ITU Academy
The ITU Academy provides a platform for access to training resources from around the world on a broad range of topics. The ITU Academy catalogue offers a selection of online, face-to-face and blended courses.
If you are looking for a specific course, browse through the catalogue below or use the advanced search.
Centres of Excellence in Africa
The
ITU Centres of Excellence (CoE) programme offers continuous education to ICT professionals and executives in the public and private spheres through face-to-face or distance learning programmes. The Centres serve as regional focal points for professional development, research, and knowledge sharing, and also provide on-demand specialist training services. With the support from multilateral and regional organizations, CoE networks have been established in all ITU regions. The current network is composed of 29 Centres across the globe. A network of six ITU Centres of Excellence are located in Africa in
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Côte d'Ivoire,
Cameroon,
Kenya and
Mauritius provide different training opportunities in the region. Each training concludes with a testing component. A certificate of achievement is awarded to candidates who successfully complete the end-of-course assessment(s). The following table presents all training opportunities offered in 2021 and displayed in chronological order.
The full 2021 activities and training catalogue of the Africa Centres of Excellence can be found
online.
Visit the ITU Academy to sign up for the courses.
Strategic guidance to the Network of the ITU Centres of Excellence in Africa is provided through regular meetings of the Steering Committees. Details on the Steering Committee meetings for the African Centres of Excellence can be found here.
Learn more about the history of the ITU Centres of Excellence in Africa.
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Digital Transformation Centres in Africa
The Digital Transformation Centres Initiative was launched by ITU in partnership with Cisco in September 2019 during ITU Telecom World held in Budapest, Hungary. The Initiative seeks to create a global network of centres, whose main purpose is to develop digital skills mainly at basic and intermediate level for citizens. The Initiative contributes to the broader goal of building an inclusive digital society and ensuring that lack of knowledge and skills is not a barrier to participation in the digital economy.
Four of the nine DTCs that were selected for the first phase, which runs from January 2020 to the end of September 2021, are located in Africa. At the end of the first phase, an open call will be made for additional DTCs to join the network.
The
DTCs:
- deliver basic digital skills training to enhance digital literacy and foster uptake of digital tools among those at the bottom of the social pyramid;
- provide intermediate digital skills training to provide users with job-ready skills, improve workplace efficiency and enhance chances of employability;
- improve the capacity of policymakers to design and implement digital skills programmes;
- conduct train-the-trainer programmes on digital skills to ensure scalability and self-sustainability in digital skills capacity development; and
- train SMEs in the field of digital technologies, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Explore the Digital Transformation Centres iN AFRICA
