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Lingo Africa, the foremost human capital development platform in Abuja, Nigeria, understands that the coronavirus disease will affect businesses just as much as it affects health and not in a good way, so, to support business owners across the country, we have shared our business continuity plan that can easily be adopted by a Nigerian business, so, that business owners can use to ensure that they keep their businesses afloat.

First off, a business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions a business must follow in the face of a disaster or disease outbreak like the coronavirus disease. The business continuity plan covers business processes, assets, human resources, business partners and other considerations for the sake of survival.

In order to see the usefulness of a business continuity plan, it is advisable that as a business owner, you consider the fact that after the coronavirus disease spread, your business future will depend on the people and processes you have and to continue to build your brand positively, you must commit to bouncing back after the disease has been tackled.

So, Lingo Africa has prepared a free sample to help you piece your business continuity plan together;

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Purpose of the Lingo Africa Business Continuity Plan

The Lingo Africa business continuity plan consists of the business functions that are prioritized as a result of the coronavirus disease spread. We understand that for our facilitators and clients to remain unaffected by the coronavirus, we need to have an alternate business continuity platform. Social Distancing cannot be effectively practiced while we continue our work the usual way and we cannot afford to put our work staff and clients at risk.

Operational Area

Due to the fact that we are a human capital development platform and our work revolves around interactive sessions, we will now migrate online and interact with clients using Zoom and Skype.

Description of Operations

Going forward, when a client requests a session through phone calls, contact forms and emails, Lingo Africa, will schedule a time for one of our facilitators and the client to have a meet-up online. We will have zero human to human contact so as to reduce risks of coronavirus disease.

Our sessions will now take place fully over Zoom and Skype video platforms. Our facilitators will be working from home, while the office remains closed. We understand that home life could clash with work-life while working from home, especially for our facilitators who are parents. So, we will get suitable work periods from our facilitators based on their home experience and apply that to their online work schedule, so, the new requirements work out well for everyone.

Rate Impact on Business Continuity (tick where applicable)

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Impact Description

As a Nigerian business that is into learning and human capital development, we understand that the less human to human contact our facilitators and clients, the more likely, everyone will bounce back from this pandemic better and stronger. However, we also know that if we ignore or downplay the effect of the coronavirus disease, we will be putting human lives at risk – a situation we would rather avoid. This is why it is quite important to implement the virtual side of our business operations.

For the delivery of our products, Lingo Africa will keep on a few staff members who will make live deliveries to clients. During deliveries, our staff members will be required to wear protective gear (face masks, hand gloves). They will only be required to drop off products using only a taxi, so as to maintain a good distance between themselves and the taxi driver, they will also keep a safe distance between them and the client, to ensure the safety of everyone.

Recovery Strategy

Lingo Africa will, at the end of the coronavirus disease pandemic, will first off, recommend all work staff for a psych evaluation to try to understand how the pandemic affected them and help them recover from the effects of the pandemic.

Lingo Africa will ensure that all work staff will be given their preferred style of discharging their duties. We are aware that the pandemic will forever change the style of work – some will prefer to work from wherever they are, while others will want to resume the office style of work. Lingo Africa will make adjustments to accommodate these changes.

Our work staff will ensure that our clientele receives better human to human pieces of training and workshops. Lingo Africa will ensure that personal hygiene remains a part of the training process, to protect all those who will be involved in all of our training sessions. Lingo Africa will also embark on campaigns to build its client base.

Source - https://lingoafrica.com/here-is-a-sample-of-our-business-continuity-plan-as-a-security-response-to-covid-19/

The table for Roles and Responsibilities can be found on the website.

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The Federal Ministry of Health had on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, announced that a Nigerian lady became symptomatic to coronavirus on her return from the United Kingdom, and is undergoing treatment at Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos State.

It follows that as the lady in question was exposed to other passengers on the plane and at the airport while being symptomatic, other passengers and those who were in close proximity to her, have become infected. So, Lingo Africa, being the foremost human capital development platform in Abuja, has outlined several relevant steps everyone, including professionals, can take to protect themselves against the spread of coronavirus.

Stop Waiting – I see a lot of people especially on social media platforms asking the government to act and stop foreigners from affected countries form gaining entrance into Nigeria by closing down borders like Ghana, Chad, and other African countries. However, it will be wise for everyone to rely on themselves at this point and take precautions to stay safe and healthy and urge their loved ones to do the same. Do not wait on the government to close down the borders. What if they don’t? Follow genuine coronavirus updates and stay safe.

Request for Remote Work – If you have a job that does not require you to be at the office to execute your duties, you could ask your boss or supervisor to work remotely, so as to reduce the risk of being exposed to the coronavirus disease. If your request is not granted, do not lose hope. Instead, apply caution when in public. One tip you can use to receive a remote work approval is to show your supervisor some work you have done, outside the office, so, s/he can be convinced of your ability to work without micromanagement.

Follow What Matters – There is so much available coronavirus content online in text and videos. Some of them are fake and inciting. Try as much as possible to get your updates from the official pages of the World Health Organization, the World Economic Forum, the Nigerian Center for Disease Control on social media. Avoid following gossip blogs and tabloids as a lot of them spread fake information as regards the coronavirus.

Think of Others as Well – You have important information about coronavirus because you are educated and enlightened. How about those in your local community, who lack a formal education? If you share important information with them, they will be safe. If they are safe, you are safe too. Try to use a local dialect to let them know the risks and tips to avoid coronavirus. Try to think of this as safeguarding the lives of others as well as your own life.

https://lingoafrica.com/coronavirus-in-nigeria-4-steps-to-take-to-reduce-risk/

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Did you know that for every specific degree you have, there are several jobs you can hold and make money from? This is a fact that is still unknown to so many people out there, especially those who are still enrolled in the university system and those who are yet to hold down a job. We see a lot of people who are job hunting and are adamant about exploring career opportunities in fields that are not the same as what they studied in the university.

There is no better time to indulge in several career options than now in the information age. At Lingo Africa, the foremost human capital development platform, we encounter a lot of people who stay fixated on the options a specific degree provides. However, there are so many viable work options available to qualified people that do not necessarily have to be within the confines of their university degrees.

Case in point, we once had a client who was tired of applying to Bank jobs and came to us for an exclusive resume and cover letter review and because she felt she wasn’t doing enough to attract job offers.

It turns out that her resume and cover letter was in order. So, what was the problem? One of the in-house consultants at Lingo Africa, the foremost human capital development platform in Abuja, Nigeria, went beyond the regular Q&A session to delve into the client’s work application history and found that she had been restricting herself to a certain role within the Banking industry. when asked why she said it was due to the fact that she had studied Accounting in school and with that specific degree, she felt that she could only work at a Bank!

Our consultant had to put her through a one-on-one session discussing various career paths, where she could explore and apply to jobs in. This was in 2018. Now, she is gainfully employed at an NGO and she has gone ahead to become certified in Monitoring and Evaluation, which is a needed skill in social development. She is thriving because she decided to do something different from where her specific degree had previously led her to.

Are you still thinking that in order to flourish in your career, you need to work in a particular office or in a specific role that is directly connected to a specific degree? The world has moved beyond that. Allow Lingo Africa, the foremost human capital development platform in Abuja, Nigeria to consult with you based on a plan specific to your natural skills and capabilities, so, you can discover yet unseen opportunities and make better decisions for your career growth.

Source - https://lingoafrica.com/your-degree-should-not-define-where-you-can-work/

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