Our courses

Practical courses offered include;

Tailoring, Fashion, and design

During the tailoring and fashion skilling department, a participant will be taught how to handle the machine, theoretically, and practically develop and cut designs and measurements and seize them to an individual’s specific needs. We currently have seven manually and four electric operated sewing machines and a knitting machine that fabricate school uniforms, company uniforms, local wears like gomesi, dresses, men’s suits, women’s suits, skirts, windows and door curtains among many works and designs), an embroidery machine (i.e. to design logos) and a designer machine (i.e. to finish the clothes) available. The focus will not only be on the production of clothes, but also on other high-demand tailoring products like bags, curtains, and shoes.

After finishing the course, there are several options for you to follow:

  • Start your own youth production cluster group with 2 or 3 other students. Under our guidance, you can set up your own small business or enterprise partially supported by AIDEST or funded by reliable banks or other financial institutions against low-interest loans
  • Start your own privately owned business, under the guidance of an AIDEST specialist. We help you realize funding at a trustworthy bank against low interest
  • Get a job at the AIDEST production center. At AIDEST, we try to be self-sufficient by producing and selling our own products. Of course, we need qualified trainers or tutors to teach youth participants to make these products or garments themselves that they become perfect!
  • Become a trainer of trainees at AIDEST (if you need to learn or improve your creative skills). The duration of this particular course is between 6 and 8 months and the user fee is US$96 for day students and US$179 for boarding students. Are you interested in this course? Become a trainee! After completion come out with a certificate.

For any orders from a customer of garments are personally tailored to your own wishes or you are looking for a more large-scale project like school or company uniforms, at AIDEST we can help you with all these demands. Bags, curtains, bed-sheets? We can do it! Our aim is to teach students how to make these products, not to make too much profit out of it, so we can produce at low prices!

Metalwork and Fabrication

In the mind works and fabrication department, a participant or student is taught how to practically handle the machine with the guidance of a technical instructor. He or she will learn to design and create structural metal parts for a variety of industries, including auto, medical, food, housing, and construction. Practically participate in all fabrication programs including training in welding, it involves an addition to traditional coursework. These programs typically include lab components that teach students the hands-on skills required in the field of metal fabrication.

We currently have a good number of manually and electric operated metalwork machines and tools for workmanship and fabricate different products like doors, windows, cutting of various machines (small & big), drilling, leveling; fabricating different things that involve innovations.

A student goes through metal fabrication course, they will be introduced to the following topics and guidance:

  • Safety procedures and equipment usage
  • Welding and fabrication materials
  • Computers and advanced fabrication technology
  • Machine and manual cutting techniques
  • Career options, information, and industries for metal fabricators
  • Sheet metalworking, welding technology
  • A student starts your own youth production cluster group with 2 or 3 other students. Under our guidance, you can set up your own small business or enterprise partially supported by AIDEST or funded by reliable banks or other financial institutions against low-interest loans
  • A student starts your own privately owned business, under the guidance of an AIDEST specialist. We help you realize funding at a trustworthy bank against low interest
  • A student acquires a job at the AIDEST production center. At AIDEST, we try to be self-sufficient by producing and selling our own products. Of course, we need qualified trainers or tutors to teach youth participants to make these products or garments themselves that they become perfect!
  • A student becomes a trainer of trainees at AIDEST (if you need to improve your creative skills).
  • The duration of this particular course is between 6 and 8 months and the user fee is US$96 for day students and US$179 for boarding students. Are you interested in this course? Become a trainee! After completion come out with a certificate!

Renewable Energy courses

These are new environmentally-related courses that have been integrated in our learning programs, a student undertakes to promote energy efficiency and sustainability to reduce the rate at which the climate is affected, including polluting natural resources and communities. Courses here include solar energy promotion and installation to allow communities to access renewable source energy, biogas energy promotion, and training youth for needs of energy in the process of producing tiles and pavers that power the kiln.

A student goes through these courses, they will be introduced to different topics and guidance:

  • A student will acquire a job in different disciplines at the AIDEST production center or place to other business centres and enterprises. At AIDEST, we try to be self-sufficient by producing and selling our own products. Of course, we need qualified trainers or tutors to teach youth participants to make these products or garments themselves that they become perfect!
  • A student becomes a trainer of trainees at AIDEST (if you need to improve your creative skills).
  • The duration of this particular course is 12 months and the user fee range from US$96 for day students and US$179 for boarding students. Are you interested in this course? Become a trainee! After completion come out with a certificate!

Computer and I.T Courses

Computer courses and I.T basic skills are available for both school going students and youth in the community; those who have never worked with a computer before and the ones that have little understanding of using a computer. We currently have 8 computers permanently available, which all run programs of Microsoft Windows 10 and have basic software packages installed.

After following the course, a participant will be able to work with the selected program independently and in a professional manner. You can do secretary work or create financial reports for businesses.

Interested in one of these courses? Become a trainee! After completion of the course, come out with a Certificate.

Creative Education & Life-skills

Creative Education courses are available for all young children and mature school going students and youth in the community; those who have never used any hardware or participated in the program before and the ones that have little understanding in using hardware. We currently have only2 digital media making hardware.

Digital Media Education Packages:

Introduction to Digital Media Education for less fortunate youth and children – 1month.   Free

– Filming and Videography                           6 months    US$ 274

– Photography                                                   6 months    Free

Media Making Skills Packages:

– Introduction to creative programs         1 month     Free

– Graphics Designing (Adobe Programs)  3 months  US$ 137

– InDesign                                                            6 months    US$ 251

Music Dance and Drama, Poetry Lessons:

– Children in primary schools and students in secondary schools receive music, dance, and drama lessons including poems that are educative for their better and healthy living. These pieces are composed of technical and professional experts in music and instruments. AIDEST partners with different schools, that each is encouraged to contribute between US$ 137 and US$ 274 to support our staff in composition, training, and transportation costs. No fee a participant pays to receive these creative and life-skills.

After this period of learning, a participant will be given time to practice or rehearse what she or he learned, trained to use traditional or technological hardware e.g. drum, piano, keyboard/guitar and are able to work independently. After this journey, the compositions are recorded in pieces for other people to listen too. Interested in one of these lessons? Become a participant! A participant can become a professional with time and eventually come out with a Certificate.

After following the course, you will be able to work with the selected program independently and in a professional manner.