AN ADDENDUM TO GRAPHIC DESIGN: SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

AN ADDENDUM TO GRAPHIC DESIGN: SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMME

Graphic design is all about visually communicating an idea, thought, message or meaning. Graphic designers create and combine symbols, images and/or words to convey these ideas.

Graphic design is all around us. It is in our morning newspaper, on our coffee cups, on our favourite apps, wherever we look. The most common forms include Logos, Websites, Advertisements and Magazine/Newspaper layouts. But the list is endless.

Graphic design is visual problem solving, your aim is to create something that is pleasing to the eye, and gets the attention of the viewer. But it’s not always about making things look cool! It has to work! What’s the point of having a great looking restaurant menu if you can’t find the drinks list or what the prices are?! Or a fantastic looking website but can’t find the contact details or tell what button is for what purpose.

LIVE INTERACTIVE CLASSES

Graphic design is a very exciting area, you are often working with cutting edge technology, using your creativity and also having fun while doing it. If you can pay attention to detail, are patient, creative, and like solving problems, then you are well on your way. So all that scribbling and doodling in school might finally pay off!

This course will provide you with the necessary real world applicable skills and knowledge to enhance and promote you or your potential client’s brand, ideas or message.

COURSE OUTLINE

Lesson 1: Introduction to Graphic Design

Lesson 1 delivers a brief introduction to basic graphic design and Adobe package fundamentals such as Workspace layout and Adobes use of layers. A brief overview of the 10 lessons in the module will also be covered.

Lesson 2: Menus and Graphic Toolbars

Lesson 3: Understanding the Elements & Principles of Graphic Design

Elements (Line, Shape, Colour, Texture, Mass & Space) and Principles (Alignment, Balance, Contrast, Proximity & Repetition) are at the core of any type of design and once you are familiar and aware of these, and understand how to apply them to your own work, you will become a better designer. It is very important to understand these fundamentals and anyone whether amateur or professional can utilize these to create professional looking pieces.

Lesson 4: Creating Image Composites

Combine multiple images into one to create subtle or quite drastic effects! Create backgrounds using gradient and texture fills and use masks and selection tools to cut out image backgrounds. Use image adjustments to blend images together.

Lesson 5: Photo Editing

Learn how to open, edit/manipulate and save an image. Create more visually appealing images through enhancement and manipulation using Photoshop’s powerful selection and healing tools as well as adjustment layers.

Lesson 6: Introduction to Illustrator / Create a Logo

Learn about the Illustrator application and vector graphics and why it is such a powerful tool for designers. Create your very own logo by using the Shape Tool, manipulating and colouring shapes, using and manipulating Symbols and editing and manipulating Text in Illustrator.

Lesson 7: Illustrator Part 2 / Tracing Artwork & Brushes

Trace features and Pen Tool to create vector graphics from standard images. Add interest and details to illustrations by using Illustrators brushes. Create and use your own brushes.

Lesson 8: Typography

An introduction to Typography basics and simple design rules. Learn about typographic quality through Point Size, Kerning, Line Spacing and Length. Create a simple Typographic image by mixing, combining and manipulating type.

Lesson 9: Designing for Web (via CANVA, PHOTOSHOP)

In this lesson we re-examine our Design Elements & Principles specifically focussing on applying them for web and digital layouts. We also examine the principles of Usability and User Experience for better enhancing your designs.

Lesson 10: Digital Banner, Flyers and Banners Design

This will be run for a minimum of three weeks. It will be session for down to earth design of various kinds of graphic/visual communication jobs at hand.

Lesson 11: Creating Web Layouts in Photoshop

Use Photoshop to design a web interface. How to Setup Document for web. Use Guides. Create textured/gradient backgrounds. Add, edit and transform graphics. Advanced image techniques such as reflection and lighting effects. Advanced type effects and typography. Button design.

Lesson 12: Introduction to InDesign / Create a Business Card

Print and prepress basics are fundamental to your design education and these are examined here along with various printing techniques and effects. We then introduce Adobe InDesign, create our business card and finally learn how to output our files for professional print.

For Your Information

Participating in this unique computer training will really pay you off and horn your skills as far as securing a bright future for your career path. Few of our Lecturers and Facilitators include: Mr. Daniel Atofarati, Tunde Oriola, Operator Segun I., Olawoore Lawrence and Rotimi Odejayi for this intensive nine weeks intensive (3 Hours per day contact) Graphic Design training. Please contact RAREGEM through any of the contacts below.

RAREGEM CONTACTS INFORMATION

Address: Suite 12, Philosis Plaza, Opposite POPLAT Oil, Along Ojoo Expressway, Iwo road, Ibadan.

TEL: 08098795454, Email: raregemitconsults@gmail.com

Profile of Olurotimi Oluseun ODEJAYI MSc.

https://youtu.be/McgbJyJdfJA             

Profile of Olurotimi Oluseun ODEJAYI MSc.

Olurotimi O. Odejayi is the author of DARE TO PONDER (Published in May 2012) and the Publisher of INSPIRING YOUNG LEADERS MAGAZINE. His thought leadership article was published on the 23^rd of May, 2013 in The Daily Newswatch Newspaper while he was still a University Lecturer at Lead City University, Ibadan. He is passionate about empowering the Nigerian youths through few of his outreaches to selected Secondary Schools in Ibadan, through his bloggings on rotimiodejayi.blogspot.com, through his interviews in Nigerian electronic media and in his pet-project, tagged CREATE. This ’Rotimi Odejayi Initiative started four years ago inside Lead City University, Ibadan, dubbed IBADAN CITY 1^ST ENTRELeadership Summit, with the 2016 Edition holding on the 2^nd and 30^th MAY, 2016. It is almost certain that Olurotimi Odejayi will represent his dynamic IT Startup in the prestigious 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship, having being a vibrant member of the Young Africa Leaders’ Initiative Network. He is the CEO of RAREGEM IT CONSULTS INT’L.

He is working on Publishing a masterpiece entitled DARE TO CREATE and enjoys watching Football cum acts stage drama presentations. His latest stage drama presentation was Invitation Card staged on the 1^st of October, 2015 and the stage drama adaptation of MAY BE TOMORROW, as written by Soji Cole and Directed by Ibukun Jeje on the 2^nd October 2015. Mr. Odejayi is a Masters holder from the Computer Science department of University of Ibadan with specialization in Bioinformatics. Mr. Odejayi is the CEO of RAREGEM PUBLISHERS IBADAN and RAREGEM CREATIVE ACADEMY, because of his bias for creative writing. He is a contributor to FRESHFM Magazine and online at talkafrique.com.

Mr. Odejayi is Single and a Christian with special interests in Serving, Leadership, Creativity, Web development, blogging, Digital Marketing, Networking, Graphic Designs and Project Management. The applicant is preparing for The 2016 Summer Computer School across three Local Government Areas of Oyo State here in Nigeria.

As a good Nigerian, he was the Moderator at a 2015 General Elections Public Sensitization which was organized by SAVE OUR WORLD MISSION, Ibadan and was an ad hoc staff of INEC at Ado-Odo Ota LGA in Ogun State for the 2015 General Elections of March – April 2015 as The Presiding Officer at his Polling-unit. He led the Task Team that executed The Volunteering for Schools Projects of Global Shapers Community, Ibadan.

https://youtu.be/McgbJyJdfJA

Certificate in Media Technology CONTENT

Media Technology CONTENT

Dynamics of Media Technology

The Introductory Aspect of the training. This will demystify the terminologies that will be used in the Media Technology field of discipline.

Fiverr Online Marketing

This is an online freelancing and marketing platform for entrepreneurs and skilled individuals who are willing and ready to expand their horizons online. The least charging fee is $5 and Fiverr has been one of the leading marketing and freelancing platforms online.

The training will focus more on how to create a very detailed profile online that depicts the kind of services an individual is ready to offer to online prospective clients. The training will also provide insights on how to build a reputable presence on the platform over time.

Online Project Funding Campaign

Most people already have ideas that are what embarking on and some have already executed these ideas in a miniature version but are in need of funds to execute these ideas in a bigger version. Instead of sourcing for corporate and individual investors that will eventually want to buy into the idea and perhaps dictate what needs to be done as oppose the original idea, there are crowdfunding/campaign platforms that are designed to disrupt this kind of arrangement.

This training will help our learners to know how to set up campaign platforms and also how to attract donors who are ready to donate with no strings attached. This is an opportunity that most Nigerian entrepreneurs know almost nothing about and we are giving out the knowledge and application at our learner’s finger tips.

Raspberry Pi

There are jobs or projects that need networks of computers for execution but the cost of procuring computers is high. Raspberry Pi is a console that solves the problem of spending too much on procuring computers.

It is primarily designed to help teenagers have access to computing and coding at a very low cost. Raspberry Pi is revolutionary way of making sure every home is computer literate and also to increase high degree of mobility.

Cyberculture

This cuts across every activity that is undertaken on the internet. Since internet is a very vast platform for media technology, it is necessary to know how to engage the audience and pass messages across in ways that would not become counterproductive.

Although the essence of media technology is for the purpose of effecting change, generating revenue and initiating major movements; there are ethical ways to go so as not to destroy one’s reputation in the bid to making a difference.

Social Media Data Mining & Strategic Marketing

Entrepreneurs must learn not to fire blanks when trying to reach out to targeted audience. This is why social media data mining is the modern tool for effective and strategic marketing . . . this training will help marketers and entrepreneurs know their audience and also to predict what they want.

Blogging & Vlogging

Entrepreneurs must keep their audience and customers apprise of the developments and the progress they are making per time and it is also a good tool for marketing and advertisement.

This training will focus more on content creation in terms of texts, pictures and videos that increase traffic and promote monetization.

Media Tools

This training will also introduce learners to media tools that tend to make work easier as it also increase productivity

Selling Info. Products

What are the different breakdowns of Information that you can generate, ideate and sell on the Internet? The common dynamics of Information will be looked into, with a view to picking the one that is suitable to what the Participant does. How can you sell information products on the Internet?

Monetization of Idea

This aspect of the training will delve into the professional mode of converting idea into cash.

Certificate in Web Design CONTENT

Gain an introduction to the skills and technologies used to design web pages                              

Lesson 1: Basic Networking Topologies

Lesson 2: Introduction To Web Design

Do you know the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web? Do you know the languages of these technologies and how they came to be? Is there even such thing as “The Cloud”?

This lesson will give you an introduction to what is involved in web design. What the internet is, where it came from, and the languages that are used to create websites.

At the end of this lesson you will have an understanding of the history and purpose of the internet and the WWW. You will also have a firm understanding of the function of HTML & CSS on the web.

Lesson 3: HTML & CSS

Now we can start making webpages. In this lesson we will learn the structure of HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language) and CSS (Cascading Stylesheets). You will understand what it means to use HTML to mark-up the content of your webpages and how we use CSS to style our sites.

By the time we finish this lesson you will have an understanding of the syntax and purpose of HTML and CSS. You will also be able to create your own simple webpage with inline styling.

Lesson 4: Planning A Website

In this lesson we will discuss the techniques used to plan a website. Whether it’s to convey your vision to a client or to plan a personal project; This lesson will teach you about wireframes, colour theory, and website layout techniques. We will also have a look at some of the great resources that are available to help you create these elements.

At the end of this lesson you will be able to create simple wireframes while demonstrating an appreciation for good layout standards. You will also be able to choose a harmonious colour scheme.

Lesson 5: Modern Web Design

The main focus of this lesson is what is known as Responsive Web Design, this is the standard of modern web design. It essentially means that we develop a website to automatically fit the size of the screen that it is being viewed on. We will see how CSS is used to make this happen in an effortless way and how we can even use Media Queries to test screen sizes and apply specified styling. We will also be discussing the different design approaches of Progressive Enhancement VS Graceful Degradation.

At the end of this lesson you will be able to start modifying your CSS to allow for responsive design. You will also have an understanding of how different browsers and devices can have different capabilities and how to plan ahead with this knowledge.

Lesson 6: Web Site Enhancements

There are many libraries and frameworks available to designers to enhance their creations. Libraries and frameworks can add new functionalities to your site and help speed up the development process. In this lesson we will discuss the various resources available to Web Designers, why and when they are used.

By the end of this lesson you will have a clear understanding of the role that libraries and frameworks have in web design. You will have also have learnt the various ways you can include these resources in your projects.

Lesson 7: Graphics & Media On The Web

Have you ever seen an image file with a “.jpeg” or “.png” extension, do you know the pros and cons of different media types? Do you know the trade-offs between lossless and lossy compressions? This lesson will cover the different file types, their traits, and how to choose the appropriate file type for your projects.

In this lesson we will also cover how your creations are lawfully protected on the web, and the various licences that are most common on the web.

At the end of this lesson you will understand the different file types, their roles, and their capabilities on the web. You will also have an understanding of the various licences available to content creators and gain an appreciation for the “Open GNU licence”.

Lesson 8: Going Live

In this lesson you will learn all that is required to put your creations on the World Wide Web. We will cover domain name registration, choosing a hosting provider, and uploading content to the web.

This lesson will show you a live demo, start to finish of uploading a project to a hosting provider. At the end of this lesson you will be able to explain what is required to get your creations on the WWW.

Lesson 9: Past, Present, Future

In our final lesson we will review all that we have covered on this course. We will also discuss what “Web Trends” are and how to keep abreast of them. The web and technologies in general evolve at amazing rates, we will be looking into the near future of next gen tech and the impact this will have on your designs.

For example; can you design a webpage for a smart watch? What about an immersive 3D web site for virtual reality gear? Imagine the possibilities and new opportunities that this will give web designers!

Lesson 10: Doing Blogging with the aid of WordPress 4.3.1  

ICT CERTIFICATION FOR YOU

ICT CERTIFICATION FOR YOU

Compete for the best jobs and salaries with these courses and trainings

Quit Settling for Average Things….

What would happen to a lion that constantly refuses to go out to hunt and decides to settle for shrubs, bugs, worms and vegetables nearby?

Such a lion will never reach its peak as a prime predator, never!

Now, here’s the question…Are you settling for whatever comes your way in your career or are you primed to hunt for an exciting  career that could be yours with the right qualifications and trainings?

Meanwhile, below are courses for this month of ICT Empowerment to help you make the best of your career by locking down the best jobs available. This training promises to be intensive, down-to-earth, and practical ICT Certification that you can’t afford to miss.                                      

Web Development & Hosting

Basic Networking

Introduction To Web Design

HTML & CSS

Planning a Website

Modern Web Design

Web Site Enhancements

Graphics & Media On The Web

Going Live

Past, Present, Future

WordPress 4.3.1

and                                                                                                       

Media Technology

Dynamics of Media Technology

Fiverr

Online Project Funding Campaign

Raspberry Pi

Cyberculture

Social Media Data Mining & Strategic Marketing

Blogging & Vlogging

Selling Info. Products

Monetization of Idea

Come on Twitter @raregemgroup and tell us about your opinion on the upcoming training.

This Initiative is a month-long ICT Empowerment for your consumption, only for those who are desirous of acquiring innovative knowledge and set to better their lots.  

Date: 3 – 31 October, 2016                                Time: 1:00pm and 4:00pm (3hrs)

Contact Rotimi: 08098795454    OR         Muyiwa: 07086865816

                        Registration in Progress…

MAXIMIZE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIGITAL AGE

´ The Digital Age (also known as the Information Age, Computer Age or New Media Age) is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the industrial revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based on information computerization. The onset of the Information Age is associated with the Digital Revolution, just as the Industrial Revolution marked the onset of the Industrial Age. Digital age refers to the present time use of machines and computers to present information in digital format. Some of the commonly used digital forms are the use of Information technology and the Internet. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is already a part of our everyday lives. The Internet, a major part of the Modern Media Technology Revolution is becoming increasingly popular and widespread. It has achieved penetration of massive population worldwide than any other technology before it. As we watched the trend goes, all forms of communication and information management tools are becoming digital, with the potential for merging and are having massive influence on our lives now and in the future. We now have smaller and cheaper computers, digital equipment (digital camera, digital video recorder e.t.c), embedded systems, also becoming the other of the day because they offer faster and more quality alternatives than their analog counterpart. 

´ The Digital Era is the 21^st century that we live, wherein almost everything is executed with the aid of computers cum ICT gadgets. For example, in 2015, Nigeria initiated the Computer Based Test for conducting Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). With this system of Examination conducts, candidates’ access results after six hours of submission. To use ICT is very simple if you are well proficient with the use of these technologies/gadgets. The beauty of these technologies is the ability of these innovations to navigate boundaries and to proffer solutions real time to (our need or) myriad of tasks.

´ It is expedient that the Youth to do the needful to undertake trainings, retrain and untrain themselves in the evolving fields of ICT/computing. The reason is simply because; a man is as good as what you know. The inspiration I wrote in the book entitled DARE TO PONDER is your learning power today will determine your earning power tomorrow. It is how well you are proficient in your chosen career today that will dictate your value in the labour market tomorrow. It is simple, learn Today so as to lead Tomorrow. That is why it is believed that knowledge is power. You become empowered to excel in life when you have cognitive knowledge about a relevant field of human endeavour. The 2016 ICT Empowerment Initiative, as organized by RAREGEM I.T. CONSULTS INTERNATIONAL is a viable option for you to avail yourself the opportunities therein. The 2015 maiden edition was very successful, hence the motivation to give the 2016 edition a shot with optimism of a successful Computer Training Initiative. Even Olayinka Samuel and Ibukun Olaoluwa have signified their intentions to be at the upcoming 2016 edition to share their own testimonies to the credence of RAREGEM’s abilities to deliver all their promises to the students.

´ The Organisation is trying to promote Computing knowledge among Youths in Oyo state through organising training centres holds at our Iwo Road Office from October 3 – 31, 2016; Mondays to Saturdays. We are coming up with an Intensive Four Weeks ICT/Computing Empowerment Initiative. After registration and submission of forms, Students will be taken through the rudiments of Basic Computing, eCommerce, Hardware Engineering, Photography and Blogging Training Modules by seasoned Lecturers. Names of these ICT gurus are:

Graphic Design – Mr. Daniel Atofarati

eCommerce – Mr. Solomon Odekunle

HTML 5 – Mr. Ife Alabi

PHP – Mr. Rotimi Odejayi

Media Technology – Mr. Joshua Omole

Html 5 – Mr. Animashaun Kim Olalekan

Blogging – Mr. Peter Idowu

CSS – Mr. Mayowa Balogun

We are committed to delivering hands-on practical Computer training for every student. The Training will be climaxed with every Participant undertaking a Project in consonance with their Area of Interest. Each of the participants will be allocated to one lecturer for supervision of the Project assigned for them. This will further demystify the understanding of the Student to the Course learnt thus far. And we are glad to inform you that all trainings will be done on Laptops, with us having one laptop assigned to each Student. This is a lifetime opportunity to improve your worth and up your value as a person. It is better to empty one’s purse into the head in the form of knowledge acquisition. Just as what will determine your worth in the labour market is the value you can give and what you can do proficiently. For enquiries call Rotimi Odejayi on 08098795454 or send an email to raregemitconsults@gmail.com.

Information is very pivotal because your key to transformation is the kind of information available to you. Join us, come 3^rd to 31^st October, 2016 for this intensive, and educating Media Technology and Web Design Trainings.

REPORT OF CREATE, IBADAN CITY FIRST ENTRELEADERSHIP SUMMIT

REPORT OF CREATE, IBADAN CITY FIRST ENTRELEADERSHIP SUMMIT

The Youth Empowerment Summit started at around 09:25am with opening prayer by Revd Excellence and was followed by The Second Stanza of the National Anthem and The National Pledge.  The Convener, Mr. Olurotimi Odejayi demystified to the audience the objective of the Summit as well as the aims of the CREATE. These are to help: provide a forum to engage the Nigerian youths, educate them using the arts and strategy of creativity, and also to sensitize them, with a view to empowering them with useful requisite knowledge from seasoned resource speakers invited to the Summit. He further explained that it is very imperative for youths to gather as was done on the 2^nd MAY, 2016 for them to learn cum get exposed to some important trainings which have been elusive to them in the formal educational setting. The trainings along the lines of entrepreneurship and leadership teachings were promised to be given to the youths in attendance. He further read to the participants on THE CHOICE TO BE CREATIVE, a down to heart article written to still buttress the facts that we are free moral agents who are at liberty to choose either to be creative or not. The next important segment observed was a practical hands-on session anchored by Mr. Mayowa Balogun to empower the participants with how to make liquid soap. He came in with already prepared tutorials which he circulated among the participants. He there after answered the questions of his audience. Mr. Odejayi then introduced Mr. Tunji Bello (an author of many years and Public secondary school principal) who gave the keynote Address of the summit. He encouraged the attendees to be proactive, u

nleash their creative potentials and dare to be creative. Mr. Odejayi then introduced Dr. Babatunde Adebo, the Head of Physics Unit of Lead City University, Ibadan for his presentation on THE MAKING OF AN ENTREPRENEUR. The teaching lasted for one hour and he answered the four questions directed to him by the Participants. This down to earth teaching seeks to demystify to everyone who an entrepreneur is and what, what and what are the qualities of buddy business owner, who is at the heart of any successful enterprise. It is on record that we have The Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Mr. Akeem in Attendance, including Mr. Seun Onifade from SAVE OUR WORLD, an Ibadan-based Youth NGO, students of University of Ibadan, Students of OOU, Ago Iwoye, Students of Ibadan City Polytechnic, Some Graduates awaiting NYSC Mobilization, Vocational youths and teachers cum lecturers from All the aforementioned institutions. The Oyo state Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria was allowed to address the participants. His address was more on the need for youth to take to Farming as a viable way out of unemployment, according to him Youth’s agility and strengths can be channeled to subsistence/arable farming.

The Convener, Mr. Odejayi then came up to introduce Mr. Solomon Odekunle, who spoke on the topic THE CREATIVE YOUTH IN A DIGITAL AGE. He spoke on the shift from the different ages of human civilization from the Hunting/Gathering age down to this digital age. According to him, our mindsets must change if we must be creative as youths in the 21^st century age of Information Technology. The chap answered the two questions that were raised by the audience. Mr. Odejayi then went ahead to introduce Mr. Peter Odetunde of SKYLINE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY from KENT, UK to the podium to speak on the topic THE POWER OF THE CREATIVE MIND. The speaker maintained the fact that we are as good as our mind, just as our mind make or mar us. The creative mind is one that unleashes its resulting potentials to come up with useful inventions, systems and solutions for the world to enjoy. He further gave the audience the means of renewing and reconfiguring their minds for them to be creative. He was painstaking enough to answer the questions of the participants.

We then went for 5 minutes break, while the light refreshment was served. The Convener announced for the Participants to volunteer them to be mentored, which they did. It is on record that we have 25 volunteers who signaled to be mentored, with a view to featuring their presentation on the 30^th May, 2016 at American Corner, Ibadan. The Mentoring session for this 25 youth will commence on the 13^th May at RAREGEM IT CONSULTS INTERNATIONAL’s IWO ROAD, Ibadan, Office by 04pm. Mr. Odejayi will mentor them on the topic A CREATIVE QUEST for one hour only.

The Convener, Mr. Odejayi then introduced Dr. Tunde Oseni to the podium for his presentation on HOW TO DEVELOP PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLLS. Dr. Oseni is the Head of Department, Politics and International Relations department, Lead City University, Ibadan. He explained to us that one of the hallmarks of a leader is to be able to solve problems. He further taught the audience that the Problem solving does not just require The Skills, it also requires that the leader know Problem solving strategy. There were four questions and he went ahead to clear the doubts of the enquirers through this tactful answers. It is the bold hallmarks of leaders to tackle problem headlong with a view to proffering the right answers on time. The last presentation was handled by Mr. Olurotimi Odejayi, who spoke on DIGITAL MARKETING. The chap opened the eyes of the Audience and Summit participants to the central place innovative mode of selling in the 21^st century play through ONLINE (DIGITAL) Marketing. There were two questions, which he answered along the line of Inbound vs Outbound Marketing and was further brothressed by the Submissions of Mr. Ezekiel Bara (who came in from OOU, Ago Iwoye, in Ogun state, and Mr. Olalekan Kim Animanshaun (who traveled to Ibadan from Lagos state for the summit).

APPRECIATION

We are very grateful to the Management of American Corner, Ibadan for their supports in cash and kind. It is obvious we recorded success because you and your team worked with us. We are very grateful to Ma and to every staff of the Corner cum NSIAC team as well.

RECOMMENDATION

MR. ODEJAYI will like to humbly solicit for More Involvement of the American Corner, Ibadan Leadership in the 30^th May, 2016 phase of CREATE, which will be the grand finale of the Summit. The obvious example was the absence of the Director from our Programme. Ma, Please we will be very grateful if you can be around to help give us the moral supports we needed. We still have two main practical empowerments to educate the participants with and these are: Leather Works/ Shoe Making and Digital Marketing session. For the later, we will need to use the Internet for 30 Minutes. Kindly oblige us with this assistance. The 30^th of May Summit will commence by exactly 09am prompt and will end by 04pm God willing. We have started the Creative engagement and the momentum will be sustained through engaging and meeting with the Participants in the course of the month. With the supports of everyone, we shall create and dare enough to be creative.

Thank you and May God bless Nigeria, Amen.

With a Grateful Heart,

Mr. Olurotimi Odejayi

CEO, RAREGEM IT CONSULTS INTERNATIONAL

Profile of Olurotimi Oluseun ODEJAYI MSc.

Profile of Olurotimi Oluseun ODEJAYI MSc.

Olurotimi O. Odejayi is the author of DARE TO PONDER (Published in May 2012) and the Publisher of INSPIRING YOUNG LEADERS MAGAZINE. His thought leadership article was published on the 23^rd of May, 2013 in The Daily Newswatch Newspaper while he was still a University Lecturer at Lead City University, Ibadan. He is passionate about empowering the Nigerian youths through few of his outreaches to selected Secondary Schools in Ibadan, through his bloggings on rotimiodejayi.blogspot.com, through his interviews in Nigerian electronic media and in his pet-project, tagged CREATE. This ’Rotimi Odejayi Initiative started four years ago inside Lead City University, Ibadan, dubbed IBADAN CITY 1^ST ENTRELeadership Summit, with the 2016 Edition holding on the 2^nd and 30^th MAY, 2016. It is almost certain that Olurotimi Odejayi will represent his dynamic IT Startup in the prestigious 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship, having being a vibrant member of the Young Africa Leaders’ Initiative Network. He is the CEO of RAREGEM IT CONSULTS INT’L.

He is working on Publishing a masterpiece entitled DARE TO CREATE and enjoys watching Football cum acts stage drama presentations. His latest stage drama presentation was Invitation Card staged on the 1^st of October, 2015 and the stage drama adaptation of MAY BE TOMORROW, as written by Soji Cole and Directed by Ibukun Jeje on the 2^nd October 2015. Mr. Odejayi is a Masters holder from the Computer Science department of University of Ibadan with specialization in Bioinformatics. Mr. Odejayi is the CEO of RAREGEM PUBLISHERS IBADAN and RAREGEM CREATIVE ACADEMY, because of his bias for creative writing. He is a contributor to FRESHFM Magazine and online at talkafrique.com.

Mr. Odejayi is Single and a Christian with special interests in Serving, Leadership, Creativity, Web development, blogging, Digital Marketing, Networking, Graphic Designs and Project Management. The applicant is preparing for The 2016 Summer Computer School across three Local Government Areas of Oyo State here in Nigeria.

As a good Nigerian, he was the Moderator at a 2015 General Elections Public Sensitization which was organized by SAVE OUR WORLD MISSION, Ibadan and was an ad hoc staff of INEC at Ado-Odo Ota LGA in Ogun State for the 2015 General Elections of March – April 2015 as The Presiding Officer at his Polling-unit. He led the Task Team that executed The Volunteering for Schools Projects of Global Shapers Community, Ibadan.

My application is motivated by the desire to learn more and by extension be able to empower my mentees cum students.