
https://afrief.org/innovate-africa-program/
The Africa Islamic Economic Foundation is an independent development organization that is dedicated to fostering knowledge, entrepreneurship, leadership development, sustainable economic growth in Africa. They promote skills development and innovation among African youth, with a special emphasis on technology transfer and wealth creation, by providing them with greater access to education and business support services to build sustainable businesses and companies with high growth potential.
Working in close collaboration with their strategic partners, they support African Governments, private sector organizations and other community-rooted institutions as a trusted and neutral advisor to explore viable economic opportunities within the context of the country’s own growth and development goals, to design and implement well-functioning market economy programs. Their services are demand driven, respond to in-country needs within the framework of national priorities and take into account varying national circumstances.
Their mission is to help shift the prevailing paradigm of economic development, and of the economy as a whole, towards a new system that is ethical, place-based, inclusive, collaborative, and ecologically sustainable. They are committed to the promotion of ventures for the intellectual nourishment of humanity. Within this, they put research work at the center of their efforts, with the goal of better understanding and interpreting trends and structures of social-economic phenomena for the advancement of knowledge.
AFRIEF and Saylor Academy have partnered to offer skill development opportunities to AFRIEF students. Learners can take any Saylor Academy course and earn fully digital, shareable certificates however AFRIEF and Saylor Academy have recommended some courses to help you start on your journey.
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Institution Recommended Courses
Business Administration
BUS101: Introduction to Business
BUS103: Introduction to Financial Accounting
BUS203: Principles of Marketing
BUS206: Management Information Systems
BUS208: Principles of Management
BUS209: Organizational Behavior
BUS210: Corporate Communication
BUS301: Human Resource Management
BUS303: Strategic Information Technology
BUS305: Small Business Management
BUS403: Negotiations and Conflict Management
Communication
COMM001: Principles of Human Communication
Computer Science
CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I
CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II
CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I
CS201: Elementary Data Structures
CS250: Python for Data Science
CS402: Computer Communications and Networks
CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems
English as a Second Language
ESL001: Elementary English as a Second Language
ESL002: Intermediate English as a Second Language
ESL003: Upper-Intermediate English as a Second Language
ESL004: Advanced English as a Second Language
Professional Development
PRDV005: Time and Stress Management
PRDV006: Spreadsheets II: Formatting and Functions
PRDV007: Spreadsheets III: Presenting Data
PRDV008: Preparing and Delivering Presentations
PRDV009: Writing Grant Proposals
PRDV010: Evaluating Sources and References
PRDV104: Professional Etiquette
PRDV151: Bitcoin for Everybody
PRDV211: Foundations of Human Communication
PRDV212: Interpersonal Communication
PRDV221: Introduction to Management
PRDV222: Management: Historical Development and Globalization
PRDV223: Organizational Culture, Diversity, and Ethics
PRDV226: Introduction to Human Resource Management
PRDV227: Introduction to Business Planning and Strategy
PRDV229: Organization Structure, Change, and the Future of Management
PRDV230: Create a Workplace Conflict Resolution Policy
PRDV231: Elements of Ethical Leadership
PRDV304: Introduction to Supply Chain Management
PRDV401: Introduction to JavaScript I
PRDV410: Introduction to Java and Object-Oriented Programming