What we do?
Africa Skills Hub is intentional about upskilling African talent and breaking traditional barriers to work for millions of African youth. Our approach- which combines both online and face-to-face with interactive sessions ‘Work Integrated Learning’ requires every young person to undergo a particular skills training to get Africa Skills Badge. This initiative sought to create a skills mindset among young people across Africa. At the Africa Skills Hub, skills acquisition is the centre of our work as SKILLS have become the global currency of the 21st century.
At the Skills Hub, what we do includes -
Work Readiness Program: Our Work Readiness Program bridges the gap between education and the world of work. A structured career Bootcamp equips entry-level graduates and potential jobseekers with the skills and confidence that employers are looking for.
Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation Services: Our Entrepreneurship & Business Incubation services primarily focus on providing business development services; startup incubators and funding for young businesses and SMEs to enable them to grow and become successful through Incubation. At the Incubation phase, we provide shared premises, business advisory and support services, access to investors, markets and international networks, mentoring and a full-time, hands-on management coaching.
Apprenticeship Services: Our Apprenticeship Services focuses on arranging “Basic Training” for apprentices without formal educational qualifications as well as organizing on-the-job training by combining facilities available at several companies. This training upgrades the skill and competence level of our youth, improve human capital, and job creation. As a skills hub, we recruit, employ and arrange training for apprentices on behalf of employers.
We believe these offerings have the power to unleash the tremendous energies of our unemployed African youth into a future of sustainable and inclusive growth.
Why we do it?
The African continent is projected to have the largest workforce by 2030 yet youth unemployment presents a huge crisis. Across the continent, more than 90% of the 10M university graduates each year do not find jobs, with an average 5-year lag before most find their first job. Without work, many are disillusioned and apathetic, seeking to leave their countries or embarking on unsafe trips through the Sahara and Mediterranean. Yet, many organisations are struggling to source the management talent needed to service this rapid growth, while many young Africans lack the skills needed to secure jobs or start successful businesses. Again is the lack of interest in young Africans to acquire hands-on skills for better careers in the informal sector which is largely the continents biggest contributing sector in terms of Gross Domestic Product.
