APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

The following are some of the approaches used by the GBI to ensure execution of effective and impactful training and capacity building services to grain value chain stakeholders; –

Occupation and Competency-based Trainings

• The Grain Business Institute (GBI) occupation-based trainings are organized course programs of learning
• that provide specific skills that lead to proficiency in performing actual tasks and technical functions required by grain sector businesses at entry, intermediate, or advanced levels.

Mentorship and Business Advisory Services

GBI has designed a mentorship service that supports its capacity building and training initiatives. It is a specialized and personalized business advisory service where agribusinesses approach the institute with an identified practical need that requires personalized intervention.

The mentorship thematic areas include: –

• Strategic Business Planning
• Agribusiness Financial Management
• Record Keeping and Stock Management
• Starting, Growing and Sustaining Grain Agribusiness.
• Proper Warehousing, Storage and Handling including Warehouse Certification
• Innovative Grain Marketing and Trading
• Best practices in Post-Harvest Management
• Marketing and Branding
• Other areas of need 

Consultancy Services

GBI offers consultancies across the grain value chain. Specifically, the institute offers consultancies in:

• Agribusiness advisory services,
• Business development services,
• Grain research,
• Warehouse inspection and certification processes and
• Institutional-based consultancy.

Apprenticeship / Internship Program

GBI explores partnerships with local universities to find ways to work together and find a plausible solution that

will equip the graduates with the skills that are required within the grain industry.

Overall, the internship program aims at achieving the following objectives:

• To create linkage between the grain industry and the academia;
• To provide students with required skills and bridges the transition to employment.
• To increase the quality and quantity of industry-university collaborations that will lead to increased skills-set and job openings;
• To improve industry research outcomes to drive innovation and productivity nationally and regionally;

Some of the benefits of the model is that it addresses industry concerns

• Reduce the knowledge gap and skills in fresh graduates.
• Leads to further development and innovation for future growth,
• Potential recruitment opportunities.
• Academia/students ability to connect with the grain industry;

COURSES OFFERED BY THE GBI

• GBI has customized courses that have been designed, developed and validated by grain stakeholders to ensure they address the felt capacity needs of the grain industry. The training and capacity needs inform the content development process and define the mode of delivery of the trainings. With inbuilt evaluation systems, the trainings are designed to warrant value for money for the products and services.

These include; –