This Rockefeller Foundation project- Digital Jobs Africa has an overall objective of helping disadvantaged and (minimally skilled) unskilled young men and women, move from unemployment into employment through relevant skills development training. This is in line with the Ghana Shared Growth Development Agenda, in which human development; productivity and employment are key thematic areas.

The training will include ICT skills, communication skills, customer relations, intercultural working, time management, self-management and other relevant soft skills. Participants will be provided an opportunity for face-to-face training, guided on-the-job training, facilitated peer-to-peer learning and some professional mentoring in a state of the art training facility.

The programme is targeted at providing 1000 high potential but disadvantaged young people with IT and soft skills training relevant for digital jobs and connecting them to relevant job opportunities.



Course Areas

Introduction to ICT
Understanding of the IT industry
Call Centre Technology, Terminology, Structure
E-Publishing
Communication skills
Customer relations
Time management
Self -Management
Global and intercultural working


Eligibility Guidelines

To qualify, applicants must meet the following criteria:

Must be between 18- 30 years
Must be only Senior,Technical or Vocational High School graduates
Must be currently unemployed
Ability to communicate and be instructed in English
Available to commit to a full month of training

NB: Please note that applicants with university degree or its equivalent are not eligible.


Benefits of Participating in training

Training offers unique opportunity to participants to acquire the following:

ICT skills for digital jobs
Practical skills for the modern workplace
Links to careers in IT
Introduction to Digital Entrepreneurship


Duration of the Course and Cost Involved

Each course will be for duration of one month and successful applicants will be certified upon completion. The training is absolutely free once participants are selected


How to apply

Kindly click here to apply: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rockefellerdigitaljobsafricaapplicationform

Deadline for first cohort of application is 19th February 2016

For further enquiries contact the British Council on 0302610090/0302610118



E-mail: digitaljobsafrica@gh.britishcouncil.org