SBM ACADEMY

Forging Digital Excellence | Empowering Minds | Transforming Nations

SBM Academy is a national platform shaping digital leaders and future-ready minds. By 2030, it will empower 1,000,000+ individuals through deep sector training, led by 5,000 national trainers.

WHY SBM ACADEMY WHY NOW

Why now? Because the strategy is complete, The door is open, And SBM is already inside

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Strategic National Mandate

SBM Academy is the official delivery arm for Burkina Faso’s National Training Ambition — part of a $1.3B cross-sector portfolio, ensuring alignment with presidential priorities.

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Urgent Capacity Challenge

Over 100,000 professionals must be upskilled within 5 years. SBM Academy fast-tracks this with a structured Train-the-Trainer model (5,000 ToTs).

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Digital-First Execution

Powered by smart learning platforms and national digital ID integration, SBM Academy enables seamless, secure training for every citizen, online and offline.

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Global Partnerships Ready

Our rollout is designed to welcome institutional, donor, and private partners — with shared impact frameworks, co-branding options, and national endorsement.

National Learning Platform

“From classrooms to communities, from digital to on-site — SBM Academy reaches everyone, everywhere.”

From urban classrooms to remote communities, SBM Academy delivers accessible, inclusive, and future-ready learning through smart technology, mobile integration, and multilingual content. Whether you’re a student, teacher, artisan, or entrepreneur, the platform empowers continuous growth and skills development across all sectors of society.

“SBM Academy is not a place — it’s a movement. From remote villages to bustling cities, from mobile devices to national control rooms, we deliver knowledge where it’s needed most. Everyone deserves to learn. Anywhere. Anytime.”
Shuaib Bin Mahfooz, SBM Group

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Hybrid Learning

Online, mobile, in-person, and field-based formats.

Multilingual Access

Courses and platforms available in local and international languages.

Inclusive Design

Reaches women, youth, rural communities, and marginalized groups.

Sector-Specific Academies

Quis tempore justo magna

The GLUE Integration

Technology-enabled orchestration and monitoring across sectors.

Recognition & Employment

Certification pathways linked to job placement and public service roles.

2030 Nationl Vision

Transforming Talent into National Power — One Learner, One Sector, One Future

THE GLUE

Connected to the national tech core.

Seamless Integration

All academy tools integrate with THE G.L.U.E., ensuring full coordination with digital ID, smart systems, and national control platforms.

Digital LMS Platform

Centralized, secure, and scalable learning.

Learning Management System

Launch Burkina Faso’s first integrated LMS for real-time certification, course tracking, and individualized learning journeys.

Sectoral Training

Skills aligned to national priorities.

Across 5 National Sectors

Academy training supports Energy, Water, Mining (ASGM), Roads, and Digital, building a ready workforce for flagship national projects.

Civic Engagement

Promote service and responsibility.

Empowering Citizenship

Embed youth service, civic duty, and voluntary initiatives into learning — all tracked and rewarded via national platforms.

Recognized Credentials

Real credentials, real recognition.

Certified & Trackable

Graduates receive government-recognized, digital certificates linked to national databases and employment tracking systems.

Regional Model

A model for West Africa.

Scalable by Year 3

By Year 3, the SBM Academy model will scale regionally with multilingual content and national partnerships across the ECOWAS zone.

Train 5,000 Trainers

Build a national force of elite certified trainers.

National ToT Program

Certify 5,000 master trainers (ToT) by 2030 to deliver localized, high-quality training across all regions of Burkina Faso.

1 Million+ Learners

Expand training access across all regions.

National Human Capital Drive

Train over 1 million citizens via digital and on-site programs in technical, vocational, and leadership fields.

Academy Programs

4 core categories, 15+ specified programs

1- Sector Academies

  • Water & Climate Academy
  • Energy & Grid Academy
  • ASGM & Mining Academy
  • Transport & Infrastructure Academy
  • training in water systems, and climate resilience.
  • Curriculum around smart energy solutions.

  • Technical, and sustainable mining capacity-building

  • Smart construction, maintenance, and safety

2- Digital Enablement

  • Digital Literacy Program

  • Digital & Innovation Academy

  • The GLUE Enablement Hub

  • Integrated LMS Platform
  • Digital skills for all citizens and civil servants.
  • Coding, AI, data platforms, and innovation labs.

  • Training on digital orchestration systems.

  • multiple languages hybrid learning

3- National Training Program

  • National TOT Program

  • Mass Skills Development

  • SBM Micro-Certifications

  • Certify 5,000 ToTs to lead the transformation.

  • Train 1M learners across sectors by 2030.

  • Modular certifications for learning journeys.

4- Strategic Add-Ons

  • Women & Youth Inclusion Tracks

  • Recognition Platform

  • Employment & Job Linkage

  • Tracks for gender equity and inclusive growth.
  • Recognized e-certificates and credentials.
  • Transition to labor market and public service.

The Impact

Building Human Capital for a Smarter, Stronger Future

Women & Girls Empowered

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Female

Gender Inclusion Milestone

Enrolled in digital, civic, and vocational skill tracks.

Digitally Literate

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Learners

National Digital ID Learners

Gained device access, platform credentials, and skills.

Sector Graduates

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Graduates

Workforce-Ready Talents

Trained for energy, water, transport, mining, and agriculture.

Civil Servants Trained

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Digital Public Workforce

Skilled for e-service delivery, reform, and coordination.

Regional Hubs

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Hubs

Community Learning Points

LMS-enabled zones at schools, youth centers, and hubs.

Govt Training via Platform

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Citizens

Institutional Uptake

All new national programs hosted through SBM Academy.

Pathways to Work

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Jobs

Jobs & Entrepreneurship

Alumni linked to jobs, startups, and national programs.

Retention Increase

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Learner Access

Remote Learner Access

Reduced dropout in rural zones via flexible access models.

National Trainers

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ToTs

Certified Trainers of Trainers (ToT)

Deployed nationwide to deliver programs across all sectors.

Learners Trained

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Learners

Inclusive National Reach

Across rural, urban, and digital channels in all 13 regions.

Partners & Contributors

unlocking potential, delivering excellence

SBM Academy invites institutions, organizations, and individuals to join us in delivering inclusive, high-impact learning across Burkina Faso. Whether as a funding partner, content provider, trainer, or tech contributor — your role is vital in empowering the next generation. Together, we can build a national platform that reaches every learner, everywhere.

Institutional Partners

Governments, donors, NGOs, and corporate sponsors invited to support national transformation through funding, content, logistics, or tech.

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Volunteers & Contributors

Trainers, developers, content creators, and advocates can join the movement to empower 1M+ learners across Burkina Faso.

Get Involved

Invest in minds. Empower a nation. Leave a legacy.

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Supporting the Nation & the Region

Join us in transforming education and opportunity at scale.

Who are we

Engineering Nations, Empowering People, Enabling the Future,

Our Philosophy

At SBM Group, we don’t just build projects — we build possibilities. We believe in engineering nations, empowering people, and enabling the future. Every initiative we launch, from infrastructure to education, is rooted in inclusive development and sovereign innovation.

Our approach fuses visionary thinking with pragmatic delivery, turning national challenges into opportunities. Whether it’s a school in a village, a smart system in a city, or a cross-sector digital backbone — we design for impact, and we deliver with purpose.

Policy-to-ground execution across key sectors

Strategic Nation-Building 95%

From Linkfy to THE G.L.U.E., we create orchestrated intelligent systems

Smart Platform Design 100%

Through SBM Academy, we make education borderless and scalable.

Inclusive Learning & Upskilling 95%

We deliver not in silos, but as a synchronized, sovereign ecosystem.

Cross-Sector Integration 85%

The SBM Powerhouse

Visionary in outlook grounded in execution. We see beyond the horizon—and build beneath our feet

Shuaib Bin Mahfooz is the visionary force behind SBM Group’s bold ambitions. From strategy to delivery, he orchestrates complexity into clarity. A maestro of systems thinking, innovation, and national transformation.

SBM Group drives large-scale transformation across critical sectors, from energy to education. We partner with governments to design, fund, and deliver impact-driven solutions. Every project we lead is built to last—strategic, scalable, and socially rooted.

Linkfy is SBM Group’s smart technology arm, powering integration across all sectors. From homes to national infrastructure, Linkfy connects, automates, and simplifies. It is the digital backbone of our smart, scalable future.

THE G.L.U.E. – Governance Layer for Unified Execution – is SBM’s integration strategy. It connects sectors, systems, and stakeholders into one orchestration platform. Designed for national impact, built for infinite scalability

SBM Academy is a national platform for inclusive learning and capacity building. Blending technology, field training, and sectoral knowledge at scale. Empowering a generation of changemakers, wherever they are.

“We do not just build projects — we build people, purpose, and possibility.”
Shuaib Bin Mahfooz, SBM Group

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Let’s Forge the Future Together

Head office: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Branches: Sakarya, Jeddah, Dakar, Hong Kong, Free Town, Hyderabad
www.sbmgroup.org