Employability and Workplace Readiness Programme

You leave with a defined career direction and a 12-month action plan.

• Self-assessment of strengths, values, interests and working style
• The African and global job market: growth sectors, remote work and the gig economy
• Growth mindset, resilience and handling rejection
• Setting SMART career goals

You submit: A one-page personal career plan.

You can behave professionally in any African workplace.

• How organisations work: structure, hierarchy and politics
• Punctuality, dress, accountability and reliability
• Ethics, integrity, confidentiality and conflict of interest
• Cross-cultural and multi-generational teams

You submit: A workplace ethics case analysis.

You communicate clearly in writing and in person.

• Professional email, messaging and report writing
• Presentation skills and structuring a message
• Active listening, meeting etiquette and feedback
• Assertiveness and negotiation basics

You submit: A professional email pack and a 3-minute presentation.

You work well with others and manage yourself under pressure.

• Self-awareness, self-management, empathy and relationship skills
• Team roles, group dynamics and remote collaboration
• Managing conflict and difficult colleagues or managers
• Stress, boundaries and wellbeing at work

You submit: A group exercise with peer and facilitator feedback.

You solve workplace problems and manage your own output.

• Structured problem solving and decision making
• Reading tables, charts and simple metrics
• Time management, prioritisation and productivity systems
• Initiative and showing value in your first 90 days

You submit: A short business case with a written recommendation.

You are fluent in the digital tools modern employers expect.

• Spreadsheets, documents and presentations at working level
• Collaboration platforms, video meetings and digital etiquette
• Responsible and effective use of AI tools
• Data protection, cyber hygiene and online professional conduct

You submit: A practical digital task completed in a timed online session.

You have a market-ready professional identity.

• A results-based CV that passes applicant tracking systems
• Cover letters and your 60-second pitch
• LinkedIn profile, networking and visibility
• A simple portfolio of work, projects and references

You submit: A reviewed CV, LinkedIn profile and cover letter.

You can find opportunities and perform in the selection process.

• Job boards, referrals, graduate trainee schemes and direct approaches
• Competency, behavioural, panel and virtual interviews
• Psychometric tests, group exercises and assessment centres
• Salary expectations, negotiation and handling offers

You submit: A recorded mock interview scored against a rubric.

You understand the rules of employment and manage your first salary well.

• Contracts, probation, notice, leave and termination
• Pensions, tax, insurance and workplace rights and duties, adapted to your country
• Budgeting, saving, avoiding debt and an emergency fund
• Starting side income and entrepreneurial thinking

You submit: A contract review exercise and a first-year budget.

You prove readiness in a realistic, assessed workplace.

• A live virtual workplace simulation with briefs, deadlines and a difficult stakeholder
• Individual readiness review with your HR Africa mentor
• Online employer panel and showcase of your portfolio
• Graduation and certification

You submit: The simulation, scored by facilitators and employer assessors.