{"id":147670,"date":"2025-07-21T16:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/?p=147670"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:38:48","slug":"12-gouni-faculty-members-certified-as-step-s-trainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/12-gouni-faculty-members-certified-as-step-s-trainers\/","title":{"rendered":"12 GOUNI Faculty Members Certified as STEP-S Trainers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve dynamic faculty and departmental representatives at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, have completed a rigorous one-week Train-the-Trainer workshop under the university\u2019s Students Entrepreneurial Programme for Sustainable Development (STEP-S).<\/p>\n<p>The certification ceremony marked the conclusion of a transformative training experience facilitated by master trainers from Mount Kenya University (Kenya), Leuphana University (Germany), and Godfrey Okoye University.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Christopher Uwakwe, Director of the Directorate of Entrepreneurship, praised the new trainers and emphasized that they will begin training undergraduate students in October. According to him, STEP-S is designed to equip students with practical entrepreneurial skills, empowering them to become job creators rather than job seekers.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the workshop as one of the most impactful in recent times, Mr. Uwakwe reaffirmed the programme\u2019s role in shaping the university\u2019s innovation-driven academic culture.<\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Reverend Sister Professor MarySylvia Nwachukwu, congratulated the Directorate and applauded the commitment of the participants.<\/p>\n<p>Participants, in turn, expressed heartfelt appreciation to the master trainers for delivering high-quality, life-changing instruction.<\/p>\n<p>GOUNI is proudly nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs and changemakers!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147673\" src=\"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163142825-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147672\" src=\"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/gouni.edu.ng\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/InShot_20250721_163117384-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve dynamic faculty and departmental representatives at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, have completed a rigorous one-week Train-the-Trainer workshop under the university\u2019s Students Entrepreneurial Programme for Sustainable Development (STEP-S). The certification ceremony marked the conclusion of a transformative training experience facilitated by master trainers from Mount Kenya University (Kenya), Leuphana University (Germany), and Godfrey Okoye University. 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