Our platforms
translate Edsource's capabilities into practical ecosystems
It brings together institutions, industry, government, academia, communities and development partners around shared priorities.
InnovateHER Kenya
Building pathways for girls and young women into STEM, technical education and future careers.
InnovateHER Kenya is a gender-responsive platform that connects education institutions, industry, government, professional bodies, mentors and development partners to strengthen pathways for girls and young women into STEM, TVET, leadership and emerging industries.
The platform connects: Career awareness → Skills development → Industry exposure → Mentorship → Work readiness → Apprenticeship → Employment / Enterprise
Its focus includes:
InnovateHER Apprenticeship Accelerator
Building gender-responsive apprenticeship pathways into high-demand technical occupations.
The Apprenticeship Accelerator builds on the InnovateHER platform to connect young women with employers, TVET institutions and industry-led workplace learning.
Program focus includes:
• STEM and technical education
• Construction and engineering
• Technology and digital skills
• Stakeholder analysis
• Apprenticeships
• Employment and enterprise pathways
• Change management
• Renewable energy and the green economy
• Manufacturing
• Career guidance
• Industry exposure
• Mentorship
• work readiness
• Employer engagement
• Occupational pathways
• Work readiness
• Apprenticeship design
• Supervisor support
• Industry–TVET collaboration
• Transition to employment/enterprise
• Further technical progression
• Candidate preparation
• Workplace learning
• Evidence and learning for scale
Education & Skills Intelligence
Connecting people to education, skills and opportunity.
Edsource is developing education and skills information assets that make it easier for learners, parents, institutions, employers and other stakeholders to navigate the education and skills ecosystem.
The Education Directory is envisioned as an evolving knowledge and market-access platform connecting:
Dryland Agriculture & Food Systems Platform
Strengthening resilient food systems and sustainable livelihoods.
Edsource's Dryland Agriculture & Food Systems platform brings together research, government, private sector, development partners, communities and other stakeholders to address interconnected challenges of climate change, food insecurity and sustainable livelihoods in dryland ecosystems.
Its focus includes:
• Education and training institutions
• Programmes and qualifications
• Career pathways
• Skills and occupations
• Scholarships and opportunities
• Employers
• Internships and apprenticeships
• Professional development
• Relevant education
• Workforce information
• Climate adaptation
• Food systems
• Research uptake
• Innovation
• Sustainable livelihoods
• Agribusiness
• Partnerships
• Policy and practice
• Private-sector engagement
• Scalable solutions for dryland communities
Retail Development & Industry Platform
Strengthening the capabilities and competitiveness of the retail sector.
Edsource is developing a retail professional development and industry platform focused on strengthening the capabilities of retail professionals, businesses and the wider retail ecosystem.
The platform can bring together:
Technology, Entrepreneurship & Creativity (TEC) Summit & Platform
Connecting innovation, technology, entrepreneurship and the creative economy.
The TEC Summit & Platform provides a collaborative space connecting government, technology companies, innovators, entrepreneurs, academia, creatives and development partners.
The platform focuses on:
• Professional learning
• Upskilling and reskilling
• Retail management
• Customer experience
• Sales and merchandising
• Digital retail
• Leadership
• Workforce development
• Industry knowledge
• Research and intelligence
• Employer engagement
• Digital economy
• Future skills
• AI and emerging technologies
• Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Creative industries
• Technology-enabled growth
• Public-private partnerships
• Inclusive digital opportunity
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