CAMEROON OPORTUNITIES INDUSTRILISATION CENTRE (COIC), Buea, Cameroon

by Tangwing Pius Monji
(Buea Cameroon)

CAMEROON OPORTUNITIES INDUSTRILISATION CENTRE (COIC)
P.O BOX 57, BUEA
TELEPHONE; +237 33 32 25 86
EMAIL; camoic@yahoo.com
WEBSITE; www.cameroonoic.org
REG No; 0076/22/05/90
MOTTO: “TRANSFORMING HOPELESSNESS TO HOPE THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT”

COIC is an affiliate of the OIC international with head quarters in Philadelphia, USA. It was established in 1986 as non-profit making organization, common based, non-formal skills training programme. It was established as a local non governmental organization and placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Employment and Vocational training after a protocol agreement signed between the government of CAMEROON and the OIC international.

COIC offers training in the following areas;
PRO-VOCATIONAL TRAINING
• Feeder
VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL TRAINING
• Auto mechanic/motor electricity
• Building construction
• Hotel catering and management
• Information and communication technology
• Metal fabrication, welding and spraying
• Wood work
• Textile and fashion design.

MISSION STATEMENT
To teach appropriate, marketable skills that can enable disadvantaged young men and women to become self reliant, economically productive and capable of improving the quality of life for themselves and their families.

OBJECTIVES
To provide young Cameroonians and foreigners with marketable skills which will enable them to establish small and medium size enterprises of their own once they complete training: or job place those graduates who donot wish to start business of their own.

GOALS
Industrializing opportunities and for the underpriviledged and bring hope to the hopeless.

TRAINING SYSTEM
The centre is involved in an intensive training which comprises 70% practical and 30$ theory.

TARGET GROUP
- Underpriviledged young boys and girls
- Retrenched workers
- General education graduates
- Other job seekers
Duration of training = 18 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Admissions are done twice a year, i.e. September and March intake. Admissions for September intake begins from July to August each year. Classes begin on the last week of September.
Admission formalities for March intake begins from October to February and classes begin last week of March.

Interested candidates are expected to present the following to the intake counselor;
- Hand written application
- Should be between the ages of 18 and 40 years
- Should have completed at least the primary school
- Should be able to read and write either English, French or both
- Should be physically fit and healthy
NB! On admission a prospectus will be handed to the trainee

Envisaged trades include;
- Textile and fashion design unit
- Health and sanitation unit
- Gender capacity building unit and
- Agriculture unit.
COIC also operates the economic venture unit(EVU) which is:
- A Pavillion hotel and restaurant
- Furniture EVU
- A driving school
- A cyber café

WHAT MAKES COIC UNIQUE IS:
- BUILDING SCENARY
- STRATEGIC LOCATION
- AFFORDABLE PRICES
- PROMPT SERVICES
- RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
- PERSONALISED TRAINING
- COUNSELLING SERVICES
- JOB PLACE MENT/SELF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE
- FOLLOW UP SERVICES FOR INTERNS AND EMPLOYED GRADUATES
- ABOVE ALL, A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMME.

COIC IS SITUATED AT GREAT SOPPO BUEA CAMEROON