Deadline: October 10, 2025
Applications are open for the TCKZone Youth Employability & Empowerment Fellowship (TYEEF) 2025. The TCKZone Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship Fellowship (TYEEF) is a 4-week intensive digital and entrepreneurship skills training program designed to equip underserved youth in Nigeria with the competencies needed to thrive in the digital economy. Targeting youth aged 18–30, the program addresses the pressing issues of youth unemployment and lack of access to practical, market-relevant skills.
Through a blended learning model, TYEEF will provide 40 selected participants with hands-on training in digital skills (such as digital marketing, content creation, and freelancing), business development, personal branding, and soft skills. The program will also offer mentorship from experienced professionals, interactive masterclasses, and seed funding opportunities for outstanding participants.
By the end of the program, participants will have developed income-generating projects, enhance their employability, and improve their capacity to launch or grow entrepreneurial ventures. The initiative contributes to national and continental goals of reducing youth unemployment, fostering innovation, and empowering the next generation of African changemakers.
Benefits
- Training in digital marketing, content creation, freelancing, AI & emerging tech, cybersecurity
- Entrepreneurship & financial literacy workshops
- Mentor support (e.g. Damilola Oni and others)
- Masterclasses & interactive sessions
- Portfolio building, internships, job placement opportunities (depending on qualification)
- Certificate of completion
- Chance to win a startup grant
- Networking & exposure
Eligibility
- Applicants must be between 18 and 30 years old at the time of application.
- Open to youth residing in Nigeria (and other African countries as the program expands).
- Open to Secondary school leavers, recent graduates, and out-of-school youth with limited access to opportunities.
- Must be available to participate fully in all training, mentorship, and project activities throughout the fellowship period.
- Must commit to getting a job or implementing an entrepreneurship idea during or after the fellowship.
- Applicants from underserved, rural, or marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- The fellowship actively welcomes applications from young women, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups.
Application
For more information, visit TYEEF.
