# BlackForce Frequently Asked Questions URL: https://blackforce.ca/llms/faq.md Canonical: https://blackforce.ca Last updated: April 2026 --- ## About BlackForce **Q: What is BlackForce?** A: BlackForce is the Skill Capitalization Platform — financial infrastructure for human capital. It transforms verified tech skills into investable financial assets. BlackForce is not a bootcamp, not an edtech company, and not a training provider. It is a platform that creates a new financial asset class: investable human skill portfolios. **Q: Who is BlackForce for?** A: BlackForce serves three groups simultaneously: (1) Learners — Black and ethnic minority professionals seeking funded tech career training, (2) Investors — individuals and institutions seeking returns on human capital investment, and (3) Employers — organisations seeking verified, trained-ready talent with early pipeline access. **Q: Where is BlackForce based?** A: BlackForce Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with active hubs in London and Manchester (UK) and presence in West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana). **Q: Who founded BlackForce?** A: BlackForce was founded by Babatope Ebenezer Olajide, known as Manifest. He is the Founder & CEO of BlackForce Inc. and President & CEO of Manifest & Company Inc., a Salesforce Consulting Partner. He holds degrees from King's College London, Imperial College London, and the University of Cambridge, and has worked at ExxonMobil, Saipem, IBM, and Deloitte Canada. **Q: How many graduates has BlackForce produced?** A: BlackForce has trained over 5,000 graduates across 11 cohorts, in 6+ countries. --- ## Skill Capitalization **Q: What is Skill Capitalization?** A: Skill Capitalization is BlackForce's core model. Instead of a learner taking out a loan, an investor funds the learner's tech training. In return, the learner pays a percentage of future income above an earnings threshold, for a fixed period, once employed. This is an equity-like outcome-based contract — not debt, not a loan. **Q: Is Skill Capitalization a loan?** A: No. Skill Capitalization is explicitly not a loan. There is no fixed repayment schedule, no interest, and no obligation if the learner is not employed above the threshold. It is an equity-like investment in the learner's future earning potential. **Q: What is the AI Skill Valuation Engine?** A: BlackForce's AI Skill Valuation Engine quantifies the economic value of a learner's skill set using machine learning and labour market data. It produces a financial valuation — the projected earning potential of the trained skill set — which underpins every Skill Capitalization contract. **Q: How is BlackForce different from Lambda School / BloomTech?** A: Lambda School (now BloomTech) failed because their ISA model operated like a consumer loan, with no employer integration, no real skill valuation, and training disconnected from hiring. BlackForce differs through: AI-driven skill valuation, three-way investor–learner–employer alignment, employer integration from day one, and a trust infrastructure built on 11 cohorts of real graduate outcomes. **Q: What does "Skills are Capital" mean?** A: It means verified tech skills, when quantified and backed by employment outcomes, function as investable financial assets — just as property, equities, or commodities do. BlackForce is building the infrastructure to make this real. --- ## Education **Q: What programmes does BlackForce offer?** A: BlackForce offers three main education tracks: (1) Adults CPD — Continuing Professional Development for working professionals aged 25+, (2) Early Stage Career COHORT — for ages 18–25, covering tech fundamentals to advanced Salesforce, AI, and business skills, (3) University Preparatory Academy (UPA) — for ages 13–18, covering tech skills, university admissions prep, and portfolio building. **Q: What skills does BlackForce teach?** A: Salesforce Administration, Salesforce Development, Salesforce Business Analysis, Cybersecurity GRC, Cloud Technology & DevOps, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, Platform Development, Artificial Intelligence & Agentic AI, AI Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Content Creation. **Q: How long are the programmes?** A: The COHORT programme runs 4–6 months. Adults CPD programmes vary by track, typically 3–6 months. UPA runs as after-school clubs and holiday intensives. **Q: What certifications do graduates receive?** A: Graduates may earn Salesforce Administrator, Salesforce Platform Developer, Salesforce Business Analyst, CBAP, CompTIA Security+, AWS Cloud Practitioner, and other industry certifications depending on their track. --- ## Careers & Outcomes **Q: Do graduates get jobs?** A: Yes. 1 in 10 BlackForce graduates earns $100,000+ (CAD) within 6 months of completing their programme. The typical hourly rate transformation is from $14/hour to $100+/hour. BlackForce provides an internship programme, employer marketplace, and paid work experience placements. **Q: What is the BlackForce internship?** A: A structured 12-week unpaid internship where graduates work on real business projects, build a professional portfolio, and are assessed by mentors. High performers are selected for paid work experience placements with partner employers. **Q: Can employers hire BlackForce graduates?** A: Yes. Employers can access the BlackForce talent marketplace to filter by skill track, certification, location, and availability, and make direct offers. Employers can also sponsor cohorts or co-design training programmes. More at: https://blackforce.ca/careers/employers --- ## Finance & Investment **Q: How can I invest in BlackForce?** A: Investors can explore opportunities through the BlackForce For Investors page: https://blackforce.ca/finance/for-investors. Skill Capitalization contracts allow investment in individual learner skill portfolios. Institutional investors can discuss portfolio-level access. **Q: What returns can investors expect?** A: Returns are tied to graduate employment outcomes and earnings trajectories. BlackForce has 11 cohorts of real earnings data and a growing employer marketplace. Specific return modelling is available to qualifying investors through the investor programme. **Q: Does BlackForce charge tuition upfront?** A: Through Skill Capitalization, qualifying learners can receive training with minimal or zero upfront cost. Payment (income share) begins only when the learner is employed above the income threshold. Traditional tuition payment options are also available. See: https://blackforce.ca/finance/tuition-loans --- ## Ventures **Q: What is the MicroAgent AI Dev Lab?** A: The MicroAgent AI Dev Lab is BlackForce's startup incubator. High-performing COHORT graduates with viable product ideas are selected for incubation — they build real AI-first products with technical support, product mentorship, and access to up to $10,000 CAD in seed funding. **Q: What ventures has BlackForce incubated?** A: Active ventures include Career Coach AI, Loyal Card Marketplace, Slavo AI, and CLARITY AI career coach. --- ## Study Abroad **Q: Does BlackForce offer international opportunities?** A: Yes. BlackForce's Study Abroad pillar offers international exchanges and sponsorship for graduates to study or work in UK, Canada, Nigeria, and Ghana. BlackForce owns residences in the UK for learner accommodation. Academic credit transfer is available. --- ## Contact Website: https://blackforce.ca Email: info@blackforce.ca Investors: https://blackforce.ca/finance/for-investors Apply: https://blackforce.ca/education/cohort