Deadline: September 5, 2025
Are you a trainer, business development service provider (BDSP), entrepreneur support organization (ESO), business mentor or an mSME coach seeking an opportunity to impact women entrepreneurs across Africa? Then apply to join the Women in Digital Business (WiDB) at AM-Steve House Program’s Training of Trainers (ToT) Program 2025.
The Women in Digital Business (WiDB) at AM-Steve House Program, currently in its pilot, 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.
To scale reach, deepen engagement and maximize impact, the program will train 500 seasoned entrepreneurs, trainers, BDSPs, ESOs, mSME coaches, business mentors and other relevant ecosystem practitioners to serve as certified trainers and directly support the 50,000 women entrepreneurs.
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.
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.
Application
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)
For more information, visit WiDB ToT at AM-Steve House.
