We are committed to supporting women and women-led businesses with the digital skills they need to succeed. We believe that by closing the digital gender gap, we can create a more equitable and prosperous society for everyone. We aim to reduce the digital gender gap by providing tailored digital skills training for women and women-led businesses. Click here to apply now.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the digital training for women and women-led businesses training programme, you must meet the following criteria:
- Gender and Age: You must be a woman between 18 and 40.
- Employment Status: You must either be employed and seeking to leverage digital skills to improve your career prospects, or you must be a business owner looking to grow your business through digital tools
- Women who are digitally illiterate but aim to utilise this training to gain employment, start up a business or improve their career outcomes
- Access to Technology: You must have access to an internet-enabled phone or laptop to participate in the training sessions
- Basic Literacy Skills: You must be able to read and write to engage with the programme materials and activities effectively
- Residence: You must be resident in Port Harcourt.
- Minimum requirement for attendance (70%) and in-class assessment
- Willingness to Attend: You must demonstrate a high level of willingness to attend the training sessions, and may be incentivised with transport refunds at the end of each month
For women in business
- Should own a business- and give a proper description of your legitimate form of business
- Have between 1-5 employees, including the owner or less
- Access to internet-enabled phones or laptops
- Can read and write
- Basic knowledge of smartphone usage
- Between 18-40 years
- Ensure that your type of business can utilise/adopt the learned digital skills
Benefits
- Monthly Stipend: You will receive a monthly stipend to support you during the training programme.
- Post-Training Support: You will have access to post-training support services such as CV and cover letter writing, business registration support, and interview preparation.
- Job Postings: You will also be provided with access to job postings to help you find employment opportunities after completing the programme.
We hope this guide has been helpful in understanding the eligibility criteria and benefits of the digital training for women and women-led businesses. We encourage you to apply if you meet the eligibility criteria and are interested in gaining valuable digital skills to advance your career or grow your business.
You can read more about the project here.
