Programme / CAP
Building tomorrow’s chief executives.
The CEO Apprenticeship Programme is the CEOrt’s flagship leadership initiative — a 12-month immersive journey, delivered with Strathmore University, that mentors the next generation of Tanzanian chief executives.
Overview
The CEO Apprenticeship Programme (CAP) is the CEOrt’s flagship leadership initiative. With Tanzania’s sustainable development as a driving factor, CAP spearheads leadership development and human capacity building — mentoring the next generation of Tanzanian leaders through a partnership with Strathmore University.
Cohort by cohort, sitting CEOs pass on hard-won judgment, ethics and operational discipline to rising executives, strengthening the leadership pipeline that the country’s long-term prosperity depends on.
Impact at a glance
90+
Local executives trained in five years
5
Cohorts completed since launch
12
Months of immersive learning
5
Multinationals that appointed CAP alumni as CEO/MD
What makes CAP distinctive
Built for sitting & rising CEOs
Developing the next generation of Tanzanian chief executives through deliberate, structured leadership formation.
Delivered with Strathmore University
A flagship CEOrt initiative anchored in academic rigour and decades of executive education experience.
Peer mentorship at the top
Sitting CEOs pass on hard-won judgment, ethics and operational discipline to apprentices across sectors.
The learning model
Four modules, one immersive year
Explore the modulesKnowledge Forum
Interactive sessions that build a vibrant knowledge-sharing community — collaborate, discuss and analyse research texts.
Business Simulation
Exercise judgment in complex decision-making across R&D, marketing, operations, finance, HR and organisational behaviour.
CEO Coaching & Group Mentorship
Monthly sessions with visionary leaders on leadership complexities, organisational culture and stakeholder management.
Socio-economic Project
Design a project over 12 months that directly addresses critical socio-economic challenges in Tanzania.
Alumni highlights
From apprentices to chief executives
Read the success stories
CAP Alumnus Anael Samuel
Managing Director, Songas Ltd.
CAP Alumnus Alimiya Osman Munge
CEO, Faru Graphite Corporation Ltd.
Julius Ruwaichi
CEO, Access Bank
Unguu Sulay
Managing Director, Coca-Cola Kwanza
CAP Alumnus Resham Vassa
CEO, Reni International Co. Ltd
Shreekesh Karia
CEO, DHL Global Forwarding East Africa
CAP alumni now lead top-tier organisations across banking, manufacturing, logistics and oil & gas.
Apply to the programme
Join the next generation of Tanzanian chief executives.
Applications are submitted through the CAP Application Portal — a guided form covering your profile, organisation and leadership journey. Have your professional profile and supporting documents ready; each submission receives a reference number and is reviewed by the CEOrt Secretariat.
Start your applicationExplore CAP
Nominate a candidate
Know a rising executive with CEO potential? Put their name forward for the next cohort.
ViewCAP participants
Explore the cohort history — five classes of Tanzanian executives across key sectors.
ViewSuccess stories
From apprentices to chief executives — alumni now leading top-tier organisations.
ViewEvents & news
Graduations, knowledge forums, mentorship sessions and alumni network milestones.
ViewPart of our Prosperity pillar
CAP sits alongside our Climate Action and Gender Inclusivity agendas as part of the Prosperity pillar — together driving inclusive, sustainable national growth.
Explore the Prosperity pillarLatest cohort
Cohort 5
Graduated 29 August 2025 — marking CAP’s fifth anniversary.