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Professional

Foundations
Program
Overview
July 2024

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Professional Foundations at a Glance
✔ Professional Foundations represents the fundamental skills
needed to succeed in the professional world

✔ For young professionals aiming to excel in tech careers

✔ 8 weeks of engaging learning content and hands-on


individual and team deliverables

✔ Develop key 21st-century skills for professional growth


Why Is Professional Foundations Essential?

In a landscape where character and soft skills are


as vital as code, Professional Foundations ensures
you lead with competence and confidence. Elevate
your career with this essential toolkit covering the
fundamental professional skills of an ever-evolving
tech industry. Because in tech, a solid professional
foundation is the key to success.
Professional Foundations
Program Highlights

Career Readiness Collaborative Learning Practical Application

Learners gain essential Learners collaborate with peers Learners apply newly acquired
professional development skills in squads to share feedback, skills through real-world
needed to excel in today's engage in teamwork, support exercises and guided
workplace. each other's growth, and build deliverables.
a strong professional network.
How is the
Professional
Foundations
program
built?
NEEDS ANALYSIS

Problem Solution
Many young The Professional
professionals lack the Foundations program
professional skills equips young
needed to succeed in professionals with the
today's job market. skills they need to thrive
in the workplace.
META SKILLS

Professional Foundations empowers learners


with Meta-Skills
Tech Skills Critical Thinking
Building a personal Tech Examine facts and evaluate
Toolkit solutions for decisions

Leading Self Quantitative Reasoning


Develop self-awareness Evaluate data and make
and personal values decisions

Managing Complex
Leading Others
Improve collaboration and
Tasks
leadership Plan and execute for complex
projects and tasks

Communicating for Impact Entrepreneurial Thinking


Improving written and See opportunities and
spoken communication seize them creatively
META SKILLS

The Professional Foundations Program has 8


meta-skills that prepare learners to thrive in any
workplace with…
Leadership Analysis Execution

1 Leading Self 4 Quantitative 7 Managing


Reasoning Complex Tasks

2 Leading Others 5 Entrepreneurial 8 Tech Skills


Thinking
3 Communicating 6 Critical
for Impact Thinking
META SKILLS

The Professional Foundations 8 Meta-Skills

Leading Self: Developing self-awareness, positive habits and personal values


Leadership

Leading Others: Collaborating with teammates to achieve a common goal

Communicating for Impact: Sharing ideas & messages effectively

Quantitative Reasoning: Leveraging data to make well-informed decisions


Analysis

Entrepreneurial Thinking: Identifying opportunities and problem-solving

Critical Thinking: Evaluating situations and approaches thoroughly


Execution

Managing Complex Tasks: Planning & executing multi-faceted projects

Tech Skills: Leveraging tech tools to be more efficient & productive


META SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

Professional Foundations equips learners with 8 meta skills


for success.
Critical Thinking Leading Self Leading Others Entrepreneurial
Thinking

✔ Authentic Inquiry ✔ Self Awareness ✔ Empathy ✔ Identifying Opportunities


✔ Research ✔ Self Regulation ✔ Feedback ✔ Creating Solutions
✔ Analysis ✔ Ethics & Integrity ✔ Relationship Building ✔ Continuous Iteration
✔ Argument & Judgement ✔ Self Improvement ✔ Influence ✔ Viability
✔ Synthesis ✔ Collaboration ✔ Sustainability

Communicating for Managing Complex Quantitative Tech Ecosystem


Impact Tasks Reasoning
✔ Audience Awareness ✔ Define the Problem ✔ Data Contextualization ✔ Working in Technical &
✔ Voice ✔ Structuring ✔ Uncertainty & Modelling Product Teams
✔ Writing Process ✔ Work planning & in the Real World ✔ Tech Tools
✔ Organizing for Effective Resource Allocation ✔ Empirical Research ✔ Ethics in Tech
Communication ✔ Prioritization ✔ Data Based Decision ✔ Technical Literacy
✔ Storytelling & Making ✔ Tech Track Specialization
Presentation ✔ Quantitative Problem
Solving
Professional Foundations
Program
Outcomes
01. Updated Skills Tracker 03. Prototyping
Learners will understand their strengths, Learners will embark on a real-world
areas of expertise, and areas for growth. problem solving project, where they will
build, iterate and test to improve their work
and apply problem-solving skills.

02. Work Plan 04. Professional Kit


Learners will create a plan to reach their Learners will make a resume, LinkedIn profile,
career goals and move forward in their and portfolio to show their AI skills and
careers. interest employers.
WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 1
Activities Skills Map Baseline, Target Role & Industry Reflection, Group
Getting Started Introductions, Tech Onboarding

Daily 3 Milestones n/a

Onboarding & Program Overview


Optional Hub Karibu Opening, Ceremony Karibu, Closing Ceremony, Networking
The Room Fellowship
Activities Session

Values & Community


Tech Tools for Peer Review Platform
GCGOs for Africa the week The Fellowship Portal
WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 2
Activities Moonshot Idea, PICS, Personal Mission Statement, Peer Coaching
Daily 3

Karibu Lessons Milestones Skills Map Update


Personal Mission Statement
Values & Empathy Report on Peer Coaching

Exploring African GCGOs


Optional Hub Karibu Opening, Ceremony Karibu, Closing Ceremony, Networking
Self Awareness & Emotional Activities Session
Intelligence

Growth Mindset & Grit Tech Tools for Google Workspace: Gmail & Calendar, Intro to AI
the week
Self Regulation & Improvement

Time Management
WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 3
Activities Problem Statement, Effective Questions, Research Questions,
Daily 3 Research Planning, Web Research, Reflection

Habit Formation Milestones Problem Statement, Summary of Web Research on GCGO

Defining Problems & User


Stories Optional Hub Peer Review: Problem Statements
Activities
Problem Solving

Asking the Right Questions Tech Tools for Google Workspace: Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides, Using AI for
the week Research
Research Methodology & Ethics
WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 4
Activities Meditation Challenge, Personal & Professional Goals, Problem
Daily 3 Impact Assessment, Story Behind my GCGO, Project Scope, Work
Planning
Goal Setting
Milestones Presentation Report on GCGO Related Problem, Learner Goals
Communication for Impact

Creating Presentations & Optional Hub Sharing our Stories, Scope Creep
Technical Writing Activities

Communication in Tech Teams


Tech Tools for Google Slides, Canva
Design Thinking
the week
Work Planning
WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 5
Activities Connect with the Team, Reflection & Scoping of Problem, Data
Daily 3 Cleaning, Finding the Right Data, Visualize Your Data, Your Idea List,
Calculating TAM & SAM
Problem Definition
Milestones Team Problem Statement, Evidence of Problem with Data
Teamwork Best Practices Visualization

Agile Technology Teams: Roles &


Processes Optional Hub Team Introduction & Roles, Data Research & Visualization
Activities
Research & Data Gathering

Data Cleaning & Preparation


Tech Tools for Google Meet, Zoom, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel
the week
Data Visualization

Identifying Opportunities

Generating Solutions

Understanding the Market


WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 6
Activities Defining Users vs Customers, Create User Persona, Conducting User
Daily 3 Interviews

Understanding the User Milestones Initial Wireframe Description, User Interview Report, Team Ideation
Report
User Interviews

Intro to Wireframes & Prototypes Optional Hub Choosing a User Persona, Conducting User Interviews,
Activities Brainstorming Solutions, Deciding on the tech solution
Teamwork & Team
Communication
Tech Tools for Canva, Figma, Miro
Conflict Management & the week
Negotiation

Generating Solutions & Making


Decisions

Human Centered Design


WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 7
Activities Needs & Pain Points, Solution Recommendations, Constraints for
Daily 3 Your Solutions, KPIs for the Solution,Prototype/Wireframe of the
Solution
Generating Solution
Milestones Skills Map Update, Final Prototype/Wireframe, Slide Deck to explain
Product Requirements and pitch your solution

Pitch Preparation
Optional Hub Solution Recommendations, Pain Points, Constraints & KPIs,
Powerful Presentations Activities Prototype/Wireframe Improvement, Creating Pitch Slide Deck, Tech
Identifying Opportunities
Track Reflection, Bio & Coping with Imposter Syndrome

Wireframes & Prototypes Tech Tools for Google Slides, Canva, Microsoft Powerpoint, AI for Presentations
the week
WEEK BY WEEK FLOW

Week 8
Activities Resume Writing, LinkedIn Profile, Interview Preparation, Project Pitch
Daily 3 Reflection & (optional)
Commitment
Milestones Resume, LinkedIn Profile, Elevator Pitch, Professional Bio
Elevator Pitch

Professional Bio Optional Hub Resume, LinkedIn & Elevator Pitch Review, Project Showcase
Activities (optional)
Exploring Tech Tracks

Resume Writing Tech Tools for Canva, Google Slides, Google Docs, LinkedIn
the week
LinkedIn Profiles

Interview Skills

Personal Brand & Bio

Career Skills
Some Tools
Learners Get to Use
FOUNDATIONS TECH UNIVERSE
FOUNDATIONS LEARNING MODALITY

Learners dedicate an average


of 20-30 hours per week to the
Professional Foundations
Program.

35% 45% 20%


IN LMS IN SELF WORK IN PEER ENGAGEMENT

~10 hours per week ~13 hours per week


going through working on activities ~6 hours per week
engaging online and reflections. collaborating with
content peers.
COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

To successfully graduate from Professional


Foundations, learners must:
Submit all 7 milestones
by the end of the program

Pass all 8 tests


with a score of 70% or higher

Complete any additional assessments


such as surveys, knowledge checks etc.
The End

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