


Byounique Training Centre
Providing professional vocational skills training to Malawian youth
Our Vocational Training Programs
Since 2020, Byounique Trust runs a vocational training centre in Zomba. We train youth in Tailoring & Design, Hairdressing, ICT, Webdesign, Phone & Home Appliances Repair, Laptop Repair and Solar & Renewable Energy. We also train the youth in Entrepreuneurship and Life Skills, and mentor them to set up individual or group businesses or to find employment. Annually, we train about 200 youth.
Our vocational training centre targets those youths who have a strong motivation to learn a practical skill, but lack the financial means, or the high qualifications to access formal vocational trainings. Our fees are fair and our trainings are hands-on, so our youths gain all the practical techniques to implement the skill directly after graduation.
Our trainings also give school children and families the opportunity to access haircuts, school uniforms and other clothing at a fair price. Many come by during training hours for a shave, washing hair, plaiting hair braids or for buying clothes made by our students. We are very happy that more and more people find our school. It is the best way for our students to learn directly in practice and by doing so, to give something back to their community.
The Byounique trainings are basic trainings of 4 or 3 months. They take place from Monday to Friday, from 8-12. This gives students with children, or those who have pieceworks, to care for this in the afternoons.
We work with small groups, so the instructors can give personal attention to each student. Each tailoring or ICT student has a his/her own machine and practices during the full training period. We provide the training materials, and we advertise our services to attract the surrounding community members to come as customers for our students.
After passing our exam and criteria (motivation, time-keeping, customer care), graduates receive a Byounique Trust certificate. We only give the students who really meet our standards, so the certificate has high value.
The period and prices of our trainings are as follows:
Tailoring: 15 weeks : MK45.000
Hairs dressing: 12 weeks : MK30.000
ICT: 10 weeks : MK25.000
Cosmetics: 2 weeks : MK9.500
Bridal hairstyles: 2 weeks : MK10.000