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Previously on :The Igbo teaching system: the extinction of a sustainable style of learning
The Igbo people are brilliantly intelligent with natural business sense that has help them invade lands without loosing theirs, the Igbo people have been enriched with business skill that has evolve overtime within their school of thoughts and trade. Just as stated in one of their favourite proverb: O Re-Ere Bụ Eze; O Zu-Azụ Bụ Eze, The buyer is King, and the seller is King. This adage reminds us that mutual respect is earned. The best method to acquire respect as a salesperson is to put your customer’s needs first. Clients respond with respect and trust when they believe you understand them. Simply put, if a deal goes smoothly, no one should feel mistreated or misunderstood. Plus, since we’re both Kings, let’s act like Royals since we’re both in charge of empires.
The Igbo apprentice system, also known as the Igbo trade apprentice system, and also known as ′Igba-Odibo/Igba-Boi/Imu-Ahia/Imu-Oru,′ is a framework of legal and informal indentured arrangements between parties that ultimately support blossoming business groups within the Igbos. It is an economic paradigm that developed in South-Eastern Nigeria and is widely used by Igbos. Its goals were, and continue to be, to promote economic growth and stability, as well as a sustainable way of life, through financing and investing in human resources through vocational training.
The Igbo entrepreneur journey starts at home with the identification of a future mentee’s potential entrepreneurial skills. It could also be the mentee’s failure to observe basic household rules and regulations, or the household’s inability to sponsor the mentee’s further literary education. The family decides to communicate and look for a business mentor for their child. When a match is made, parents counsel the mentee on the benefits and expectations of apprenticeship in a traditional handing-over ceremony. During the ceremony, all parties set and agree on apprenticeship agreements to eliminate any uncertainty. As part of the training programme, the mentee is granted boarding and is expected to complete home tasks. At this point, the basic methods of life are established, according to the preferences of a mentor. The mentee is then escorted to the business location to begin the induction process. Both procedures take place within the first three months of the mentee’s arrival and act as a trial period to see if the mentee is compatible with the scholarship requirements. The compatibility check assesses “learning readiness,” “resilience,” and “trustworthiness.” Failure to pass at least two of the three checks results in the scholarship being terminated and the mentee being returned. Competitiveness, business language, and negotiation technique are among the specific programmes taught at this level. Entrepreneurship, customer relationship management, negotiating, inventive talents, and transaction processes are among the others.
The Igbo school of thought and trade is a non-academical setting rich with lots of wisdom, yet has been values are temporarily abandoned by the sons and daughters of the soil.
To be continued …………………
Olajide B.O.Y.
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