Programmes

The Academy for Entrepreneurial Studies Nigeria, has close relationships with the business community, and offers a broad range of courses to support executive and organizational initiatives.

Customized executive education and organizational development programmes and services available at AES include:

· Executive Leadership Development
· Executive Coaching
· Strategic Planning Consultation
· Corporate Culture Research and Visioning.
· International Customs, Cultures and Business Practices Training
· Operational Excellence / Continuous Improvement Training, Consultation and Facilitation
· Customer Service Research, Consultation and Training
For more information and a comprehensive review of employee, leadership and organization development services offered, we invite you to contact the President and or the Registrar.

We also offer the following programmes and courses:-

General programme on financial aspects of business, including financial management, investments, financial system, international finance, and related areas. The courses are designed to provide members with an understanding of the relationships between business finance and our economic system in the context of analysis and decision making.

Courses in banking, insurance and real estate are also available. Those in finance-related jobs and businesses are advised to take our academy courses on financial management, investments, international business finance. Depending on their interests and career objectives, members are also advised to choose courses in the areas of investment banking and management, risk and insurance, real estate, and accounting. For more information please contact our secretariat.

COMPULSORY 2-DAY INDUCTION PROGRAMME

All Prospective members are expected to undergo the following courses:

1. Strategic Leadership Development.

2. Strategic Business Management

3. Cost Management in Organization.

4. Good Corporate Governance

5. Leadership Skills for Growing Organizations.

6. Entrepreneurship and Law

7. Personal Health Management

REGULAR PROGRAMMES:

• Entrepreneurship/Business Development Programme.
• Financial Acounting Programme.
• Human Resourses/Personnel Management Programme.
• Communication/Information technology Programme.
• Vocational Training/Skill Acquisition Programme.
• Strategic Manufacturing Programme.
• The Market Place Programme.
• Health Management Programme.
• Aged Persons Care Programme.
• Owner/CEO Management Programme.
• Executive Management Programme.
• Television Production Programme.
• Fundamentals Of Quantity Surveying Programme.
• Beauty, Facials & Cosmetology Programme.
• A Practical Approach To Computer Operation Programme.
• Engineering In a Hi-Tech Society Programme.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP/BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship - who is an Entrepreneur, qualities/characteristics of successful Entrepreneurs etc.
• How to conceive and develop a small/medium scale business.
• Basic steps for business expansion
• Tools in the hands of an entrepreneur for success
• Legal issues in business
• Employer/employee relationship
• What to do when your business is not working
• Risk management in business
• Maximising profit in business
• Dealing with internal and external public
• Entrepreneurs’ health and stress management
• Case study of successful entrepreneurs and what makes them tick.
• Marketing and sales strategy for business

FINANCIAL/ACCOUNTING PROGRAMME

• Basic accounting for entrepreneurs
• Financial management courses
• Cost management in business
• Basic taxation course for entrepreneurs
• Funding windows/opportunities for business
• Financial planning and Budgeting
• How to grow wealth from nothing
• Basic financial records keeping
• Coping with inflation in the face of limited resources etc.

COMMUNICATION/INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

• Fundamentals of English Language.
• Basic Oral and written Communication skills for the workplace.
• Writing corporate letters, proposals etc.
• Public speaking courses for managers, leaders/entrepreneurs.
• Basics of public relations, customer relations, employee relations etc.
• Crisis management communication.
• Business and the media
• Information technology and business-internet etc.
• How to Publish a book successfully.
• Fundamentals of script writing (prose, drama, speeches)

LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

• Introduction to leadership
• Basic leadership skills.
• Leadership and Entrepreneurship.
• How to enhance your ability to influence people.
• Others

VOCATIONAL TRAINING/SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

• Basic food processing.
• How to setup and manage a fashion-designing business.
• Fundamentals of music.
• Bead making, artwork, tailoring, crafting, printing, etc.
• Catering/outdoor services
• Bakery (bread, cake etc).
• Hotel management courses (Front-desk, bar, restaurant, laundry etc.)
• Drama and film production.
• Courses in clearing and forwarding.
• Building Technology Courses.

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT/GENERAL PRINCIPLES PROGRAMME

• Motivational talks.
• Principles of setting and achieving goals.
• Moral issues in business (sex in the work place, sexual harassment etc).
• Lectures on etiquette.
• Personal grooming for entrepreneurs.
• Self-improvement courses-self-esteem/image, positive thinking, character/attitude development etc.
• Dress code for entrepreneurs.
• Employee grooming lectures.
• Personal Fulfillment (self actualization) courses.
• Parenting imperatives for entrepreneurs.
• Planning your retirement (for employees).
• Business Succession Plan (for retiring Entrepreneurs).
• Spirit, Soul & Body-(How to secure eternity with your maker).
• Social skills-How to develop good relationships.
• Mentoring-(Qualities of a good mentor and protegè).
• Effective Home management.
• Making of Wills.

TELEVISION PRODUCTION PROGRAMME:

1. Elocution, Diction & Phonetics for effective communication.
2. Camera Operation for Television Production.
3. Fundamentals of Editting Television Programmes.
4. Television & Film Production.
5. Directing Television Programmes & Home Videos.