EdTech Framework 2027-2035
Building Skills for Africa's Manufacturing, Technology and FinTech Future
Transforming Education through Technology
This EdTech Framework 2027-2035 proposes using educational technology to widen learning, build workforce skills and prepare Africa for work in technology, electronics, manufacturing and fintech. By supporting innovative learning, promoting digital literacy and introducing industry-specific training, Make in Africa aims to help governments and partners build a digitally skilled, industry-ready workforce. It is a proposal, not law.
Africa has a very young and growing population, and training must match what industry needs. The Framework focuses on areas such as infrastructure, electronics production, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and business process outsourcing (BPO), and draws on workforce models that have worked elsewhere.
Our education and skills expert committee brings members together to draft position papers and build partnerships, so Africa grows its own manufacturing and fintech talent.
Vision for 2035
Africa as a Hub for Industry-Relevant Skills and Digital Education
By 2035, this Framework aims to see Africa lead in industry-driven education and workforce development, with these shared goals:
- Training for Key Industrial Sectors: Support tailored programmes for sectors like infrastructure, electronics, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals and fintech to meet industry skill demands.
- Skilling a Growing Workforce: Equip workers across the continent with advanced industrial skills through partnerships with EdTech innovators and industry.
- Building Fair Partnerships: Work with partner countries to share proven training models, and fund skills and research investment in Africa.
- Becoming a Home for FinTech and Manufacturing Talent: Make Africa a place where companies find strong talent in manufacturing, electronics, renewable energy and fintech.
Mission
Training Africa's Workforce for the Future
This EdTech Framework outlines a plan to strengthen skills systems for growth in key industries across Africa. It includes:
- Developing Industry-Specific Training: Support tailored courses for sectors like electronics, pharmaceuticals, fintech and infrastructure so workers have in-demand skills.
- Collaborating on Skills Development: Learn from successful workforce training models elsewhere, and adapt them to build a skilled industrial workforce in Africa.
- Fostering Digital Skills: Promote digital literacy and advanced skills in coding, AI, machine learning and blockchain to support African fintech.
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Widen access to online training and digital learning for urban and rural workers, so they can upskill and reskill for new jobs.
Make in Africa's EdTech Framework for an Industry-Ready Workforce
This EdTech Framework aims to transform education and help build an industry-ready workforce that will drive growth in manufacturing, fintech and technology across Africa. By drawing on good practice from other economies and asking partners to invest in skills, we can help governments produce a highly skilled workforce and make Africa a stronger industrial player.
EdTech Framework 2027-2035
Through partnerships, digital skills development and strategic investment in education, Make in Africa will help build the workforce that Africa's industries need.
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The Make In Africa Global Summit (MIAGS) is a global platform connecting leaders, businesses, investors, institutions and policymakers shaping the next era of economic growth across the Global South and Africa.
MIAGS advances South–South cooperation, trade, investment, industrialization, technology, infrastructure and economic resilience, creating platforms for dialogue, strategic partnerships and cross-border opportunities.
Our mission is to strengthen the Global South and Africa’s role in the global economy by connecting capital with opportunity, innovation with markets and economic priorities with action—while fostering a more connected, productive and influential economic future.