Capacity Building Initiative
Training of Trainers,
Facilitators & Coaches
Minna, Niger State, NIGERIA
Phase 1 · ICSS
Phase 2 · SE4G
27 Cascaders
About the Programme
The ToTFC programme is an intensive capacity-building initiative that develops skilled freelance consultants, trainers, and coaches to drive MSME growth in Nigeria. Built on adult learning principles including Andragogy (Knowles), Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, and the distinctions between Training, Facilitating, Coaching, and Mentoring — delivery is hands-on, interactive, and participant-led.
The bearer of this certificate has successfully completed both phases of the ToTFC programme and demonstrated the required knowledge, practical skills, and facilitation competencies according to GIZ Nigeria and ECOWAS standards
1
Phase One
ICSS Modules
01
INSPIRE
Entry Level
- MSME in the Nigerian context
- Employment vs Entrepreneurship
- Opening the world of business
02
CREATE
- Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking
- Creating enterprise ideas beyond the ordinary
- Prototyping — from idea to plan
- Strategic Thinking & Business Model Canvas
03
START
- Business Plan Format & Process
- Business Formalization (structure, permits, licenses)
- Access to Finance & borrowing decisions
- Pitching to Microfinance Banks & Investors
04
SCALE
- Growing by Innovating & Growth Strategies
- Digital Marketing & Web Presence
- Using New Technologies for Operations
- Recruiting, Hiring & Training Workers
- SME Growth & Family Enterprise
- Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Corporate Citizenship
- Contract Management & Financing for Growth
2
Phase Two
SE4G — Sustainable E-Commerce for Growth
✓Report & Proposal Writing ✓E-Commerce Fundamentals ✓E-Commerce Business Models (B2B, B2C, C2B, C2C) ✓E-Commerce Process Chain ✓E-Commerce Policies, Laws & Regulations ✓Digital Marketing (Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace) ✓Digital Marketing Funnel ✓S.A.L.E.S Framework ✓Search Engine Optimization (SEO) ✓Content, Email & Affiliate Marketing ✓AI Tools to Support E-Commerce ✓Cross-border Trade & RTAs ✓Environmental Considerations & Sustainability ✓Gender Lens & Inclusivity in Business ✓ESG Framework ✓Greening the Business
Assignments Completed
Phase One
- Personal Model Canvas (PMC)
- Full Business Model Canvas (BMC)
- Micro-session facilitation delivery
- Live investor pitch presentation
- Daily reflection & evaluation forms
- "Recipe for Success (and Disaster)" exercise
- Leadership roles — presentations, energizers, reports
Phase Two
- Sample report & proposal writing
- Live Facebook Business Page setup
- Instagram Business Account creation
- Facebook Marketplace product listing
- Business logo design (Canva)
- Digital marketing funnel development
- AI tool research & presentation
- Gender Lens business checklist
- Greening the Business action plan
POST-TOTFC PHASE – CASCADING TO END BENEFICIARIES IN NIGER STATE
Upon completing Phases One and Two, twenty-seven certified participants stepped down full ICSS and SE4G trainings to end beneficiaries including MSME owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, and community business leaders. They taught end beneficiaries how to set up Facebook business pages, list products online, understand e-commerce policies, apply a gender lens, and adopt greening practices. The twenty-seven did not just complete an assignment. They launched a business empowerment movement across Niger State. The twenty- seven who stepped down trainings in Niger State showed exceptional courage and competence. They adapted, facilitated, listened, and made a difference
"They did not just complete an assignment. They launched a business empowerment movement across Niger State. They are not just certificate holders — they are catalysts."
01
Ogunsola Emmanuel Adeyemi
02
Maimunat Aliyu
03
Amina Inuwa
04
Musa Hadiza Safiyanu
05
Habiba Abubakar Abbas
06
Karimatu Lami Umar
07
Oyeleke Oluwasegun
08
Muhammad Jibril
09
Sani Muhammad Sani
10
Mundi Salim Suleiman
11
Wammanda Wavanyi Robinson
12
Saratu Aliyu Muazu
13
Muhammad Suleman Doko
14
Hajara Usman Sadiq
15
Williams Emmanuel Bello
16
Umar Muhammad Bobi
17
Abdullahi Ndagi
18
Mohammed Abdullahi
19
Saudatu Aliyu
20
Kaltume Bello Ahmed
21
Aisha Muhammad Gana
22
Fatima Sallawu
23
Musa Aisha
24
Dalhatu Abubakar Iya
25
Emmanuel Fayomi
26
Zainab Idris Ladidi
27
Zainab Ishaq
Leadership Team
Master Trainers
01
Nosa Osunde
02
Abiodun Samuel
03
Aliyu Abdulrahman
04
Yusuf Inuwa
05
Sadiya Sheikh Abdullah
This was developed by the Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Development for Decent Employment in Nigeria Programme – SEDIN, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in collaboration with P3 Consulting Limited.