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Home Economics

Create Value, Gain Influence, Build Wealth
  • Households are the biggest buyers in any economy. Every day, families buy simple items like plates, cups, spoons, and knives. This means there are real opportunities for young people like you to make and sell useful household items.

    Spotting an Item to produce

    • Your country is rich in natural resources. Many of these can be turned into useful products and services for families at home and even beyond your borders.
    • When natural resources are turned into things people need, they create jobs and business opportunities.
    • If you are interested in starting a business, look around carefully — many of these opportunities are already near you.
    • This site can be a great place to start discovering some of them.

    What to do after spotting that Item

    1. Write it down.
      As soon as a marketable idea strikes you, note it on paper.

    2. Give it time.
      Come back to it after about a week and ask yourself: Does this still make sense?

    3. Learn more.
      If it still does, read around it or ask people like your parents if it has a market.

    4. Improve the idea.
      Use what you learn to make the idea clearer and more practical.

    5. Act at the right time.
      Keep the idea and work on it during your studies—or after you finish school.

    Results & Implications

    • You can get a marketable idea while you are still in school, and start working on it during holidays or after you finish school.
    • With time, that idea can grow into a business, create jobs, and give you influence in your community.
    • This is one of the clearest and shortest paths toward wealth and positive impact in your country.

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    Some of the careers through which one can participate or help in producing value-added goods and services

    Careers Description
    Boilermaker -Manufactures, constructs, and repairs structures of steel, plate and piping, ranging from pressure vessels for power stations and petrochemical plants, to mine head gears, bridges and oil-drilling platforms.
    Clothing designer -Creates and helps produce men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, including casual wear, suits, sportswear, etc.
    Distribution manager -Plans and coordinates transportation, storage, and other distribution activities in accordance with governmental policies and regulations.
    Footwear designer – Helps create and produce different styles of shoes and boots.
    General manager -Responsible for the effective control and co-ordination of all facets of a company/business, and its operations.
    Industrial designer -Designs or improves useful consumer articles.
    Inventory and stores manager -Ensures that the materials and equipment are available at the right time and place, for the work to be done.
    Knitter -Processes cotton, wool or other similar forms of yam of natural or man-made origin into clothing, scarves or other processed or manufactured articles.
    Machine worker -Responsible for supervising the operation of a machine, which is used to produce satisfactory finished articles according to specifications.
    Machinist -Uses machine tools, such as lathes and milling machines, to produce precision metal parts.
    Millwright -Installs, replaces, dismantles, and repairs machinery and heavy equipment used in power generation, in manufacturing plants, at construction sites, in mining operations, etc.
    Operations research analyst -Helps to allocate resources, measures performance, designs production facilities and systems, manages the supply chain, sets prices, etc.
    Production manager -Responsible for the planning, organization, co-ordination and control of production.
    Purchasing manager -Ensures effective supply of raw materials, equipment, merchandise and services to an enterprise.
    Tool, jig & die maker -Produces and repairs tools, dies, and special guiding and holding devices that enable machines to manufacture a variety of products for daily use.
    Quality control inspector -Sees to it that prescribed standards are maintained in the production of motor vehicles.
    Advertising manager -Produces materials such as posters, coupons, or give-aways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service.
    Marketing manager -Does research, identifies potential markets, creates marketing aids such as brochures, and plans marketing campaigns.
    Market researcher -Helps to determine facts concerning the consumer, the consumer’s awareness of the products or service, and the effectiveness of advertising.
    Brand manager/product manager -Controls policies regarding product packaging, branding, pricing, advertising, promotions and distribution.
    Promotion manager – Directs promotion programs that combine advertising with purchase incentives to increase sales.
    Public relations officer -Builds bridges of understanding between a company and the public whom it wishes to influence.
    Salesperson/agent -Presents a firm’s products to possible clients in such a way as to create an interest in the merchandise, and thereby promote sales.