Meet Mrs. Lucy Ogundeji.
After completing the GOP Course, she gained clarity on her career and updated her LinkedIn profile, which inspired her to enroll in the Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS) Program. She appreciated how the course broke down concepts into simple, practical terms, helping her earn a management-level promotion and professional recognition.
She also shared her experience with the internship program, describing it as amazing and full of valuable learning opportunities.
Mrs. Lucy then went on to take the Project Management Course, where she enjoyed live sessions and the chance to apply technical skills to real-life scenarios alongside participants from diverse countries and organizations.
From Traditional Project Work to Global Visibility — Without Sending a CV
“In my place of work, I am now a champion project manager. I came from a traditional project management setting with minimal use of collaborative tools.
After going through the Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS) program and applying what I learned, everything changed.
I now work with modern workplace tools, structure my projects properly, and communicate my value clearly. Today, I am being reached out to on LinkedIn for global opportunities — and they are not even asking me for a CV.”
— Israel Ola
Meet Mrs. Toyin.
A participant in the Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS) Program and the Project Management Course, she shares how the onboarding sessions stood out for her, especially how the conversations with Dr. Aderinsola helped remove limiting perceptions and gave her the confidence to take bold steps.
Mrs. Toyin also reflects on the live projects, breakout room sessions with participants from different parts of the world, and her project presentation. She highlights the strong support system throughout the program and how the experience helped her grow in confidence, leading her to speak up more in meetings.
Meet Mrs. Amara Okoli-Tasie
An employer who has hired graduates of I-Train Africa’s flagship Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS) Program, she shares her experience working with our talent.
In this video, Mrs. Amara speaks about the graduates’ strong workplace skills, confidence with professional tools, and their impact-driven approach to work. She also recommends that other employers tap into our skilled talent pool professionals who are ready for today’s workplace.
Meet Chinenye.
A recent graduate starting her career as a Project Manager and a Batch 1 student of the Operation Get Employed (OGE) Program, she shares how the program helped advance her career.
Chinenye highlights the Digital Skills module as the part that stood out most for her. She learned to confidently navigate Canva, use Airtable, and deepen her digital capabilities, all while demonstrating a strong eagerness to develop her skills further.
Meet Mrs. Mariam.
A participant in WFS Batch 2, she shares how the clarity session at the start of the program stood out for her and helped shape her career decisions. Inspired by the session, she decided to pursue Project Management and has been steadily building her career in the field ever since.
Mrs. Olayinka Agbana.
The lead partner of Mayable Pourvoir and an I-Train Africa alumna, she began her journey with our GOP Course, then went on to complete WFS and one of our technical skills programs.
Mrs. Olayinka shares how the courses gave her an in-depth understanding of Google tools, the ability to design her own fliers, and effectively communicate with her team via Slack. When she joined GOP, she was out of a job and enrolled out of faith, and today, she is successfully running her HR organization.
In this video, she even introduces herself in French and reflects on the key lessons she learned from the program.
Meet Mr. Emmanuel Osho.
An alumnus of WFS Batch 6, he shares how the program helped him increase his productivity, which contributed to him being noticed by his Permanent Secretary and earned him recognition at work.
In this video, Mr. Emmanuel highlights his favorite parts of the course, the clarity-focused sessions and the modules on research, which had the biggest impact on his professional growth.
Meet Mrs. Stella.
She completed our Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS), and GOP Programs, with the Project Management component standing out for her, especially because of her natural interest in planning and managing activities. Through this experience, she also became more tech-savvy, gaining confidence in using digital tools.
Introduced to the program by a friend, Mrs. Stella went on to transition into HR and training. In this video, she shares how the LinkedIn Visibility sessions helped her stay accountable and connect with like-minded professionals.
Meet Mrs. Titilola Park.
After completing our GOP Course, she shares how the 7-step process helped her clearly articulate who she is and how she wants to present herself, both professionally and personally.
In this video, Mrs. Titilola reflects on how the course placed her on a stronger footing, giving her the confidence to pursue opportunities she would previously have hesitated about, now able to step forward without fear or self-doubt.
Meet Mrs. Olufunke.
After completing the Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS) Program, she shares how the training strengthened her ability to work cross-functionally, use tools like Miro and other Google tools, and significantly boosted her confidence.
She then went on to take the Product Management Course, a field that initially felt unfamiliar. However, through the live project sessions, where real-life scenarios were solved as case studies, she gradually found her rhythm and discovered a genuine love for the work.
Meet Mrs. Rofiat.
After completing our Strategic Goal Setting Masterclass, she learned how to stay accountable and consistently on track, a shift that inspired her to further her learning by enrolling in the Workplace Fundamental Skills (WFS) Program.
In this video, Mrs. Rofiat shares how the personality assessment helped her gain deeper self-awareness, and how she went on to apply the practical skills from WFS to successfully plan and manage an event of over 300 people.
I-Train Africa Foundation measures impact not only by the number of individuals reached, but by the depth of transformation experienced by participants — including career clarity, professional confidence, employability outcomes, mentorship access, and exposure to global opportunities.
Through conferences, mentorship programmes, workforce training initiatives, and talent placement pathways, the Foundation has reached tens of thousands of participants across Africa and the global African diaspora.
Our work operates across multiple layers of engagement:
This layered approach allows I-Train Africa Foundation to reach large audiences while also delivering deeper career transformation programmes for individuals entering the workforce.
The Foundation’s flagship convening platform — the Global Mentorship Conference (GMC) — has engaged participants from across Africa and the global African diaspora.
Across the two editions of the conference:
The conference serves as a continental learning and mentorship platform, connecting African youth and professionals with global mentors, industry leaders, and career experts.