Jump briefing

Joint University Mentorship Program (JUMP) is a collaborative initiative designed and run by ERMIS Africa in collaboration within local and international universities to nurture young professional aspirants to discover their unique abilities and groom their careers. The program offers University students a unique and exciting field-based learning opportunities through active participation in on-going projects, coaching sessions, networking, and training opportunities. In each participating student is linked to a mentor drawn from relevant professional settings.

JUMP embraces multi-cultural approaches towards sustainable development through "green career placements opportunities" in diverse cultural and natural landscape contexts. Our experience is founded on several years of working with educational institutions, professional bodies and local communities in various domains of Education for Sustainable Development.

The programme designed through collaborative efforts by ERMIS Africa, Institutions of Higher Learning, development organizations, and business companies

JUMP is cushioned upon a rich base of skills and experiences.
These include:
(i) Community mapping and filming technologies,
(ii) Participatory approaches to community development, and
(iii) engagement in trainings of development practitioners on these expertise areas in collaboration with local and foreign Universities.

ERMIS Africa Offices


Our Goal
JUMP aims at strengthening and complementing sustainability in Africa Universities.
Strategic Direction:
Mentoring university students towards career development through practical learning experiences by providing the following opportunities:

1.  mentoring platform for students to receive career by relevant mentors
2.  A training platform for equipping students with knowledge and hands-on skills for applying emerging technologies for and approaches to ecosystem management.
3.  A learning platform for students to link theoretical knowledge acquired in the university with practical experiences provided by various local development contexts.
4.  A forum to facilitate the exchange of ideas,information,experiences,knowledge and approaches among students in different universities.

Eligibility
JUMP admits students from local and abroad universities who must undergo a mandatory mentorship program (JUMP) for a period not exceeding twelve months and an additional voluntary professional service program (VPS) for a period not exceeding 24 months.

JUMP Selection Criteria:

Contact

Programme Coordinator,
P.O BOX 11349,
Nairobi, Kenya,
jump@ermisafrica.org
Or
Programme Coordinator,
P.O BOX 17347,
Nakuru, Kenya,
The Netherlands:
International Institute of Earth Observation and Geo-informatics,
Jeroen Verplanke,
verplanke@itc.nl
Switzerlands:
Centre for Development and Environment,
Institute of Geography,
University of Bern,
Contact Dr Albrecht Ehrensperger
albrecht.ehrensperger@cde.unibe.ch

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JUMP APPLICATION FORMS

Step 1 The Application form

Step 2 The Referees Confidential Form

ERMIS-Africa, the Secretariat of JUMP Initiative, was conceived in 1999 and legally registered in 2004 in to respond to the emerging need to devolve Spatial Information Technologies to levels where local communities and development practitioners can access, understand, utilize and share the resultant information and knowledge products and services to their gain. Since inception ERMIS has been spurred by the emergence of an information economy that calls for a versatile information society that is increasingly built-up, liberated, nourished and expanded in its information sharing capacities.
This call is at the heart of ERMIS Africa vision.