Botswana Skills Needs Survey 2026

Stadira Training Institute · Skills Needs Survey 2026

Help us build courses Botswana needs — 5 minutes

We are planning two online courses for Batswana: Small Business Management (starting, running and growing a business that makes or adds value to a product) and AI for Business (using free AI tools on your phone to do real work faster). Your answers will shape the courses and will be reported, without names, to the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC). Taking part is voluntary; you can skip any question except those marked *.

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A. About you

A1. Your age group *

Under 18 18–24 25–35 36–45 46–60 Over 60

A2. District / town where you live

Gaborone Francistown Maun Kasane/Chobe Serowe/Palapye Mahalapye Molepolole/Kweneng Kanye/Southern Lobatse Selebi-Phikwe Ghanzi/Kgalagadi Other (write)

A3. Highest education completed

Below JCE JCE BGCSE / IGCSE Certificate Diploma Degree Postgraduate

A4. What best describes you now? *

Student / school-leaver Unemployed and looking for work Employed (private sector) Employed (government/parastatal) Running my own business Informal trader / side hustle Co-operative or farmer group member

A5. If employed: your job area

Administration/office Sales/customer service Finance/bookkeeping Marketing Teaching Operations/production Management Other

A6. Years of work or business experience

None Under 1 1–3 4–10 Over 10

B. Your challenges

B1. Which of these hold you (or your business) back most? Choose up to three.

Choose up to 3.

Getting a business idea that will sell Working out costs, prices and profit Keeping records and managing cash Registering, licences and tax (CIPA/BURS) Getting funding (CEDA, YDF, LEA, banks) Product quality, packaging and labels Finding customers and marketing online Selling to shops, government or outside Botswana Planning and managing a project Using computers/phones and new technology at work Writing reports, letters and documents Working with spreadsheets and data Too much time on repetitive tasks

B2. Have you ever started, or tried to start, a business?

Yes, it is running Yes, but it closed I am planning one No

B3. Have you used an AI tool such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI or Copilot?

Never Tried once or twice Monthly Weekly Daily

C. Small Business Management — how much do you need each topic? (1 = not needed, 5 = strongly needed)

C1. Finding and testing a business idea that adds value to local products (import replacement)

Not needed12345Strongly needed

C2. Costing, pricing, break-even, budgets, cash flow and bookkeeping

Not needed12345Strongly needed

C3. Registering the business: CIPA, licences, BURS tax, BOBS standards; getting funding

Not needed12345Strongly needed

C4. Customer service, product quality, labelling and handling complaints

Not needed12345Strongly needed

C5. Marketing online, selling to shops and wholesalers, and exporting (SACU/SADC/AfCFTA)

Not needed12345Strongly needed

C6. Planning projects, managing a small team, and selling to government (PPRA)

Not needed12345Strongly needed

C7. How confident are you now to write a business plan a funder would accept?

Not at all12345Very

C8. Overall, would a course like this help you?

Yes, very much Somewhat Not really

D. AI for Business — how much do you need each topic? (1 = not needed, 5 = strongly needed)

D1. Understanding AI and using free AI tools safely on a phone

Not needed12345Strongly needed

D2. Using AI to write emails, reports, CVs, minutes and summaries faster

Not needed12345Strongly needed

D3. Using AI for marketing: posts, adverts, product photos and videos

Not needed12345Strongly needed

D4. Using AI with spreadsheets and data to make decisions; automating repetitive tasks

Not needed12345Strongly needed

D5. Building a simple AI solution for a real problem in Botswana

Not needed12345Strongly needed

D6. Knowing the law and the risks: data protection, scams and wrong AI answers

Not needed12345Strongly needed

D7. How confident are you now to use AI to do a real work task well?

Not at all12345Very

D8. Overall, would a course like this help you?

Yes, very much Somewhat Not really

E. How you would learn

E1. Which course interests you? *

Small Business Management AI for Business Both Neither

E2. Main device for learning

Android phone iPhone Laptop/computer Tablet Shared/borrowed device

E3. Internet access

Mobile data I buy Home Wi-Fi Work Wi-Fi Public Wi-Fi Limited

E4. Preferred way to learn

Fully online at my own pace Online with live online sessions Mix of online and face-to-face Face-to-face only

E5. Hours a week you could study

Under 3 3–5 6–10 Over 10

E6. Help you would want after the course (choose any)

Choose any that apply.

Review of my business plan/project Monthly online clinic Mentoring WhatsApp alumni group Introductions to CEDA/LEA/YDF and other agencies Help finding a job None

E7. What could you pay for one module (about 15–30 hours of study)?

Under P200 P200–P399 P400–P599 P600–P799 P800 or more Only if sponsored

E8. Who would most likely pay?

Myself My employer Government/HRDC-funded scheme Family Not sure

E9. Does it matter to you that the course is recognised by HRDC?

Very important Somewhat Not important

F. Stay in touch (optional)

F1. Name and WhatsApp number if you would like to hear when the course opens

Please answer the questions marked * and tick the consent box.

Your name and number (if given) are stored separately from your answers and used only to tell you when the course opens. Questions: [email protected] · WhatsApp +267 73 640 907.

Thank you

This survey is for people aged 18 and over, so we will not collect your answers. Thank you for your interest — ask a parent or teacher about Stadira’s school programmes.