A trade school and working shop · Ibadan · Opens January 2028

Master a trade. Build real things. Shape your future.

The Skill Center is where you learn a real, in-demand trade. You work with real tools on real jobs, taught by people who do the work. You leave able to build, fix, and lead.

Rebuilding Africa. One skilled builder at a time.
The problem

Africa is not short of talent. It is short of skilled hands.

1 in 3

young Africans has no steady work. That is talent going to waste.

Source: African Development Bank
1 in 4

companies in sub-Saharan Africa cannot find workers with the right skills.

Source: World Bank Enterprise Surveys

Someone has to build the roads, power, machines, and homes. We train those people.

Why a trade

Skill is the surest foundation there is.

A trade is not a backup plan.

It is a foundation. A skill you own earns money, travels with you, and can grow into your own business.

The world runs on makers.

Every home, farm, shop, and city is built and kept running by people who can make and fix things.

Not software alone.

Africa will not rise on code alone. It will be built in metal, machines, and hardware.

One path, five steps

Learn. Practice. Build. Work. Create.

Every trade follows the same path, from your first day to your own business.

01

Learn

Learn a trade from people who do it every day.

02

Practice

Practice on real jobs, not just in class.

03

Build

Build, fix, and improve the things people use.

04

Work

Step into a real job and a real income.

05

Create

Turn your skill into a business of your own.

The trades

Open now: Phase 1

Two full programs open with the first class. More trades follow as demand grows.

More trades to come:

AutomotiveMetalwork & FabricationWoodwork & LeatherworkPlastics & MouldingPlumbing, Electrical, HVAC & BuildingElectrical & ElectronicsSolar & Battery SystemsRobotics & Mechatronics3D PrintingFashion & DesignMedia & PrintingMusic & Performance
What it costs you
Free to attend.

The Skill Center is a working shop. Paying jobs fund the teaching. You bring the effort.