I\’m Collins – Being promoted to Head of HR

My name is Collins Were Ong\’eta. I reside in Nairobi, Kenya. I am a graduate from The University of Nairobi where I studied Bachelor of Commerce-Human Resource (HR) Management Option. So far I have 4 years of experience in the HR field as an HR Assistant. My aspiration is to one day be the Head of the […]
I\’m Collins – Being promoted to Head of HR

My name is Collins Were Ong\’eta. I reside in Nairobi, Kenya. I am a graduate from The University of Nairobi where I studied Bachelor of Commerce-Human Resource (HR) Management Option. So far I have 4 years of experience in the HR field as an HR Assistant. My aspiration is to one day be the Head of the […]
Forbidden 403 – we are deeply sorry – India & Russia

During the last Friday\’s Clubhouse Weekly event, through two attendees, to my horror, I discovered that SkilledUp Life has been banned for traffic from India by our hosting provider. Not every Volunteer registered on SkilledUp Life recognises where they live. But from those who do, it shows that 123 Volunteers live in India. That\’s a […]
SkilledUp Life is a Human Platform

SkilledUp Life is all about people. People do not behave like a product. Products do not have feelings. People do! This suddenly dawned on me. Dah! Did you not know that on day 1 Manoj? Whilst at a fundamental level, SkilledUp Life is a two-sided marketplace (a software product). As long as the two sides […]
Solving South Africa\’s high unemployment rate through stimulating the labour market

Original discussion As we grow SkilledUp Life, I am discovering problems around the world. One of them is the 34.9% high unemployment rate in South Africa. Some people say this is in fact higher than 50%. Since Npumi Mngqibisa (our Chief Fun Officer) joined us three weeks ago, we have started to look at how we might […]
Solving South Africa\’s high unemployment rate through stimulating the labour market

Original discussion As we grow SkilledUp Life, I am discovering problems around the world. One of them is the 34.9% high unemployment rate in South Africa. Some people say this is in fact higher than 50%. Since Npumi Mngqibisa (our Chief Fun Officer) joined us three weeks ago, we have started to look at how we might […]
I\’m Benjamin – this is my Volunteer Experience

My name is Benjamin Precious and I\’m based in Nigeria. I recently concluded my undergraduate studies in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, and a few months ago I signed up on SkilledUp Life through the LinkedIn platform as an HR Volunteer. I had knowledge in HR but I didn\’t have any industry experience to […]
I\’m Benjamin – this is my Volunteer Experience

My name is Benjamin Precious and I\’m based in Nigeria. I recently concluded my undergraduate studies in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, and a few months ago I signed up on SkilledUp Life through the LinkedIn platform as an HR Volunteer. I had knowledge in HR but I didn\’t have any industry experience to […]
4,000 Volunteers to build the next wave of tech startups

After Mithun spoke to Homero Gheorghe on Linkedin, he signed up to gain further Experience and Skills by volunteering through SkilledUp Life. In the process, he became our 4,000th Volunteer. Thank you. I want to thank everyone who has supported us since we went live on 1st August 2020 and take a moment to reflect […]
Shortcast Volunteer Stories

Some of our team have been sharing their experience through Shortcasts. Here they are: Sakhile – https://ui.short-cast.club/post-details/96 Godwin – https://ui.short-cast.club/post-details/98