former learner at her business, in work clothes

TRAIN → SUPPORT → TRANSFORM

A practical path to employment.

Every step is designed to provide the skills, the tools and the network needed to find a job or start a business.

TRAIN

Learn a trade in three to eighteen months depending on the level, through hands-on workshop practice, with trainers who come from the trade.

Hands-on workshopsSmall groupsTrainers from the trade
01
trainer and learners in the workshop
intern and mentor in a company
02

SUPPORT

Company internship, mentoring and personal support to prepare for a job or a business.

Company internshipMentoringCV & interviews

TRANSFORM

Land a job or start a business: a tailoring workshop, a hair salon, a construction company.

Job matchingBusiness start-up supportFollow-up after graduation
03
former learner in her own tailoring workshop
01

TRAIN

Learn a trade in three to eighteen months depending on the level, through hands-on workshop practice, with trainers who come from the trade.

Hands-on workshopsSmall groupsTrainers from the trade
trainer and learners in the workshop
02

SUPPORT

Company internship, mentoring and personal support to prepare for a job or a business.

Company internshipMentoringCV & interviews
intern and mentor in a company
03

TRANSFORM

Land a job or start a business: a tailoring workshop, a hair salon, a construction company.

Job matchingBusiness start-up supportFollow-up after graduation
former learner in her own tailoring workshop

Skills today, opportunities tomorrow.

SUPPORT IN PRACTICE

Guided at every step, all the way to a job.

Support starts before the programme and continues after it. Here is how our teams guide every learner.

01

Orientation

An orientation test and an interview on entry to choose the programme that fits your level and your plans.

02

Dedicated trainer

A trainer follows each learner throughout the programme and regularly reviews their progress.

03

Supervised internship

An internship in a partner company, with an on-site mentor and follow-up visits from the institute.

04

Job preparation

CV workshops, mock interviews and introductions to companies that are hiring.

05

Business start-up support

Business plan review, start-up cost estimates, finding first customers and guidance towards funding options.

06

Follow-up after graduation

We stay in touch with former learners to support them through their first months of work.

FROM LEARNING TO EMPLOYMENT

Three pathways, three ways to succeed.

Example pathways that show how a programme concretely leads to a trade.

AFRICAN TAILORING

Open a tailoring workshop

  1. Months 1 to 9Workshop training: pattern making, cutting, garment making
  2. Months 10 to 12Internship with a partner tailor
  3. AfterwardsFirst machine, first customers, orders on WhatsApp

HAIRDRESSING

Launch a hair salon

  1. Months 1 to 6Training: braids, weaves, hair care
  2. Months 7 to 9Internship in a Yaoundé salon
  3. AfterwardsHome services, then opening a salon

BUILDING ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

Join a company

  1. Months 1 to 9Training: installations, distribution boards, solar
  2. Months 10 to 12Internship with a construction company
  3. AfterwardsHired by the internship company

Example pathways: duration and content depend on each programme.

TESTIMONIALS · 1 / 3

They tell their story.

“During my internship, I learnt how to manage orders. Today I have my own machine and my customers come from all over the neighbourhood.”

Aïcha N.AFRICAN TAILORING · 2025

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