Unlock your potentialTM
ReadyforWork equips African youth with in-demand tech skills to launch fulfilling careers while connecting businesses to the top 10% entry-level talent.
For more than 100 years, workforce readiness education has prepared people to pass tests and collect degrees, not to build careers on their terms. Until now.
Get Ready for Work in 4 Steps
Start Your Journey
Start with a quick skills diagnostic and launch into your personalized track. ReadyforWork turns your ambition into real-world capability.
Grow With Data
Improve career readiness with every project, track your progress with Al, and close skills gap in weeks, not years.
Show Proof of Skill
Your resume claims you're skilled. Your portfolio proves it. Build industry-validated work that shifts power from gatekeepers to you.
Achieve Career Goals
Whether you’re seeking a new job, career growth, or entrepreneurship, ReadyforWork AI maps your skills to real opportunities.
Platform Launches In September
Data Science
Data science is booming. Job opportunities are projected to grow by 35% through 2032. Learn the skills employers want and launch your data career now.
Finance & Investing
SFAN and SecondSTAX have teamed to launch the Financial Analysis & Investing for the Masses course. Develop stronger financial skills; build your portfolio. Suitable for beginners and experienced individuals alike.
AI-Augmented Professional
AI is transforming knowledge work, requiring new strategies and leadership from professionals. This course will help you adapt quickly, think critically, and learn practical, ethical tools to thrive in an AI-native workplace.
We are changing lives
"I will describe my ReadyforWork experience as impactful. As a recent graduate trying to navigate the job space, I've received the confidence boost I needed from the ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I highly recommend ReadyforWork to individuals trying to find their feet in the job space."
Dolly Kpobi,
UX/UI Designer
"ReadyforWork cohort 4 has been a good experience and very insightful. I learned many things I didn't know that I thought I knew initially. I highly recommend this program to anyone who seeks a career in the digital space."
Girard Boakye-Yiadom,
Digital Marketer
"INVIGORATING! That is how I will sum up my ReadyforWork digital career accelerator program experience. Through the coaching sessions, curriculum and deliverables, I gained confidence in my ability to provide strategic direction for a company's products and services from a User Experience point of view. I highly recommend ReadyforWork career accelerator program to young professionals looking for result-oriented career guidance. "
Diana Osei,
UX/UI Researcher
"I wish I was 18 when I saw ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I've been in the media and arts industry for 12 years. And I developed a new interest in digital marketing. The best platform I found was ReadyforWork. I learned to believe in myself. I also learned how to use design thinking to drive innovation and essential social media marketing skills to drive sales, enhance audience engagement and build a community around a brand. If you are a young person looking to develop a new set of skills or want to complement your degree or practice, I recommend ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. "
Kezia O. Owusu-Ankomah,
Digital Marketer
"I participated in the SFAN ReadyforWork training in 2018 and it has been one of my greatest opportunities. I gained extensive knowledge and hands on skills that enabled me to secure my current employment at Sirdar Ghana Ltd."
Shelometh Ampah-Brown,
Business Support Cordinator, Sirdar Ghana.
"ReadyforWork was a turning point in my life. I won the content writing award and was given a Smart Phone gift from Samsung. The program helped me to improve my skills, which resulted in my current employment. Thank you so much, SFAN, for your support!"
Huda Ibrahim,
Program Officer, EPA Ghana
"SFAN gave me the greatest opportunity of my life so far, and that is my current job as a Senior Analyst at the Financial Advisory unit of GFA Consulting Ltd. I am grateful to the SFAN team for the ReadyforWork program and will happily recommend it to all."
Prince Dogbe,
Analyst, GFA Consulting
"The experience has been great. I had the opportunity to meet mentors who helped me in this amazing journey and helped me reach my goal of becoming a UX/UI designer. I had access to great resources that accelerated my knowledge in the field. I was able to develop soft skills needed in today's job world."
Nuertey Michael,
ReadyforWork C5 Alum
"The Readyforwork UX/UI accelerator program was a transformative experience for me. I feel confident in my UX/UI design abilities and am excited about the career opportunities that lie ahead. I will recommend this program to anyone looking to Kickstart or advance their career in UX/UI design."
Raphael Anaafi,
UI/UX Designer
"I applied for the SFAN ReadyforWork Digital Career Accelerator in October 2022 to improve my knowledge of Data Science. It was a unique and comprehensive learning experience. Unlike other programs, I was able to have personalized 1:1 sessions with a distinguished data science scholar. The program didn't rely on the traditional method of just watching online videos and taking tests. But rather it provided weekly seminars where we discussed the new concepts learned during the week. The seminars were an opportunity to share our experiences and gain a deeper understanding of projects we’d worked on. Overall, ReadyForWork's approach to learning was refreshing and allowed me to acquire the skills I needed for my career in a supportive and engaging environment."
Idris Abdulkareem,
Software Engineer
"I applied to ReadyforWork cohort 5 to gain a solid foundation or skills required to meet my future career goals in the design field, and SFAN did not fail. ReadyforWork served as an opportunity for me to kickstart my career as a UI/UX designer. The time frame and load of work were a bit of a surprise since the content was a lot and required time to fully grasp. The projects were very practical and pushed me to do more. It was a great experience."
Douglas Dzumatse Gockah,
Product Designer
"I will describe my ReadyforWork experience as impactful. As a recent graduate trying to navigate the job space, I've received the confidence boost I needed from the ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I highly recommend ReadyforWork to individuals trying to find their feet in the job space."
Dolly Kpobi,
UX/UI Designer
"ReadyforWork cohort 4 has been a good experience and very insightful. I learned many things I didn't know that I thought I knew initially. I highly recommend this program to anyone who seeks a career in the digital space."
Girard Boakye-Yiadom,
Digital Marketer
"INVIGORATING! That is how I will sum up my ReadyforWork digital career accelerator program experience. Through the coaching sessions, curriculum and deliverables, I gained confidence in my ability to provide strategic direction for a company's products and services from a User Experience point of view. I highly recommend ReadyforWork career accelerator program to young professionals looking for result-oriented career guidance. "
Diana Osei,
UX/UI Researcher
"I wish I was 18 when I saw ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. I've been in the media and arts industry for 12 years. And I developed a new interest in digital marketing. The best platform I found was ReadyforWork. I learned to believe in myself. I also learned how to use design thinking to drive innovation and essential social media marketing skills to drive sales, enhance audience engagement and build a community around a brand. If you are a young person looking to develop a new set of skills or want to complement your degree or practice, I recommend ReadyforWork digital career accelerator. "
Kezia O. Owusu-Ankomah,
Digital Marketer
"I participated in the SFAN ReadyforWork training in 2018 and it has been one of my greatest opportunities. I gained extensive knowledge and hands on skills that enabled me to secure my current employment at Sirdar Ghana Ltd."
Shelometh Ampah-Brown,
Business Support Cordinator, Sirdar Ghana.
"ReadyforWork was a turning point in my life. I won the content writing award and was given a Smart Phone gift from Samsung. The program helped me to improve my skills, which resulted in my current employment. Thank you so much, SFAN, for your support!"
Huda Ibrahim,
Program Officer, EPA Ghana
"SFAN gave me the greatest opportunity of my life so far, and that is my current job as a Senior Analyst at the Financial Advisory unit of GFA Consulting Ltd. I am grateful to the SFAN team for the ReadyforWork program and will happily recommend it to all."
Prince Dogbe,
Analyst, GFA Consulting
"The experience has been great. I had the opportunity to meet mentors who helped me in this amazing journey and helped me reach my goal of becoming a UX/UI designer. I had access to great resources that accelerated my knowledge in the field. I was able to develop soft skills needed in today's job world."
Nuertey Michael,
ReadyforWork C5 Alum
"The Readyforwork UX/UI accelerator program was a transformative experience for me. I feel confident in my UX/UI design abilities and am excited about the career opportunities that lie ahead. I will recommend this program to anyone looking to Kickstart or advance their career in UX/UI design."
Raphael Anaafi,
UI/UX Designer
"I applied for the SFAN ReadyforWork Digital Career Accelerator in October 2022 to improve my knowledge of Data Science. It was a unique and comprehensive learning experience. Unlike other programs, I was able to have personalized 1:1 sessions with a distinguished data science scholar. The program didn't rely on the traditional method of just watching online videos and taking tests. But rather it provided weekly seminars where we discussed the new concepts learned during the week. The seminars were an opportunity to share our experiences and gain a deeper understanding of projects we’d worked on. Overall, ReadyForWork's approach to learning was refreshing and allowed me to acquire the skills I needed for my career in a supportive and engaging environment."
Idris Abdulkareem,
Software Engineer
"I applied to ReadyforWork cohort 5 to gain a solid foundation or skills required to meet my future career goals in the design field, and SFAN did not fail. ReadyforWork served as an opportunity for me to kickstart my career as a UI/UX designer. The time frame and load of work were a bit of a surprise since the content was a lot and required time to fully grasp. The projects were very practical and pushed me to do more. It was a great experience."
Douglas Dzumatse Gockah,
Product Designer
Africa's Human Capital Development OS
The traditional college education has become a prestige funnel with a broken output layer. When AI can teach you faster, when projects are the new credential, you don't need to drop out. You can simply step sideways into relevance. That's ReadyforWork.
The Trifecta for the Good Life
ReadyforWork leverages AI and machine learning to deliver in-demand digital skills that employers in Accra, Lagos, and Nairobi are hiring for today and what global markets are paying for tomorrow.
Learn
Close your skills gaps with AI, build a verifiable portfolio, and give employers proof, not promises.
Earn
Move from class to income with the talent marketplace, or let AI find job opportunities for you.
Connect
Collaborate with people who share your ambition and get ongoing coaching from experts.
Are you ReadyforWork?
We built ReadyforWork for three groups at the heart of Africa's future: the youth seeking opportunity, the employers building the future of work, and the partners driving systems change.
Entry-Level Professional
WHO THEY ARE
Recent graduates
Career-switchers
Un(under)employed
WHAT THEY NEED
Market-relevant skills, practical experience, coaching, and clear pathways to decent work.
HOW RfW HELPS
Personalized, project-based training, career coaching, demonstrated proof of skill, and AI-assisted job matching.
Employer (HR Manager)
WHO THEY ARE
Entry-level employers
Reskilling HR
WHAT THEY NEED
Cost-effective, low-risk way to hire entry-level talent with proven, job-ready skills – or strengthen workforce through human capital development that boosts retention, performance, and future-readiness.
HOW RfW HELPS
Employer-validated curriculum, measurable proof of skill, and a vetted talent pool ready to contribute from day one, and a human capital development operating system powered by AI.
Ecosystem Enabler
WHO THEY ARE
Policymakers
Development agencies
Subject matter experts
Impact investors
WHAT THEY NEED
A scalable, data-driven solution advancing youth employment, economic empowerment, and education reform, while coaching the next-gen leaders.
HOW RfW HELPS
A proven model for accelerating human capital development in Africa, reducing unemployment, and aligning workforce skills with national priorities.
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