Education and Employability

We believe that all graduates are employable, as long as the curricula provide them with the latest knowledge and tools to find (self) employment.

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Our Approach

• Enabling educational institutions to align their curricula to market needs
• Inclusive, multi-stakeholder approaches to link education to the private sector
• Bring exposure through South-South or North-South cooperation

Our services

• Labour market surveys and eco-system studies
• Entrepreneurship, mentorship training / coaching
• Curriculum reviews, through a gender & inclusion lens
• Design and pilot of new (short) courses
• Training of teachers in competency-based learning
• Employability and work-readiness training.

Assignments

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Waste to Value Innovation Challenge: A business case of a plastic circular economy

Waste to Value Innovation Challenge: A business case of a plastic circular economy

MDF, WWF and DMDP created the Innovation Challenge to develop an ecosystem that supports individuals with innovative solutions in the plastic circular economy.

Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for SMEs in Fragile Contexts

Enterprising Partner

Gender Mainstreaming Toolkit for SMEs in Fragile Contexts

MDF worked on an interactive, self-assessment gender toolkit for SME owners. This dynamic resource helps them analyse how gender-sensitive their business is.

The Ghana Innovation Hub

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The Ghana Innovation Hub

MDF set up the Ghana Innovation Hub in 2018, together with BlueSpace Africa and the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU)

September 4, 2018

Boosting circular economy of Mombasa - Kenya

Enterprising Partner

Boosting circular economy of Mombasa - Kenya

In partnership with Close the Gap and Crosswise Works, MDF developed a multi-year project with RVO funding

February 5, 2020

Reforming agricultural TVET curricula in Kenya

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Reforming agricultural TVET curricula in Kenya

MDF implemented a two-year intervention to develop new teaching modules, boost the quality of TVET teaching

Online entrepreneurship courses at University of Benin

Online training and facilitation

Online entrepreneurship courses at University of Benin

We co-created business courses on an online learning platform which users can access via a web browser or an Android app.

Acceleration support for horticultural SMEs in Ghana

Enterprising Partner

Acceleration support for horticultural SMEs in Ghana

We designed and facilitated group workshops followed by individual coaching of each company

Web-based market outreach for women-led MSMEs in Indonesia

Enterprising Partner

Web-based market outreach for women-led MSMEs in Indonesia

We developed modules and trained trainers on how to create and manage an online business

Set-up support for two incubation hubs in Malawi

Enterprising Partner

Set-up support for two incubation hubs in Malawi

We developed business plans jointly with the Lilongwe Technical College and Soche Technical College.

Meet our experts

Koen Toonen

Associate Senior Trainer and Consultant

Susanne Roelofsen

Susanne Roelofsen

Trainer and Consultant

Richard Yeboah

Managing Director MDF Global BV

Eva Rast

Business Development Officer

Bart van Halteren

Bart van Halteren

Director Pacific Indonesia Office

Julia Anyanewaa Appiah

Julia Anyanewaa Appiah

Director West Africa

Eelke Jansen

Project Manager

Joana Ohene

Project Support Assistant

Noah Kwoba

Training Coordinator

Edem Korshie Adzikah

Edem Korshie Adzikah

Finance Manager

Adwoa Nyarko Akosah

Adwoa Nyarko Akosah

Project Officer

Tatiana Dougba

Project manager ABC Bénin

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