Vocational Training

A skill in your hands is a livelihood for life.

DIEF's vocational training programme will equip young Nigerians with professional sewing and tailoring skills, and the business knowledge to turn that skill into a sustainable income.

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The Programme

Practical skills. Real independence.

This programme has been on DIEF's roadmap from the beginning. We know exactly what it will take to deliver it: a training space, industrial sewing machines, and qualified trainers. We have costed it. We are ready to build it the moment the funding is in place.

Participants will learn professional sewing and tailoring over a structured programme, leaving with a marketable skill, a certificate, and the support to start earning. This is part of our Dignity to Independence Programme — the same model that has already walked hundreds of people from crisis to independence.

500
Young people to be trained over 5 years
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Cost to participants. Fully funded training.
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Skill that can generate income for a lifetime
What You Will Learn

From beginner to business-ready.

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Machine sewing
Industrial and domestic sewing machine operation from beginner to confident use.
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Cutting and pattern work
How to measure, cut fabric accurately, and follow patterns to produce quality garments.
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Garment construction
Build complete garments from start to finish, learning professional finishing techniques.
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Running a small business
Pricing your work, finding customers, and managing a simple tailoring business.
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Quality checking and finishing
How to inspect your work, press and finish garments professionally, and deliver results that meet customer standards.
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Business launch support
Guided mentorship for your first three months trading, from finding your first customers to pricing, feedback, and growing with confidence.

Help us open the doors.

This programme is fully planned and costed. What is missing is the funding to secure premises and equipment. Every contribution brings us closer to the day we open the doors to our first cohort.

Fund this programme
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Register your interest
The programme is not yet open for enrolment, but you can register your interest now and we will contact you as soon as we are ready to launch.