OICG
Training

Two models. Fourteen trades. One mission.

OICG offers both classroom-based technical training and an improved apprenticeship model. Every programme is paired with recruitment, screening, orientation, business management, life skills, career counselling, job placement and follow-up services.

Classroom-based technical training
Formal model · 01

Classroom-based technical training

  • Daily timetable: theory + supervised workshop practice
  • Cohort-based: you train with a group on the same schedule
  • Trade fundamentals + safety + materials + business modules
  • End-of-programme NVTI / City & Guilds assessment
  • Wrap-around: life skills, counselling, placement, follow-up
Learn more about formal Apply to a formal programme
Improved apprenticeship model
Informal model · 02

Improved apprenticeship with master craftspersons

  • Train inside a working master craftsperson's workshop
  • Earn a weekly allowance from day one
  • OICG-supplied curriculum + fortnightly progress visits
  • Monthly classroom sessions: business skills + literacy + counselling
  • End-of-apprenticeship NVTI Proficiency assessment
Learn more about informal Apply to an apprenticeship
Trades taught

14 skilled trades, taught at five centres.

№ 01
Dressmaking
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 02
Hairdressing
Informal · apprenticeship
№ 03
Make-up artistry
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 04
Welding & fabrication
Informal · apprenticeship
№ 05
Bakery & cookery
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 06
Plumbing
Informal · apprenticeship
№ 07
General electricals
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 08
Aluminium fabrication
Informal · apprenticeship
№ 09
Steel bending
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 10
Masonry
Informal · apprenticeship
№ 11
Bead making
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 12
Shoe & sandal making
Informal · apprenticeship
№ 13
Event decoration
Formal · 3–24 mo.
№ 14
Tile laying
Informal · apprenticeship
Support services

The wrap-around services.

Trade skills alone don't move someone from poverty into work. Every OICG programme is paired with the supports below.

Counselling & guidance

Career guidance, psychosocial support and mentorship for personal and professional growth.

Entrepreneurship training

Business management skills and self-employment support to build financial resilience.

Start-up grants

Tools, equipment and seed grants to help graduates launch their businesses.

Alumni networking

Ongoing mentorship and networking through a vibrant OICG Alumni Association.