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TFA offers specialized training designed to meet the needs of mid- to senior-level professionals seeking growth
influence, and organizational impact. Current training programs include:
Build confidence, clarity, and persuasion—equipping professionals to speak with authority in high-stakes environments.
Strengthen strategic thinking, decision- making, and people management to excel in executive and managerial roles.
Enhance collaboration, trust, and productivity through tailored team- strengthening modules.
Improve interpersonal communication, active listening, conflict resolution, and message delivery across diverse settings.
The Forbes Academy is a premier professional training institute based in The Gambia, dedicated to empowering leaders, cultivating excellence, and strengthening institutional performance across sectors, TFA is registered as Forbes Executive Training FET in Nigeria.

To champion and nurture excellence in every sphere of national life.

Through high-quality, context-appropriate training, mentoring, and coaching, TFA equips professionals and institutions with the confidence, competence, and clarity needed to reach.
Our course is structured in three segments;
This segment comprises 8 ONE HOUR (1HR) Interactive classes held twice or thrice weekly.
This segment comprises 8 ONE HOUR (1HR) Interactive classes held twice or thrice weekly.
This segment comprises 9 ONE HOUR (1HR) audio- visual laboratory and public presentation sessions held twice or thrice weekly.

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The Forbes Academy (TFA) is a premier professional training institute based in The Gambia, dedicated to empowering leaders, strengthening institutions, and building critical workplace competencies. TFA is also registered in Nigeria as Forbes Executive Training (FET).
TFA delivers high-impact professional and executive training in areas including:
Yes. All TFA facilitators are certified professionals with extensive experience in leadership development, corporate training, and institutional capacity building across multiple sectors.
Yes. Participants who successfully complete TFA programs receive a Certificate of Completion issued by The Forbes Academy / Forbes Executive Training (FET).
Trainings are delivered:
On-site at client locations
At designated training venues
Virtually (online)
In hybrid formats
This allows flexibility across The Gambia, Nigeria, and other regions.
We have seen a remarkable transformation in our employees: greater confidence when speaking in front of groups, more polished presentations, clearer communication, and an overall boost in professionalism.
Fady Hocheimy
Managing Director, MFH Group, The GambiaThe Forbes Academy structured and highly engaging training program exceeded our expectations in every regard. Over the course of two months, the Academy delivered a transformative experience that not only addressed our team's individual challenges with public speaking, but also equipped us with the practical tools and confidence necessary to communicate with clarity and authority.
TAF Africa Global, The Gambia
The Forbes Academy played an instrumental role in delivering comprehensive and targeted training to a substantial portion of our workforce, including branch managers, relationship managers, and staff from marketing, sales, and public relations.
Trust Bank, The Gambia
The practical exercises, insightful lessons, and engaging delivery of the programme have equipped me with tools that I am confident will enhance my role in representing and articulating ideas clearly with my responsibilities. I truly appreciate the excellence and professionalism demonstrated by the Forbes Academy, and commend their efforts in fostering effective communication skills.”
Mohammed Nasir Saidu
Director/Head of the National Budget and Research Office, Federal Republic of NigeriaI never thought I could learn so much about speaking in such a short period of time. Pastor Forbes uses real-life examples and makes sure you are tested and prepared for the real world. His delivery is perfect, and the classes are full of life and never boring.
Hussein Diab Ghanem
Managing Director, Africell The GambiaAs Technical Director and leader of the Edinburgh Structures Team in one of the UK’s leading providers of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities, I use public speaking techniques regularly as part of my duties to explain complex engineering problems and solutions to non-technical clients. The knowledge and skills acquired from TFA training have significantly enhanced my abilities to speak confidently and convincingly.
Alieu Njie, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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