Vienna, Austria · Since 2017
In person · 4 days Ages 18–30 NACBF

North Africa Capacity Building Forum

منتدى شمال إفريقيا لبناء القدرات

Home of the Social & Professional Capacities MasterClass — the first of its kind in the region — for young changemakers, entrepreneurs and managers.

Date and location of the next MasterClass to be announced

Forum participants in a group photo with the flags of North African countries North Africa Capacity Building Forum logo with the Sustainable Development Goals wheel
First edition
17–20 July 2019
Venue
Tunisia
Format
4 intensive days
Learning
25 interactive hours
Language
English, with AR / FR
You earn
A diploma

About the forum

Discovering the changemakers of tomorrow

Raising awareness of business innovation and supporting promising entrepreneurs, changemakers and managers is central to the region’s social and economic development.

The forum finds and trains future leaders, building creativity, initiative, communication, management, negotiation and leadership — and gives them the mindsets and strategies to sustain their projects.

The MasterClass curriculum

25 hours of interactive learning

  • Sustainable development6 h
  • Entrepreneurship7 h
  • Project and team management6 h
  • Strategic communication and negotiation6 h

Why attend

  • Gain entrepreneurship skills
  • Improve negotiation and presentation
  • Work better in teams
  • Meet people from different cultures
  • Develop your leadership
  • Earn a diploma

How we train

  1. 01Critical thinking and brainstorming
  2. 02Collaborative and group learning
  3. 03Interactive discussions and exercises
  4. 04Case studies and analysis
  5. 05Negotiations and simulations

What you take home

Afterwards you can set up your own business or strengthen a project you already run — with a wider network across the region.

  • A Diploma in social professional capacities — entrepreneurship, management and communication
  • Practical entrepreneurship skills, including critical thinking and cognitive flexibility
  • The ability to assess and respond to complex problems
  • Stronger presentation, negotiation, management, team-building and coaching skills
  • Self-awareness and the confidence of an entrepreneurial mindset
  • An international learning environment among future leaders and entrepreneurs
  • Your own project plan addressing one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

“The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and actualizer.” — Robert L. Schwartz

Gallery · Tunisia, July 2019

Participants seated around a long table in the forum hall Three participants mapping ideas on paper A trainer presenting in front of a screen A participant listening closely during a session Participants presenting their project ideas A participant receiving a certificate in front of the forum banners Participants reading their case material A group working on a flipchart

The date and location of the next MasterClass will be announced soon.

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