ) Aggresive Learner (relentlessly seeks knowledge researches new phenomenon and leads their own learning)) Elite Smartan Portrait Elite Smartan Circle Elite Smartan Circle Fi h Path Thinking Model Linear Learning (Bubble Effect) THE PAWN THINKING PATH Capacity for cri cal thinking and problem solving THE KNIGHT THINKING PATH Thinking through simula ons live ammuni on projects THE ROOK THINKING PATH Spiritual Intelligence (Intui on, empathy, etc) THE BISHOP THINKING PATH THE QUEEN THINKING PATH Building Blocks for depths Arithmetic Language Art Logic Elite Smartan Circle SKILLS PROFILE The programme is designed to build 3 broad skills competencies for every smartan in the circle (Transversal Skills) CORESKILLS Cri cal Thinking and Problem solving Collabora on and Team Work Use the SkillsBuilder framework To track growth Communica on and Presenta on Skills Elite Smartan Circle SKILLS PROFILE Every Smartan on the programme is required to undertake and build competence in at least ONE of the listed techskills TechSKILLS Data Science (Data analy cs, neural network, Machine learning and AI) All Smartans are Required to sit for the CERTIPORt Digital Assessment at the comple on of their secondary school programme Graphic design /Mo on graphics Videography/Photography/Edi ng Web/Mobile Development (Front/Back-end engineering) UI/UX Cloud Engineering So ware Development (HTML 5 and CSS3; JavaScript and Python programming Content wri ng/development Digital Marke ng /SM Management Robo cs and 3D Modeling Elite Smartan Circle SKILLS PROFILE The programme is designed to build 3 broad skills competencies for every smartan in the circle LEADERSHIP Ethics/Character Mindfulness Use the SkillsBuilder framework To track growth Organisa onal and execu on skills SKILLS Emo onal Intelligence Rela onal Skills Smartan Community of Prac ce POST SECONDARY SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS (15-40 demography) Developers Community Lifestyle Community Crea ves Community Learning Community Innova on Community A gap year plan to help aggregate smartans into communi es of prac ce where they learn, collaborate , explore opportuni es for growth, scholarships. Every Smartan is required at this stage to undertake at least a 6 MONTH internship in any industry that fits their career paths. Personal efffecteness & produc vity (15-40 demography) ACHIEVERS CONSORTIUM Smartan Growth Accelerator Programme Higher Ins tu on The consor um is a hub for in-school undergraduates to undertake projects that are designed to accelerate growth and explore opportuni es around the world as a team. Professional cer fica ons Interna onal conferences Hackatons Investment piches GI Specialisa ons Global compe ons The Achievers Consor um runs in higher ins tu ons across the country and is now restructured to serve as a growth accelerator programme for Smartans who have come through the talent pipeline programme . Higher Educa on Scholarships We are working with partners and other non profits to provide a four post secondary school scholarship including tui on and living s pends for indigent Smartans who are not able otherwise to complete their schooling. Partner Network Access to opportunity to be matched to programmes, secondary school scholarships, internships, job roles with a growing pool of partner organisa ons and companies who makeup the rich partner network of the Elite Smartan OF THE ELITE SMARTAN PROJECT BENEFITS Summits/Annual Smart Awards Invita on to a end a fully funded summit and awards event with other members of the community. Opportunity also exist to be invited to network events, career fairs, policy dialogues and industry meet-ups. Global Smartan Network Access to a robust network of other Smartans across regions locally and interna onally to connect on common interests, make service commitments, launch enterprise and collaborate together.. Funding Opportuni es Opportunity to apply for funding to experiment with innova ve ideas to address major problems in local communi es or around the world. This could be in form of seed money for a social enterprise or a grant to a non profit that supports young people. Smartan 10 year tracking OF THE ELITE SMARTAN PROJECT The smartan project iden fies outstanding young people from early stages of their senior secondary school and supports them for life as they work to make a difference in their communi es. The Smartan community tracks the progress of all smartan for the next 10 years. The talent tracking programme is designed keep the community abreast of new compe ve spaces, technology innova ons that create career inflec ons and organise support programmes to ensure smartans take advantage of all growth opportuni es Mentorship and Career path Support Smartans are organised in pods are paired with mentors to provide personal, academic and professional guidance .During the gap year community ac vi es, smartans are supported to seekand under go internship with partner organisa ons and companies . BENEFITS The Leadership Johnson Abbaly is the founder of the Smartan Youth Development Founda on registered in Nigeria and he is the principal consultant of the AbbalyVortex 1540 Consul ng. He has served as chairperson for Youth Development sub commi ee of the Human CapitalDevelopment Policy Commission of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. He is an expert lead trainer and CoreSkills consultant with interna onal organisa ons and currently executes projects with the Bri sh council and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Abbaly has worked with young people in varied capaci es for over twenty years and has a mentoring network of over 2000 protegees across the world.