Women in Digital Business Training

Women in Digital Business Training is a training scheme to train 50,000 women from across Africa over the next 3years. It is offered in partnership with the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) and funded by Microsoft Philanthropies.

This Training of Trainers program is delivered with the support of the ITCILO and specifically targets the compulsory Foundations Program on Digital Skills. Trainers will be trained by a certified ILO WiDB Lead Trainer and then certified by the ILO. However, before receiving the ILO WiDB Trainer Certificate, they must complete all required training components as stipulated by the ILO and the Lead Trainer. This includes a mandatory micro-teaching component, where each trainer is required to recruit and train 15 women entrepreneurs in the Foundations Program on Digital Skills under the Lead Trainer’s supervision. Upon passing all theoretical components of the course and successfully completing the practice-based assignment of training 15 entrepreneurs, participants will receive the ILO WiDB Trainer Certification.

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Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Have experience as an entrepreneur or in supporting/coaching/training entrepreneurs.
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent, e.g., HND or other professional license or fellowship e.g. BDSP license).
• Be actively working with entrepreneurs in any of the 54 African countries.
• Be fluent in English (ToE training content is also available in French, Portuguese, and Arabic and ToE can be in any of the languages, but this ToT is in English and English fluency is mandatory to join).
• Be able to recruit and train at least 15 women entrepreneurs within the 6 weeks program period before certification.
• Have proven experience in entrepreneurship training/coaching (with portfolio evidence).
• Be male or female (however, as this is a women-focused program, preference will be given to women applicants).
• Preference will also be given to practitioners with existing BDSP licenses or equivalent certifications, or those operating ESOs with proven entrepreneurial training records.

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Benefits

• Full Scholarship: If selected, you receive a scholarship covering the entire ToT program.
• Global Certification: Earn an official ILO WiDB Trainer Certificate, enabling you to deliver WiDB courses independently using program materials and earn training fees.
• Trainer Pool Membership: Certified trainers are added to the WiDB at AM-Steve House Program Trainer Pool – this means you get paid when train women entrepreneur under the program.
• Curated Expert Support: Receive mentoring and supervision from an ILO-certified WiDB Lead Trainer during your micro-teaching phase.
• Expanded Reach & Impact: Access tools, resources, networks, and partnerships to scale your impact in Africa’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Application process

Required Documents and Materials

• CV/Resume
• Training portfolio (e.g., certifications, training qualifications, evidence of past training, mentorship records, or other entrepreneurship support experience)
• Details of your ability and readiness to recruit and train 15 women entrepreneurs within the 6 weeks’ course timeframe
• Motivation statement (200–500 words)

Application Link: Apply for the WiDB ToT Program

Application for women entrepreneurs are open, if you are not eligible for the training of the trainers course and you are woman entrepreneurs please apply for the training of entrepreneurs program using the following link: Apply for the WiDB ToE Program

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