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The Bridge - AAFB

The connection point between training and the economy.

The Bridge is where candidates enter our pipeline — after they've already completed training or apprenticeship with one of our partner organizations. We don't send people to training; we take them from it into the rest of the journey. 

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WHAT THE BRIDGE DOES

01 - Discovery

02 - Verification

02 - Verification

 Finding apprentices and entrepreneurs who've already completed training with our partner organizations. 

02 - Verification

02 - Verification

02 - Verification

 Confirming training or apprenticeship completion with the partner organization. 

03 - Readiness Assessment

03 - Readiness Assessment

03 - Readiness Assessment

 Evaluating fit for the Career path or the Business path based on what they've already trained in. 

04 - Track Placement

03 - Readiness Assessment

03 - Readiness Assessment

 Moving each candidate into the Network or toward the Fund, based on their track. 

HOW IT WORKS

From completed training into the pipeline

1 - Train

Candidates completes training with a partner

2 - Apply

Applies to Advance Africa through the Bridge

3 - Verify

Training completion is confirmed

4 - Assess

Readiness and track placement

5 - Intake

Ready for the Network, Capital Access and beyond

WHAT'S INCLUDED 

What candidates get from the Bridge

Recognition of Your Training

 We verify and build on the training you've already completed — you don't start over or repeat what you've learned. 

A Readiness Assessment

 An evaluation of where you're at and which track — Career or Business — fits what you've trained in .

A Clear Next Step

 No guesswork about what happens after training — the Bridge tells you exactly where you go next .

A Direct Handoff

 Straight into the Network, the Fund, and the rest of the journey — no reapplying, no starting over. 

WHERE IT LEADS

THE BRIDGE PICKS UP WHERE TRAINING ENDS

Training happens first, independently, through our partners. The Bridge is what connects that training to everything after it.

External — Training Partners

Train & certify readiness 

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YOU ARE HERE — AAFB (The Bridge)

Verify, assess & place 

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Network — AAFN

 Apprentice & access markets

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Fund — AAFF

Finance & launch 

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Conference — AAFC

Grow & connect 

Already trained or apprenticed?

 If you've completed training or apprenticeship with one of our partner organizations, the Bridge is your next step into a career or a business. 

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