Building South Africa's Future Digital Workforce

Empowering youth with industry-recognised digital and AI skills that unlock opportunities for employment, entrepreneurship, and lifelong learning.

In collaboration with

Thousands of learners, growing every month.

A snapshot of what the Ikamva Digital community has achieved together.

12000+

Learners Applied

10000+

Actively Learning

15000+

Certificates Issued

Skills that meet you where you are.

We equip young South Africans with practical, job-ready digital skills that align with the evolving needs of industry through accessible pathways, expert-curated content, and recognised certification

Inclusion

Supporting youth, women, and diverse communities through accessible and inclusive digital learning experiences.

Digital Access

Expanding access to digital learning opportunities that empower learners to thrive in an increasingly connected world.

AI Awareness

Building foundational AI knowledge and confidence to help learners understand, use, and benefit from emerging technologies.

Learning Pathways

Start your digital learning journey with foundational courses designed to build confidence, essential skills, and career readiness. Whether you're exploring technology for the first time or looking to strengthen your core knowledge, this pathway provides the building blocks needed to progress into more advanced learning opportunities.

Not sure where to start?

Use the Roadmap to discover the learning path that best matches your interests, goals, and experience level.

What learners are saying.

A few voices from across our pathways. Every pathway has its own stories on the Learning Pathways page.

Ekurhuleni East TVET College

Sandelwa Maphisa

"Ikamva has helped me access and learn AI as whole and other digital skills needed in today's world and those certificates are recognised world wide, and through all that learning I was able to land a job in the tech industry.

Ekurhuleni East TVET College

Queen Nhlanhla

"As an IT student, Ikamva has given me the knowledge and confidence to embrace AI-driven technologies in the workplace. It genuinely prepares students for the future."

Powering Progress Through Partnership

The Digital Skills for Jobs and Income II initiative brings together a powerful network of stakeholders committed to advancing digital inclusion in South Africa. Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ in partnership with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), the program works with TVET colleges to offer accessible training to NEET youth, women, and persons with disabilities. Supported by industry and ecosystem partners, it aligns training with market needs to build a digitally empowered, future-ready generation.

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Microsoft Elevate: AI is reshaping our world-and communities everywhere are rising to meet the moment. We're working to ensure that AI helps expand opportunity, strengthen instituitions, and solve real-world problems.

Our mission is to widen the circle of opportunity by strengthening education, social impact and workforce systems so people can thrive in the AI economy.

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