As part of the 2022-2026 Digital Francophonie strategy, the project, “D-clic, train yourself in digital with the OIF” was launched on June 3, 2026, at the National Center for the Training of Trainers and Program Development in Yaoundé (CNFFDP).
This training aims to combat unemployment and the digital divide by preparing young people aged 18 to 35 through certified training for the jobs of tomorrow. The program, led by TechLab Academy, offers five certifying courses. The learning focuses on modules such as Digital Craftsmanship and Design; Interior Decoration and Space Design; Visual Creation and Digital Environments; Digital Textile Printing and Embroidery; and Embedded Electronics and Connected Objects.
The project’s pedagogical coordinator, Tsafack Frank Wilson, states that the project is based on three pillars of competence. First, the Technical pillar, specific to each course; then the managerial pillar, which gives absolute priority to each learner’s ability to create their own business rather than seeking employment at the end of the training. Finally, the transversal pillar, which promotes teamwork. Breaking away from classical teaching, theoretical courses are reduced to a strict minimum in favor of practical work, says the instructor. The main objective is to prepare them for creating their own businesses.
Abdourahman Sarou is a student in Digital Craftsmanship and Design. He confides that this training is a unique opportunity to master digital skills and become self-employed. “It’s a rapidly expanding digital profession. It’s not every day that we come across such an opportunity; we young people who lack digital experience must take advantage of it. In the end, I want to be autonomous and entrepreneurial.”
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For Saraï Btedjene Tchomté, who is on the visual creation and digital environment course, the program offers a stimulating learning environment where technical skills are acquired through sharing. “Working in a good mood allows us to learn much faster,” she confides.
A medical imaging engineer with four years of experience, Mayinga Marthe Stéphanie Laure chose to pivot towards space design to reconcile her technical rigor and her love for beauty. For her, the training broke preconceived notions: “We often imagine that decoration is limited to moving furniture, but here, we learn to design them from A to Z. That’s the magic of this scholarship,” she explains. Like her classmates, Stéphanie rules out traditional employment after leaving TechLab Academy. Her clear and precise objective is to deploy herself completely independently in active life, illustrating the direct impact of the program on female entrepreneurship.
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