In 2014, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) established a partnership agreement with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) to implement the 9-month skills development programme under Infrastructure Skills for Development Activity (IS4D) programme. This document reports on the implementation activities which occurred between January and March 2015. In summary, first quarter activities focused on the design and delivery of an inception workshop for participants and the establishment of six Learning Sets, each facilitated by a designated mentor.