High quality learning material played a critical role in TNE’s mission to guide young people toward decent work or entrepreneurship. Leveraging active learning, inclusive design, and digital innovation, TNE’s program equipped youth with essential and technical skills to realize their career goals. Discover and dive into our curriculum, resources and tools here.
TNE Program
Participants embarked on a six-month guided learning journey supported by trainers, coaches and peers. Following a core life skills training, participants chose paths towards employability or entrepreneurship.
For each session, an overall outcome and specific learning objective oriented the trainers, along with adaptation guidelines for specific needs, context and timeframes. Training methodology included interactive discussions, practical exercises, games, videos, individual reflective reflections and collaborative group projects.
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Unlock the potential of young entrepreneurs and job seekers with TNE’s curated learning resources. Built on extensive program experience, these resources offer a blend of active learning techniques, gender-sensitive approaches, and practical tools.
Ideal for trainers and organizations, our materials are a springboard for creating impactful economic empowerment programs tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities of youth across Africa.
These resources are openly shared with the intention of supporting further learning in the youth employability and entrepreneurship space. Please share it widely!
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Core Life Skills Workbook
Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal setting.
English
Core Life Skills Session 1
Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal setting.
English
Core Life Skills Workbook
Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal setting.
English
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Core Life Skills Workbook
Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal setting.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 1
Session 1 aims to introduce Life Skills, build participant connections, explore the curriculum and set expcectations for professional growth.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 2
To further explore their own traits and skills as well as motivating factors in their lives.
English
Core Life Skills: Season 3
To gain helpful information, inspiration and insight from professionals who are guest speakers.
English
Core Life Skills: Season 4
To learn how to identify steps to achieving realistic goals
English
Core Life Skills: Session 5
This session fosters critical thinking for solution design, prioritizing problem understanding over quick solutions.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 6
The session focuses on communication skills primarily as a means to cultivating assertive behaviour.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 7
Participants choose enterprise or employment with tools for informed decisions, involving community member interviews.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 8
Boost confidence for effective pitching and self-presentation in a workforce setting.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 9
To professionally present their goals and decisions.
English
Core Life Skills: Session 10
Promote critical thinking, conflict resolution and workplace equity
English
Core Life Skills: Session 11
Identify financial goal-setting and learn income management
English
Core Life Skills: Workbook
Workbook for the core life skills sessions
English
Core Life Skills Workbook
Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal setting.
French
Core Life Skills: Session 1
Session 1 aims to introduce Life Skills, build participant connections, explore the curriculum and set expcectations for professional growth.
French
Core Life Skills: Session 2
To further explore their own traits and skills as well as motivating factors in their lives.
French
| Image | Name | Description | Resource Type | Program Level | Language | Link | hf:tax:resource-type | hf:tax:program-level | hf:tax:language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gender Knowledge Fellowship | TNE’s Gender Knowledge Fellowship was an opportunity for colleagues from implementing partner organizations to advance their careers, interest and thought leadership through practitioner-led research. In this document, we share our reflection, lessons and insights from creating and managing the Knowledge … | Learning Document | Gender | English | learning-document | gender | english | |
| Job Market Access Through Internships | A collection of reflection, lessons and insights from the team on TNE’s internship programs and … | Learning Document | Core Life Skills, Employment | English | learning-document | core-life-skills employment | english | |
| Engaging Alumni | A collection of reflection, lessons and insights from the team on TNE’s alumni engagement efforts and … | Learning Document | Core Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, Employment | English | learning-document | core-life-skills employment entrepreneurship | english | |
| Building a Strong Foundation with Core Life Skills Training | A collection of reflection, lessons and insights from the team on TNE’s Core Life Skills … | Learning Document | Core Life Skills | English | learning-document | core-life-skills | english | |
 | The Next Economy Incubation Workbook | Workbook for The Next Economy … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 13 – Celebration | Reflecting on your journey over the past 11 modules, seeing how you have progressed and looking forward to taking next … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 12 – Business Plan Creation | A finished business plan, ready to present to potential investors or other … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 11- Financial Planning and Investment | In this lesson we look towards the future – what are your financial goals and plans and how does investment come into that … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 10 – How to build my team | Learn about why it is important to pay attention to the team you have and analyse the people in your team in an effective … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 9 – Marketing and Sales | Learn about the right type of marketing and who you can sell … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 8 – Market Testing | To be able to advance your concept and prototype by testing it in the … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 7 – Seminar | … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 7- Negotiation | In this module, you will be introduced to the concept of negotiation, and become aware of how it is relevant to your business and … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 6- Financial Marketing | In this lesson you will learn about the most important variables and metrics for start-ups and how they work in a financial … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 5- Financial Basics | In this lesson you will learn the basics on start-up finance and receive tools to set up your own financial … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 4- Lean Canvas | Use Lean Canvas to refine your business model and … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 3 – Customer Journey | Turn your insights on the problem, your customers and the market, into the journey your customer will … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 2- Fall In Love With The Problem | Understanding the theory of Lean Canvas and why we use it. Making use of the Lean Canvas theory to define your product and … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| Module 1 – Welcome and Self Discovery | Getting to know The Next Economy, introducing yourself and your business and gaining a deeper understanding of who you … | Curriculum | Incubation | French | curriculum | incubation | french | |
| The Next Economy Incubation Workbook | Workbook for The Next Economy … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 13 – Celebration | Reflecting on your journey over the past 11 modules, seeing how you have progressed and looking forward to taking next … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 12 – Business Plan Creation | A finished business plan, ready to present to potential investors or other … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 11- Financial Planning and Investment | In this lesson we look towards the future – what are your financial goals and plans and how does investment come into that … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 10 – How to build my team | Learn about why it is important to pay attention to the team you have and analyse the people in your team in an effective … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 9 – Marketing and Sales | Learn about the right type of marketing and who you can sell … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 8 – Market Testing | To be able to advance your concept and prototype by testing it in the … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 7 – Seminar | … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 7- Negotiation | In this module, you will be introduced to the concept of negotiation, and become aware of how it is relevant to your business and … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 6- Financial Marketing | In this lesson you will learn about the most important variables and metrics for start-ups and how they work in a financial … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 5- Financial Basics | In this lesson you will learn the basics on start-up finance and receive tools to set up your own financial … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 4- Lean Canvas | Use Lean Canvas to refine your business model and … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 3 – Customer Journey | Turn your insights on the problem, your customers and the market, into the journey your customer will … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 2- Fall In Love With The Problem | Understanding the theory of Lean Canvas and why we use it. Making use of the Lean Canvas theory to define your product and … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Module 1 – Welcome and Self Discovery | Getting to know The Next Economy, introducing yourself and your business and gaining a deeper understanding of who you … | Curriculum | Incubation | English | curriculum | incubation | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 9 | … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 8 | Discover essential tools and skills for a strong business financial model, covering budgeting, cost analysis, and cash … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 7 | Learn essential marketing and branding … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 6 | Participants will learn which activities they will undertake with their business and what resources they need for … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 5 | Participants will learn about the Business Model Canvas and how to use … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 4 | The importance of understanding your market and knowing your … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship : Session 3 | Uncover customer needs through local company … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 2 | How to develop your business idea further and how to give and receive … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Guide du formateur | This trainer’s guide explains the changes to the New Economy, Essential Life Skills and Employability … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
 | Entrepreneurship Passport Format | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | French | workbook | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Bootcamp presentation | … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | French | curriculum | entrepreneurship | french | |
| Trainer Guide | This trainer guide will explain to you the changes made to The Next Economy, Core Life Skills & Employability … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 13 | Understand what some professionals think about your business idea. Program Wrap Up and … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 12 | Learn how to pitch your business idea in front of a … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 11 | Review, clarify concepts, complete projects, and plan the next program … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 10 | Learn about the laws and rules that apply when starting a … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 9 | … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 8.2 | Explore funding sources, including loans and interest rates, for financing your new … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 8.1 | Discover essential tools and skills for a strong business financial model, covering budgeting, cost analysis, and cash … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 7 | Learn essential marketing and branding … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 6 | Participants will learn which activities they will undertake with their business and what resources they need for … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 5 | Participants will learn about the Business Model Canvas and how to use … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 4 | The importance of under- standing your market and knowing your … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship : Session 3 | Uncover customer needs through local company … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 2 | How to develop your business idea further and how to give and receive … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship: Session 1 | Get familiar with the conent of the program and understand what to expect from starting a … | Curriculum | Entrepreneurship | English | curriculum | entrepreneurship | english | |
| High 5 pitch worksheet | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Action Planning Worksheet | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Crowdfunding Toolkit | To help you run a successful crowdfunding campaign, we?ve created this toolkit with all the tips & tricks you … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Value Proposition Worksheet | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Business Model | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Examples of strong value propositions | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Personas Size A4 | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Competitor Analysis | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Entrepreneurship Passport Format | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Conversation Cards | … | Workbook | Entrepreneurship | English | workbook | entrepreneurship | english | |
| Employability: Session 12 | Understand both employee and employer rights and … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 11 | Preparing for the future by anticipating challenges and experimenting with … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 10 | Enhance participants’personal and work-life efficiency for job readiness and workplace … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 9 | Build participant confidence in knowing what to expect and how to be successful at an … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 8 | Understand CV components and prepare a final version for next … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 7 | Gain a deeper understanding of the different facets of communication and across multiple … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 6 | … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 5 | Participants will discover more about where and how to find suitable jobs and … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 4 | Begin to plan ways of finding a … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 3 | You can choose relevant criteria to assess your ideal … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 2 | Self-knowledge as a prerequisite for career … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employability: Session 1 | Program curriculum for employability … | Curriculum | Employment | French | curriculum | employment | french | |
| Employyability: Session 12 | Understand both employee and employer rights and … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 11 | Preparing for the future by anticipating challenges and experimenting with … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 10 | Enhance participants’personal and work-life efficiency for job readiness and workplace … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 9 | Build participant confidence in knowing what to expect and how to be successful at an … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 8 | Understand CV components and prepare a final version for next … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 7 | Gain a deeper understanding of the different facets of communication and across multiple … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 6 | … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 5 | Participants will discover more about where and how to find suitable jobs and … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 4 | Begin to plan ways of finding a … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 3 | You can choose relevant criteria to assess your ideal … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 2 | Self-knowledge as a prerequisite for career … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Employability: Session 1 | Program curriculum for employability … | Curriculum | Employment | English | curriculum | employment | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Workbook | Workbook for the core life skills … | Workbook | Core Life Skills | French | workbook | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 11 | Identify financial goal-setting and learn income … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 10 | Promote critical thinking, conflict resolution and workplace … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 9 | To professionally present their goals and … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 8 | Boost confidence for effective pitching and self-presentation in a workforce … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 7 | Participants choose enterprise or employment with tools for informed decisions, involving community member … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 6 | The session focuses on communication skills primarily as a means to cultivating assertive … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 5 | This session fosters critical thinking for solution design, prioritizing problem understanding over quick … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Season 4 | To learn how to identify steps to achieving realistic … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Season 3 | To gain helpful information, inspiration and insight from professionals who are guest … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 2 | To further explore their own traits and skills as well as motivating factors in their … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 1 | Session 1 aims to introduce Life Skills, build participant connections, explore the curriculum and set expcectations for professional … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills Workbook | Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills Introduction | … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | French | curriculum | core-life-skills | french | |
| Core Life Skills: Workbook | Workbook for the core life skills … | Workbook | Core Life Skills | English | workbook | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 11 | Identify financial goal-setting and learn income … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 10 | Promote critical thinking, conflict resolution and workplace … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 9 | To professionally present their goals and … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 8 | Boost confidence for effective pitching and self-presentation in a workforce … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 7 | Participants choose enterprise or employment with tools for informed decisions, involving community member … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 6 | The session focuses on communication skills primarily as a means to cultivating assertive … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 5 | This session fosters critical thinking for solution design, prioritizing problem understanding over quick … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Season 4 | To learn how to identify steps to achieving realistic … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Season 3 | To gain helpful information, inspiration and insight from professionals who are guest … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 2 | To further explore their own traits and skills as well as motivating factors in their … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills: Session 1 | Session 1 aims to introduce Life Skills, build participant connections, explore the curriculum and set expcectations for professional … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills Workbook | Workbook that helps develop core life skills including communication skills, pitching and goal … | Workbook | Core Life Skills | English | workbook | core-life-skills | english | |
| Core Life Skills Introduction | … | Curriculum | Core Life Skills | English | curriculum | core-life-skills | english |