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The August Project (TAP) is a Special Initiative of UNESCO REF, focused on personal reinvention and transformational professional development. It empowers students, professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs to unlock opportunities and drive innovation read more, the-august-project
2.0: UNSKILLED YOUTHS
2.0: E 1 (Endorse)
2.0: E 2 (External)
2.1: SKILLED YOUTHS
2.1 – E1: (ENDORSE)
2.1 – E2: (EXTERNAL)
2.2: GRADUATES learn more about the categories, the-august-project
As one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil and with an abundance of gas and mineral resources, Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy with GDP of $3.76 Billions.
The International Monetary Fund predicts that Nigeria could become the ninth largest economy in the world by 2050 if it mobilises its 200 million populations into a nation of entrepreneurs and consumers… read more, the-august-project
I am a Lagos TAPian NYSC beneficiary under the Category 2.2. At the end of the programme I became a member of two globally reputable institutions in the United Kingdom, The Institute of Leadership and Management (TILM) and a full member - Association of Business Executives (MABE) and joining a global community of members, This is a special and unique arrangement for UNESCO REF TAP beneficiaries, as usually membership is reserved for candidates studying towards some regulated qualification.
Abraham Odefunsho
NYSC beneficiary from Lagos state currently in the final phase of my MBA program in Zurich Elite Business School in Switzerland. one of the top 25 business schools in Europe. The TAP credentials helped me to get a scholarship that covered 95% of the tuition fees, instead of paying $52,500 I paid $2,500, and was given the opportunity to pay over five installments— no black Friday deal can ever be as crazy as this. The bespoke programme has given me certifications from leading companies such as Google, BCG, PWC, Goldman Sachs, IBM and Facebook, as well as top business schools like INSEAD, Yale, Imperial, Columbia, Duke, and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Akame John-Paul
I am a computer science graduate and a self-sponsored UNESCO REF TAP beneficiary under the category 2.1 - E1 from the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. TAP has built my capacity, transformed and impacted me in various sectors of life, as side been a computer graduate, I now understand how to activate the commercial aspect of my profession and also to run and manage a profitable sustainable business.
Seye Soyebi Samuel
I am a beneficiary of the TAP Project under the category 2.7 of the programme in the United Kingdom, making me a Diaspora TAPian (DP). The UNESCO REF TAP transportable and external validation credentials have complimented my curriculum vitae and gave a lead for more decent jobs.
Omotayo Oladiji
A world in which reading is not merely an academic exercise, but a recognised and rewarding career pathway, one that generates knowledge, drives economic participation, and positions every citizen as an active contributor to the United Nations Global Goals.
To advance the mandate of the United Nations and UNESCO through rigorous, inclusive, globally relevant programmes, including our Flagship Programme, The SIP‑ALPHA, cultivating competencies of citizens across education, science, culture, and human resource development, in full alignment with the United Nations Global Goals.
Entrusted to strengthening inter‑generational connectivity and fostering cooperation across the public sector, industry, and academia, in pursuit of the mandates of the United Nations and UNESCO across education, science, culture, and human resource development.