TCKZone Youth Employability & Empowerment Fellowship (TYEEF) 2025

If you are a young person between 18 and 30 with passion for digital skills, entrepreneurship, or building a career in tech, the TCKZone Youth Employability & Empowerment Fellowship (TYEEF) is a new opportunity you should know about. The applications are now open, and this intensive program promises to equip underserved youth in Nigeria with the tools, mentorship, and seed support to thrive in a digital economy. Below is a full guide to help you understand, apply, and benefit from TYEEF.

📝 Fellowship Summary

• Program name: TCKZone Youth Employability & Empowerment Fellowship (TYEEF)

• Location / Mode: Hybrid (physical + virtual) – some sessions at TCKZone Innovation Hub in Ogba, Lagos, Nigeria

• Duration: 4 weeks

• Number of participants: 40

• Organizer: TCKZone (The Creative Kids Zone Initiative)

• Partner(s): Atlas Corps is listed as a supporting partner

• Application deadline: 10 October 2025

• Target group : Youth aged 18–30, residing in Nigeria (with possible expansion to other African nations), including recent graduates, secondary school leavers, out-of-school youth, especially those from underserved or marginalized communities

• Focus: Digital skills (marketing, content creation, AI, cybersecurity), entrepreneurship, soft & employability skills

• Benefits:

  • Intensive training, mentorship, masterclasses, networking opportunities

  • Seed funding / startup grant (₦100,000) for outstanding participants

  • Certificate of completion

  • Internship placement or job placement support (for qualified participants)

  • Portfolio building, personal branding support

  
  

🧭 Fellowship Overview & Structure

TYEEF is structured to deliver an immersive, hands-on learning experience that bridges theory and practice. Some key components:

1. Digital & Technical Skills Training

You’ll learn critical digital competencies such as:

• Basic digital skills and digital literacy

• Digital marketing & content creation

• Freelancing skills (how to find clients, manage remote work)

• Cybersecurity fundamentals

• AI & emerging technologies exposure

  
  

2. Entrepreneurship Development

Workshops and sessions will cover:

• Business ideation & validation

• Financial literacy, budgeting, revenue models

• Grant application / funding strategies

• Mentorship by industry professionals

  
  

3. Job & Workforce Readiness

To help fellows transition to employment or freelancing, the program offers:

• Resume / CV building

• Interview preparation

• Internship or job placement support

• Networking with employers and industry actors

  
  

4. Project / Business Output

By the end of the fellowship, you are expected to:

• Develop an income-generating project or entrepreneurial idea

• Validate or pilot the solution (with guidance)

• Possibly receive a grant to support your launch (₦100,000) for outstanding fellows

• Be linked to mentors and support networks for post-fellowship growth

🎁 Benefits & What’s Covered

TYEEF offers many advantages to selected participants:

• Comprehensive training across high-demand digital, entrepreneurial, and soft skills

• Mentorship & coaching from professionals and experts

• Access to seed / startup grant (₦100,000) for top performing participants

• Certificate of completion, enhancing your credentials

• Portfolio development and real-world experience to showcase your work to employers or investors

• Job / internship support to help you transition after the program

• Networking & exposure to peers, mentors, and industry players

• Potential ongoing support via alumni or network programs

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To apply for TYEEF, you must meet all of the following:

1. Be between 18 and 30 years old at the time of application.

2. Be resident in Nigeria (candidates from other African nations may be considered if the program expands)

3. Be a secondary school leaver, recent graduate, or out-of-school youth, especially those with constrained access to opportunities

4. Be fully available to participate in all trainings, mentorship, and project work throughout the 4-week period

5. Commit to seeking employment or implementing an entrepreneurial idea during or after the fellowship

6. Applicants from underserved, rural, or marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply

7. The fellowship also welcomes women, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups 

📝 Application Procedure

Here’s how to apply and what you’ll likely need:

1. Visit the official application page on TCKZone’s website.

2. Fill out the application form, which typically requests:

   • Full name, contact, email, WhatsApp number

   • Location: state, community or city

   • Age / date of birth

   • Your current job status (unemployed, employed, self-employed)

   • Your motivation: why you should be selected, what you intend to achieve

3. Wait for shortlisting and selection announcements after deadline

4. If selected, commit to full participation and complete any onboarding instructions

🔍 Note: The form also indicates that a few accommodation slots are available at the TCKZone premises for participants who may need it.

💡 Extra Tips & Insights

• Because the program is hybrid, stable internet access is essential. If your area lacks good connectivity, mention this (if the program offers support) in your application.

• Prepare a clear entrepreneurial idea or project concept in advance if you hope to compete for the seed grant.

• In your motivation essay, emphasize your background, challenges you've faced, and how TYEEF will help you overcome them. Programs like this often prioritize candidates from marginalized or underserved communities.

• Make sure you’ll be fully available during the fellowship period (i.e. no conflicting obligations).

• Engage with TCKZone’s social media / past programs to understand their values, culture, and outputs.

• Use the networking opportunities and mentorship to build long-term relationships even beyond the 4 weeks.

🔗 Apply Now

🔗 Official Website

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