Education

The need for education is on the increase and the burden to provide quality education is getting heavier for the government to bear thereby, leaving room for private and institutional investors. The following are ways you can tap into the potential opportunity.

· Help parents source for schools locally and abroad
· Educational tours for students in schools, colleges and universities
· Start  a school: Daycare, Nursery, Primary and Secondary. Your school should be based on the culture of hardwork, excellence, sound morals, spiritual and social values, the management of the school should ensure that only the most, suitable and qualified teaching and non-teaching staff are well equipped for global demand in the education sector are employed.

The good thing about school is that, the child that will be born next year will still go to school whether or not there is hope for employment; what is sure is that he/she will go to school.
A lot of institutional and private investors have gone into building quality schools and providing quality education but the potential has not been reached. With a population over 150 million Nigerians, where 65% are below 40%; there’s still untapped potential in this niche. Crèche, daycare, primary, secondary and tertiary education.

The name could be Jepinak International Schools. Have a school logo, motto, mission and vision statements clearly defined and written down. Your goals of setting up a school should include building academic competence, Christian character and self confidence. Your core values and guiding principles should include: faith in God, love, excellence, diligence, academic excellence, self ,confidence integrity etc.
To own a school, besides having the qualifications, you must have a business plan or better called feasibility study, of what you plan to implement. This will guide each stage of the implement schedule. The absent of it, the vision may be derailed.

How to start
Buy a land at a conducive environment and build one block with five classrooms and offices apartment. You can rent a space. Look for qualified teachers and schedule for screening interview. For interview, call university lecturers to help you interview them. Advertize the school on various media platforms. Register with government through the State Ministry of Education. Get student desks, chairs, boards, school bus and other facilities.
Some of your facilities should include:
-    Science laboratories
-    Computer/ICT facilities
-    Library
-    Electric supply
-    Hostels
-    Food
-    Clinic
-    Sports
To be continued in our next edition.
Akanimo Inim is an Author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, director of Jepinak Group of Companies and Founder/Int’l President of Power Household Destiny Int’l (PHDI).