High Impact Tourism Training
Janjanbureh
Begins August 18th
Ends August 19th
This 2-day training aims at improving the tourism industry in The Gambia. In the first day, people will benefit of a Service Excellence Training, and on the second day Waiter Training.

Offered by:
ITC
Enhancing Agricultural Entrepreneurial Skills of Gambian Youths
West Coast and Central River Regions
Begins September 01st
Ends November 30th
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) in partnership with the International Trade Centre will conduct four training courses of Gambian youths on (I) certified seed production, (II) plant propagation techniques, (III) backyard fish pond construction, and (IV) fish and livestock feed formulations. The target is to train at least 40 youths within the age bracket of 15-35 to enhance thei...

Offered by:
The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
Course on Quality Management
Begins October 02nd
Ends October 06th
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) and International Trade Centre (ITC) invite Gambian youth to its first "Training of Trainers course on Quality Management"

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Training Course on Food Safety
Begins October 09th
Ends October 13th
The Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia (FSQA) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) are partnering through the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to create a new generation of leaders in food safety systems. Ideal candidates are passionate about quality and food safety and are ready to train fellow Gambians following the training of trainers. They may also be trained as auditors of...

Offered by:
FSQA
Skills training scholarships
Scholarship for Gambian youths to pursue employability skills development training in any of the following areas of study: (1) Satellite Receiver Installation; (2) Mobile Phone Repairs; (3) Laptop Repairs. Deadline for submission of applications is WEDNESDAY, 20 September 2017 at 12 noon.
Offered by:
Gambia Telecommunications and Multimedia Institute (GTMI)
Livelihood skills training opportunity
Sterling Consortium in partnership with YEP wishes to invite young people to enroll on the following courses: (1) Satellite Installation & Programming; (2) Advance Satellite Installation & Programming; (3) CCTV Installation & Programming; (4) Solar Installation. Deadline for submission of applications is WEDNESDAY, 20 September 2017.

Offered by:
Sterling Consortium
Study tour in Senegal
Dakar, Senegal
Begins November 03rd
Ends November 07th
Visit of best practices in natural cosmetics, process food and crafts sectors (November 3rd to 7th 2017).

Offered by:
The Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism (ASSET)
Entrepreneurship Trainings (EMPRETEC) 2017
Brikama, GBA, Basse, Janjanbureh, Farafeni, Mansakonko, KMC
Begins October 23rd
Ends November 18th
The Entrepreneurship Training Workshop (ETW) of the YEP is based on the Empretec model which is a 6-days intensive and uninterrupted training program that provides an opportunity for the participants to develop behavioral competencies of successful entrepreneurs, strengthen and enhance those behaviours while encouraging the practice of these competencies in their business.

Offered by:
GIEPA | EMPRETEC Gambia
Entrepreneurship Training
WCR (Bwiam) / NBR (Njawara)
Begins November 02nd
Ends November 06th
5-day training in entrepreneurship and starting a business in the Gambia, offered by NEDI in partnership with YEP.

Offered by:
National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI)
Business Plan Clinic
LRR (Mansakonko)
Begins November 23rd
Ends December 03rd
5-day training in how to prepare business plans, offered by NEDI in partnership with YEP.

Offered by:
National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI)
Training on Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEB) Production and Use
Auroville Earth Institute, India
Begins December 04th
Ends December 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP Gambia) in partnership with Startup Incubator Gambia is organizing a 10-day Training programme on Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEB) production and use, from the 4th to the 14th December 2017 at Auroville Earth Institute, India for 15 trainees

Offered by:
Startup Incubator Gambia
Course on Quality Management (NBR and CRR)
NBR and CRR
Begins November 06th
Ends November 10th
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) invites interested youths in NBR and CRR to apply for a place in the Training Course on Quality Management, which will be conducted from 6th to 10th November 2017.

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Gambian Entrepreneurship Foundation Course
Online
Begins November 06th
Ends November 30th
The Gambian Entrepreneurship Foundation Course is an online training program targeted at aspiring young Gambian entrepreneurs. This course, which contains 8 hours of training spread out across 6 topics, provides an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship as a way for young people to overcome difficult economic conditions, the risks and rewards of being an entrepreneur, ways of identify...

Offered by:
ITC SME Trade Academy
Training Courses on Agricultural Skills Development
Sapu (CRR) | Yundum (WCR)
Begins December 01st
Ends March 31st
Are you a youth with an interest in developing agricultural skills and creating employment for yourself? You can enrol now in series of trainings on agricultural skills development. The Gambia National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) are partnering through the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to create a new generation of young agricultural entrepren...

Offered by:
National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
Women's Mentoring Scheme
Paradise Suites Hotel
Begins November 11th
Ends November 11th
YEP in partnership with Bridging Gaps Advisory invites women to participate in this opportunity. The Mentoring Scheme is a unique opportunity for selected young women to be matched with experienced female professionals to gain one-to-one advice, support and guidance. In addition, the selected women will be invited to join the Women’s Leadership Forum on Saturday 11 November 2017 at Paradise Suites...

Offered by:
Bridging Gaps Advisory
Tour Guide Training
Janjabureh
Begins November 20th
Ends November 24th
Would you like to help visitors interested in discovering The Gambia? Are you a youth interested in tour guiding in and around Janjabureh? Apply for this training! Participants will be trained in guiding with the main purpose of qualifying as local guides to cover Janjanburay and its surroundings sites and to provide satisfactory guiding services to visitors. The training will take place in Janjan...

Offered by:
NCAC, ITTOG
Training on Food Safety Systems
Great Banjul Area
Begins December 04th
Ends December 08th
The Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) is inviting applications from beach bar owners within the TDA to train on food safety skills. As part of “Youth Empowerment Project” being implemented by The Gambia in partnership with the International Trade Centre, and financed by the European Union, FSQA is seeking to enhance the capacity of young entrepreneurs in food safety skills as part of its fo...

Offered by:
Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia (FSQA)
Training of Trainers on Design Thinking
Bakau
Begins December 04th
Ends December 08th
Are you a creative youth? Are you passionate about entrepreneurship development, innovation and creating wealth for the new Gambia? Enroll now in the training of trainers’ course on design thinking. SIG invites interested youth to apply for a place in the ToT course on design thinking which will be conducted from 4 to 8 December 2017 at the YEP Office in Bakau.

Offered by:
Startup Incubator (SIG)
Training of Lead Auditors
For the first time in The Gambia, here is the opportunity to be an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor in the latest edition of the flagship ISO 9001:2015 QMS. This training is one of the activities organized by The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), currently being implemented within the framework of the Yo...

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
Africa
Begins January 01st
Ends March 01st
Launched in 2015, The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is the largest African philanthropic initiative devoted to entrepreneurship and represents a 10-year, $100 million commitment, to identify and empower 10,000 African entrepreneurs, create a million jobs, and add $10 billion in revenues to Africa’s economy.

Offered by:
Tony Elumelu Foundation
Sustainable Tourism Business Webinars
Online
Begins February 23rd
Ends February 27th
ITC SheTrades is organizing a series of five webinars on “Unlocking Markets By Building A Sustainable Tourism Business”. They will take place in the upcoming weeks until before the end of June 2018.

Offered by:
ITC SheTrades
Stepdown Training Course on Quality Management in URR, WCR and CRR
URR, WCR and CRR
Begins March 25th
Ends March 26th
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) invites interested youths in URR, WCR and LRR to apply for a place in the Stepdown Training Course on Quality Management, which will be conducted from 29th March to 1st April 2018.

Offered by:
TGSB
Hack the Weak End
Begins April 27th
Ends April 27th
HackWeakEnd, an Initiative by Young Africans focused on creating an impact in our societies by using technology and technology based events to solve ills and issues plaguing us.
Offered by:
OpenSource Academy
Skills Training Scholarships
PIA Skills Training Centre in Bakau
Ends May 10th
Would you like to develop market-relevant skills? Apply to this training programme at Real Tech! Real Tech Gambia Ltd in partnership with The President’s International Awards, The Gambia (PIA) are inviting applications for a scholarship for Gambian youth to pursue employability skills development training in any of the following areas of study: tablet repairs, mobile phone repairs, flat panel TV r...

Offered by:
Real Tech Gambia Ltd and The President’s International Awards, The Gambia (PIA)
SheTrades Workshop
YEP Office, Bakau
Begins May 16th
Ends May 16th
The workshop will provide the opportunity for women entrepreneurs and business support institutions to gain knowledge on export procedures and solutions, as well as to improve their understanding of the SheTrades Initiative.

Offered by:
ITC SheTrades
GHE Agribusiness Youth Training Series
GHE Premises in Kembujeh Village, Old Jeshwang, and Banjulinding
Begins June 04th
Ends May 27th
Gambia Horticultural Enterprises (GHE) with support from The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering a series of on-the-job training programmes in agribusiness for Gambian youth. Three separate training programmes are open for application: 1) Agro-processing Training Programme 2) Pest Control Training Programme 3) Agro-product Marketing Training Programme

Offered by:
Gambia Horticultural Entreprises
On-the-job Agro-processing Training Programme
GHE Farm and Multi-purpose Agro-processing Centre at Kembujeh Village and GHE Banjulinding Agro-food Processing Training Centre
Begins June 04th
Ends May 28th
Gambia Horticultural Enterprises (GHE) with support from The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering an 9-week on-the-job training programme in agro-processing for Gambian youth.

Offered by:
Gambia Horticultural Entreprises
On-the-job Pest Control Training Programme
GHE Pest Control Unit at Old Jeshwang
Begins July 02nd
Ends June 20th
Gambia Horticultural Enterprises (GHE) with support from The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering an 4-week on-the-job training programme in pest control for Gambian youth.

Offered by:
Gambia Horticultural Entreprises
On-the-job Training in Agro-product Marketing
GHE New Era Factory at Old Jeshwang
Begins July 30th
Ends July 18th
Gambia Horticultural Enterprises (GHE) with support from The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering an 5-week on-the-job training programme in agro-product marketing for Gambian youth.

Offered by:
Gambia Horticultural Entreprises
Quality Improvement Support for Enterprises
Ends August 10th
Through the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), Gambian enterprises wishing to enhance the quality of their products and service offers are invited to apply to benefit for assistance to carry out internal quality improvement and or food safety initiatives

Offered by:
The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB)
Diaspora Mentoring Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs
YMCA Gambia
Begins August 27th
Ends August 22nd
Leadership Gambia, with support from YEP, is offering a 6-month mentoring programme for women entrepreneurs.

Offered by:
Leadership Gambia
GYIN Gambia Youth Mentorship Programme
Begins September 15th
Ends September 12th
The programme is expected to compel participants acquire ability to craft exceptional business structures, increased management skills, and maximise streams of profit. It will also enable them to experience application of different business models during the programme.

Offered by:
GYIN Gambia
Fajara Skills Training
Fajara Skills Development Centre
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with the Fajara Skills Development Centre, there will be courses offered in the areas...

Offered by:
Fajara Skills Development Centre
SkYE Fund Training Opportunities
Begins September 05th
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP.

Offered by:
Youth Empowerment Project
Sterling Consortium Skills Training
Busumbala, Bansang, Mansakonko
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with the Sterling Consortium, there will be courses offered in the areas of Satellite...

Offered by:
Sterling Consortium
Insight Skills Training
Insight Training Centre
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with the Insight Training Centre, there will be courses offered in the areas of Solar...

Offered by:
Insight Training Centre
Five Star Security Skills Training
Yundum, Kanifing, Bakau, Kotu, Brusubi
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with Five Star Security, there will be courses offered in the areas of Basic Security...

Offered by:
Five Star Security
YMCA Skills Training
The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre and Digital Studio
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with YMCA, there will be courses offered in the areas of Graphic Design and Desktop P...

Offered by:
YMCA
GTTI Skills Training
Mansakonko, Kanifing, Banjul, Julangel
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with the Gambia Technical Training Institute, there will be courses offered in the ar...

Offered by:
Gambia Technical Training Institute
GTMI Skills Training
Gambia Telecommunications and Multimedia Institute
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with the Gambia Telecommunications and Multimedia Institute, there will be courses of...

Offered by:
Gambia Telecommunications and Multimedia Institute
Golden Hands Academy Skills Training
Kololi
Begins September 03rd
Ends September 14th
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) is offering technical and vocational skills training to 965 Gambian youth through eight local TVET institutions. The technical and vocational training opportunities are provided under the pilot phase of the Skills for Youth Employment (SkYE) Fund launched by YEP. In partnership with the Golden Hands Academy, there will be courses offered in the areas of Massage,...

Offered by:
Golden Hands Academy
4-months online training: Internet Marketing on freelancing platforms
Online
Begins October 10th
Ends November 01st
YEP is implementing a four months training program aiming at providing 300 IT students with skills in internet marketing qualifying them to work on global online freelancing platforms.

Offered by:
Youth Empowerment Project
Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks (CSEB) Production and Use Training
West Coast and Greater Banjul Area, North Bank Region, Central River Region
Begins October 18th
Ends October 31st
The Earth Builders Association, in collaboration with the Startup Incubator and the International Trade Centre, are inviting applications for a scholarship to pursue employability skills development training in compressed stabilised earth blocks (CSEB) production and use.

Offered by:
Earth Builders Association and SIG
Mentoring Programme for Young Women Entrepreneurs - 2nd Edition
Begins November 01st
Ends November 09th
The Bridging Gaps Advisory Mentoring Programme gives young women entrepreneurs early in their careers the opportunity to receive guidance from experienced women leaders on how to further develop their business skills, knowledge and network.

Offered by:
Bridging Gaps Advisory (BGA)
E-Learning Course on Creative Industries
online
Begins January 21st
ITC launches a new e-learning course on “Building Competitiveness in Creative Industries”, starting on 21 January 2019.

Offered by:
International Trade Centre
Call for application: Tech Start-up Support Programme
Begins January 15th
Ends February 02nd
In 2019, YEP's IT and Digital Entrepreneurship component will have a special focus on tech start-ups and digital enterprises. Applications are open for a one-year tech start-up support programme that will onboard 25 Gambian tech start-ups. The start-ups will be segmented based on their level of maturity and will benefit from services according to their categorization.

Offered by:
Youth Empowerment Project (YEP)
Bridging Gaps Advisory Mentoring Programme for Young Women Entrepreneurs - 2nd Edition (2nd Cohorts)
Ends January 23rd
The mentorship programme gives young women entrepreneurs early in their careers the opportunity to receive guidance from experienced women leaders on how to further develop their business skills, knowledge and network. This programme will avail young women the opportunity to be trained and mentored by amazing leaders who will help them develop their businesses into successful and sustainable ones.

Offered by: