SPOCs versus MOOCs: what institutions should actually buy
Why closed, accountable cohorts suit public mandates and compliance training better than open catalogues.
Institutional learning · East and Central Africa
Learning your institution can account for.
Learn2Earn Digital designs, delivers and certifies private, expert-led programmes for ministries, universities, associations, development partners and employers. Every cohort runs on our own learning platform. Every programme ends with evidence you can put in front of a board, a regulator or a funder.
Ministries and agenciesUniversities and TVETsApex bodies and associationsDevelopment partnersBanks and corporates
Digital Extension Officer Certificate
Cohort 07 · Private · 8 weeks · Week 6120Nominated by sponsor
87%Active this week
+31Avg. pre→post score gain
64Certificates due
Learner groupProgressPre → post
County A · field officers42 → 78
County B · field officers39 → 71
County C · supervisors51 → 80
County D · field officers40 → —
Next live clinic: Thu 10:00 EAT · Facilitator of record assignedLow-data mode on
The problem we solve
Training budgets exist. Proof that they worked usually doesn't.
Workshops that leave no trail
Ministries, regulators and employers already fund extension, compliance and CPD training. Much of it is delivered as one-off workshops, with high cost per person and little record of what people actually learned.
Field staff are hard to reach
Extension officers, health workers and branch staff are spread out and often on weak connections. Desktop-first platforms quietly leave them out.
Generic content misses the context
Global course catalogues rarely reflect local regulation, language or working conditions. Staff complete them, and little changes on the job.
Knowledge walks out of the door
When experienced staff move on, procedures, lessons and expertise go with them, because nothing captured them in a usable form.
One connected ecosystem
Learning, knowledge, technology and performance, managed together.
We don't just sell a platform or run a course. We help an institution decide what its people need to know, build that learning, deliver it, keep the knowledge, and show the result.
Learning
SPOC programmes and sector academies
Private cohorts with facilitators, assignments, assessment and certification, organised into four sector academies.
The SPOC modelKnowledge
Curriculum, content and knowledge management
Courses built to your regulation and language, plus systems that keep procedures and expertise in reach.
Knowledge servicesTechnology
The Learn2Earn LMS
Our own platform for enrolment, delivery, live classes, assessment and certificates, with separate portals for learners, instructors and administrators.
Explore the LMSPerformance
Analytics and transformation advisory
Pre- and post-assessment, completion and certification data, and advice on the processes the learning should improve.
Analytics and advisoryOur core model
SPOCs: small, private, accountable.
A Small Private Online Course is a closed cohort your institution nominates. It has a fixed start and end, a named facilitator, real assignments and an assessed certificate. You see who is progressing, every week.
| Open online course | Learn2Earn SPOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who enrols | Anyone, anonymously | Learners your institution nominates or approves |
| Structure | Self-paced, no end date | Cohort with fixed dates and a facilitator of record |
| Content | One global version | Adapted to your regulation, language and cases |
| Reporting | Learner-level, if any | Cohort and institution dashboards |
Typical shape of a cohort15 to 150 learners, 4 to 16 weeks, live clinics plus recorded lessons, assessed before and after.
Your data stays yoursLearner records belong to the sponsoring institution. We process them under a data processing agreement aligned with Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019 and equivalent laws.
Learn2Earn LMS
The platform where every programme lives.
Learners take their courses here. Instructors teach and run live classes here. Administrators manage enrolment here. It is part of Learn2Earn, not a tool we rent.
Sector academies
Four academies for the sectors that drive the region's economies.
Each academy brings together specialist content, a bench of vetted experts, a professional development layer and a way to show impact. Digital skills, entrepreneurship and gender run across all four.
ACADEMY 01
Agriculture Development Academy
Productivity, agribusiness, value chains and climate-smart farming.
Explore the academyACADEMY 02Manufacturing, Industrialisation and Real Estate Academy
Industrial skills, safety, quality and the built environment.
Explore the academyACADEMY 03Healthcare and Nutrition Academy
Health workforce development, digital health and community nutrition.
Explore the academyACADEMY 04Financial Inclusion and Financial Services Academy
Financial literacy, digital finance, fintech and MSME finance.
Explore the academyWho we serve
Built for institutions first. Open to professionals too.
Government and public sector
Mandated extension, compliance and CPD programmes delivered at scale, with an audit trail.
For governmentUniversities and TVET institutions
Digitise programmes, run blended and online cohorts, and reach corporate learners.
For universities and TVETsDevelopment organisations
Turn programme funding into skills outcomes you can report, including in low-connectivity settings.
For development partnersCorporates and associations
Compliance and workforce programmes for staff, and member academies for apex bodies.
For corporates and associationsLearning for yourself? See professional development pathways for individual learners →
How an engagement runs
From your mandate to a certified cohort, in six stages.
01
Diagnose
Map the mandate, the skills gap, the learners, the regulation and how people connect.
02
Design
Agree the pathway, adapt the content, choose facilitators and set the assessment plan.
03
Enrol
Your institution nominates or approves learners. We set up the private cohort on the LMS.
04
Deliver
Recorded lessons, live clinics and practical assignments, on mobile and low data.
05
Assess and certify
Pre- and post-tests, final assessment, and certificates for those who qualify.
06
Report
A cohort report on participation, score gains and certification, ready for your board or funder.
Designed for real connectivity
If it doesn't work on a phone on a weak signal, it isn't finished.
Most of the people our clients need to reach learn on a phone, often on a shared or patchy connection. We design for that from the first lesson, not as an afterthought.
Mobile-first lessons
Short, readable units that work on a small screen.
Low-data media
Audio and text versions of video lessons, and compressed files.
Offline and messaging access
Downloadable materials now. WhatsApp, SMS and offline sync on our roadmap.
Local languages
English and French bases, with Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda, Amharic and Somali where a programme needs them.
Insights
Thinking on how institutions learn.
Designing training for a phone on a weak signal
Practical choices that keep field staff learning when data is costly and connections drop.
Measuring training impact: pre- and post-assessment done properly
A short guide for sponsors on score gains, completion and what they can and can't tell you.
Start a conversation
Tell us the capability you need to build. We'll come back with a pilot.
Most engagements start with one private cohort, one priority skill and one measurable outcome, over 6 to 12 weeks.
About Learn2Earn Digital
We help institutions build the skills their mandates depend on.
Learn2Earn Digital Limited is a Kenyan company working in digital learning, knowledge management and institutional transformation. We combine our own learning platform, curated sector content and a network of vetted experts, and we sell mainly to institutions.
Who we are
An African company, built around how institutions actually buy and use training.
Governments, regulators, associations, universities and employers across East and Central Africa already spend money on training. What they often lack is a way to deliver it consistently to dispersed staff, adapt it to local rules and languages, and prove it worked.
That is the gap we work in. We design programmes around an institution's own mandate, deliver them to private cohorts on our platform, and report the results in a form a permanent secretary, a board or a donor can use.
We are not trying to be the biggest course catalogue. We would rather be the partner that understands your sector, your learners and your reporting obligations.
Vision
To be Africa's leading institutional capacity-building partner.
Using digital learning to turn public mandates, sector strategies and workforce budgets into measurable skills, compliance and productivity outcomes.
Mission
Design, deliver and certify small-cohort, expert-led programmes.
On a platform built for low-bandwidth, mobile-first access, helping governments, apex bodies, enterprises and development partners build the capabilities their strategies require, while funding wider access for underserved learners.
Our approach
Six principles we work by.
Institutions are the customer
We measure success by your outcomes: certified headcount, compliance completion, extension coverage. Course ratings matter, but they aren't the goal.
Specialisation beats breadth
We keep a deliberately focused catalogue across four sectors instead of competing on the number of titles.
Every programme produces evidence
Pre- and post-assessment, completion and certification data are captured as part of normal delivery.
Access design is inclusion design
No course is finished until it has a low-bandwidth path for learners on phones and weak connections.
Context is content
Localisation means regulation, currency, case studies and language, not just translation.
We build local expertise
Our expert network is a talent pipeline we develop and credential, not just a list of names.
Our strategy
Institutions first, sequenced country by country.
We work B2B and B2B2G first: we contract with institutions, which give access to their staff, members or beneficiaries. Individual learners are an important second audience. We enter markets in the order that institutions there are ready.
First wave
Kenya and Rwanda
Reachable institutions, structured procurement and strong digital agendas. Our reference markets.
Next
Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia
Entered on the back of first-wave references. Kiswahili and Amharic localisation are requirements, not extras.
Partner-led
Somalia, South Sudan and the DRC
Delivered through development partners and apex chambers, with offline-first design as the default.
This is our market plan, not a list of countries where we are already operating.
Leadership and governance
The people behind Learn2Earn.
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Company details
- Legal name
- Learn2Earn Digital Limited
- Incorporation
- Private limited company, Companies Act, 2015 (Kenya)
- Registration no.
- PVT-J615V7AZ
- Registered office
- To be confirmed
How we work with experts
Programmes are delivered by a vetted pool of African and international subject specialists, contracted per engagement. Every expert goes through vetting, a facilitation standard and a quality review of their content before it reaches a cohort.
Join our expert networkWhat we do
Six services. One accountable delivery model.
You can engage us for a single service, such as building one course. Most clients combine several under one agreement: we diagnose the need, build the content, run the cohorts on our platform and report the results.
Digital learning solutions
Complete programmes, built and run for your people.
We design and run digital programmes for a defined group of learners, usually as private SPOC cohorts on the Learn2Earn LMS. You get the content, the facilitation, the platform and the reporting as one service.
- Private cohort programmes for staff, members or beneficiaries
- Blended delivery: recorded lessons, live clinics and assignments
- Co-branded certificates
- Learner support throughout the cohort
Best suited toMinistries, regulators, associations and employers with a defined group to train.
Institutional capacity development
Skills plans tied to what your institution must deliver.
We start from your mandate or strategy and work back to the capabilities your people need. Then we build a multi-year plan of programmes, pathways and measures, and help you deliver it.
- Training needs and skills-gap assessment
- Competency frameworks and learning pathways
- Annual training plans and framework agreements
- Expert-led programmes for leaders, managers and field staff
Best suited toPublic agencies, boards and development programmes building capability at scale.
Knowledge management
Keep what your institution knows, and make it easy to find.
Procedures, lessons learned and expert know-how are often trapped in people's heads or scattered files. We help you capture, organise and share them, and link them to the learning your staff take.
- Knowledge audits and knowledge maps
- Structured repositories for procedures, guides and lessons learned
- Converting expert knowledge into reusable learning content
- Communities of practice for staff and members
Best suited toInstitutions facing staff turnover, decentralised operations or complex procedures.
Digital transformation advisory
Better processes and services, not just new software.
We help institutions decide what to digitise first, redesign the processes around it and bring staff with them. Learning is built in, so new systems are actually used.
- Digital readiness and process reviews
- Digital skills strategies
- Change management and staff adoption
- Digital workflows such as e-certification, e-signatures and registrations
Best suited toRegulators, registration boards, universities and public agencies modernising services.
Curriculum and content development
From a syllabus or a policy document to a finished, tested course.
Our instructional designers and subject experts turn your material into engaging digital courses, using a structured method (Analyse, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) and a quality review before anything is published.
- Curriculum and competency-based course design
- Digitising existing university, TVET and corporate courses
- Localisation of language, regulation, currency and cases
- Video, audio, low-data and printable formats
Best suited toUniversities, TVETs, professional bodies and employers with content to digitise.
Learning analytics and assessment
Evidence that the learning happened, and what it changed.
Every programme captures pre- and post-assessment, participation, completion and certification data. We turn it into reports for boards, regulators and funders, and help you link learning to performance.
- Assessment design: quizzes, practical tasks, proctored exams where needed
- Pre- and post-test score gains for every cohort
- Cohort and institution-level reports
- Impact reporting aligned to donor and regulator requirements
Best suited toAny sponsor that has to show results, including donor-funded programmes.
Ways to engage
Three levels of engagement, so you only take on what you need.
Starter
One cohort
A single private cohort on an existing programme, with standard content and quick set-up. A good way to test the model.
Institutional
An annual programme
Several cohorts a year, adapted content, institution-level reporting and a named account manager.
Managed academy
Your own academy
A fully managed, co-branded academy for a ministry or apex body and its members, with a dedicated success team and advisory support.
Pricing depends on cohort size, duration, customisation and certification needs. We quote after a short discovery conversation.
SPOC programmes
Private cohorts. Named facilitators. Assessed certificates.
A Small Private Online Course (SPOC) has the structure and production quality of a good online course, but enrolment is closed. Your institution decides who takes part, and you can see how each group is doing.
What every SPOC includes
Eight things you get with every cohort.
A private cohort
Only the learners your institution nominates or approves. No anonymous sign-ups.
Clear enrolment rules
You submit a roster, or set eligibility and approve applications.
A structured pathway
Modules in a set order, from foundation to practitioner to advanced.
Expert facilitation
A facilitator of record, live clinics and, at higher levels, a named mentor.
Practical assignments
Tasks based on the learner's own workplace, reviewed by facilitators or peers.
Fixed duration
Usually 4 to 16 weeks, with start and end dates agreed in advance.
Completion and certification
Assessed certificates, co-branded with your institution where appropriate.
Progress reporting
Weekly participation, assessment gains and certificates, by group and by cohort.
How SPOCs compare
Why closed cohorts work better for institutions.
Open online courses and course marketplaces are useful for individuals. Institutions paying for outcomes need something different.
| Open online courses (MOOCs) | Course marketplaces | Learn2Earn SPOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolment | Open and anonymous | Open and anonymous | Closed, nominated or approved by the sponsor |
| Who pays | Mostly individuals | Individuals | The institution, for a defined group |
| Cohort | None or loose | None | Named members, fixed start and end |
| Completion accountability | Low | Low | High: the sponsor tracks every learner |
| Customisation | One global version | Set by the creator | Branding, language and local cases per cohort |
| Live facilitation | Rare | Rare | Standard, plus mentoring |
| Certificate | Variable trust | Little external check | Assessment-verified, can be co-branded |
| Reporting | Learner-level | None | Cohort and institution dashboards |
| Low bandwidth | Limited | Limited | A design requirement |
Cohort lifecycle
How a SPOC programme runs.
01
Diagnose
Map the mandate, the skills gap, the learners, the regulation and how people connect.
02
Design
Agree the pathway, adapt the content, choose facilitators and set the assessment plan.
03
Enrol
Your institution nominates or approves learners. We set up the private cohort on the LMS.
04
Deliver
Recorded lessons, live clinics and practical assignments, on mobile and low data.
05
Assess and certify
Pre- and post-tests, final assessment, and certificates for those who qualify.
06
Report
A cohort report on participation, score gains and certification, ready for your board or funder.
How institutions use SPOCs
Four common uses.
Staff capability
Build a specific skill across a directorate, branch network or county team, and see who has it.
Continuing professional development
Run CPD for members or licensed professionals, with records a professional body can rely on.
Targeted compliance training
Deliver AML, safety or regulatory updates to exactly the people who must complete them, with an audit trail.
Programme beneficiaries
Reach extension officers, health workers or entrepreneurs in a funded programme, and report outcomes to the funder.
Learning design
A blend that respects people's time and data.
Recorded core content
Lessons, readings and exercises learners take in their own time, with low-data versions.
Live sessions
Clinics, Q&A and case discussions with the facilitator, recorded for anyone who misses them.
Guided discussion
Structured prompts and peer review that keep the cohort together without everyone online at once.
Applied assessment
Short quizzes inside modules, a final assessment, and pre- and post-tests to measure the gain.
Learn2Earn LMS
Our platform for running, tracking and certifying learning.
The Learn2Earn LMS is where cohorts learn, instructors teach and administrators manage enrolment. Institutions use it to deliver programmes to their people and see the results.
New address coming: lms.learn2earndigital.comWe're moving the platform to the Learn2Earn domain. Until then, sign in at the current address below. Your account, courses and certificates move with you.
- Permanent address
- lms.learn2earndigital.com Planned
- Current address
- lms.ilearndigital.org Live
- Sign-in
- Email and password, or Google account
Access the learning platform
Choose your portal.
Links open the platform in a new tab at its current address.
Learners
Sign in to my courses
Continue lessons, submit assignments, join live classes and download certificates.
Learner sign-in Instructors and facilitatorsInstructor portal
Build and update courses, run cohorts and review learner work.
Instructor portal AdministratorsAdmin portal
Manage users, roles, courses and enrolment for your institution.
Admin portal New learnersCreate an account
Register to browse courses. Joining a private cohort? Use the invitation from your institution.
RegisterTrouble signing in? Use "Forgot password" on the sign-in page, or ask your institution's LMS administrator. Contact our support team.
For institutions
What the LMS does for your institution.
The platform is one part of a managed service. We set it up for you, load your content, train your administrators and support your cohorts.
Book a demonstrationRun private programmes
Deliver courses to your own staff, members or beneficiaries, separate from the public catalogue.
Mix formats
Text, video, PDF and assignment lessons, plus live classes with a replay library.
Control access by role
Separate experiences for learners, instructors and administrators.
See progress and results
Track participation, assessment and certification, and share reports with decision-makers.
Capabilities
What's available now, and what's coming.
We're clear about which features are live. Ask us for a demonstration of anything listed as available.
Available Live on the platform today
Being enhanced Exists in part, being improved
Roadmap Planned, not yet built
Role-based portals
AvailableSeparate learner, instructor and administrator portals, each with its own sign-in route.
Account sign-in
AvailableEmail and password, password reset, and sign-in with a Google account.
Course catalogue
AvailablePublic course listings with descriptions, instructor, enrolment count and price (free or in Kenya shillings).
Structured courses
AvailableCourses organised in modules and lessons, mixing text, video, PDF and assignment lessons.
Live classes and replays
AvailableScheduled webinars and live classes, with live, upcoming and replay views.
Certificates
Being enhancedCourses can be marked as certificate-bearing. Automated issuing, digital signatures and online verification are being strengthened.
Private institutional courses
Being enhancedThe platform's data model links courses to an institution and a visibility setting. Private cohort spaces with roster upload are being built out.
Assessments and grading
Being enhancedAssignments are supported. Quiz banks, pre- and post-tests and proctoring options are being extended.
Paid enrolment
Being enhancedPaid courses with enrol and cart options. Local payment methods, institutional invoicing and seat licences to be confirmed.
Sponsor dashboards
RoadmapCohort and institution dashboards showing participation, score gains and certificates, exportable for boards and funders.
Co-branded academies
RoadmapAcademy spaces carrying a partner's brand for associations and ministries.
Low-data and offline learning
RoadmapAudio and text versions of video, downloadable packs and offline sync for field staff.
WhatsApp, SMS and chatbot access
RoadmapCourse reminders and a chatbot that answers only from approved course content, with a route to a human.
Multilingual interface
RoadmapInterface and content in Kiswahili, French, Kinyarwanda, Amharic and Somali where programmes need them.
Who uses the LMS
Four users, four journeys.
Institutional client
Decide and set up
- See the LMS in a demo
- Agree onboarding and configuration
- Review reporting needs
- Add services such as content or facilitation
Administrator
Manage your programmes
- Sign in to the admin portal
- Create users and assign roles
- Manage courses and enrolment
- Monitor participation and progress
Instructor
Teach a cohort
- Build modules and lessons
- Run live classes
- Set and review assignments
- Follow learner engagement
Learner
Learn and get certified
- Open enrolled courses
- Take lessons and live classes
- Complete assessments
- Track progress and get your certificate
Moving to lms.learn2earndigital.com
What the change of address means for you.
Now
Keep using the current address
Sign in at lms.ilearndigital.org as usual. Nothing changes for your account yet.
Before the switch
We'll tell you the date
Learners and administrators will get notice by email and on the platform before the move.
After the switch
Same account, new address
We plan for your login, courses, progress and certificates to carry over, and for old links to redirect to the new address.
Certificates
Still verifiable
Certificates issued before the move remain valid and can still be verified.
Sector academies
Four academies. Deep in the sectors that matter most.
Each academy combines a content library, a bench of vetted experts, a professional development layer and a way to measure impact. We chose these four sectors because they employ most people in our markets and drive their development plans.
ACADEMY 01
Agriculture Development Academy
Productivity, agribusiness, value chains and climate-smart farming.
Explore the academyACADEMY 02Manufacturing, Industrialisation and Real Estate Academy
Industrial skills, safety, quality and the built environment.
Explore the academyACADEMY 03Healthcare and Nutrition Academy
Health workforce development, digital health and community nutrition.
Explore the academyACADEMY 04Financial Inclusion and Financial Services Academy
Financial literacy, digital finance, fintech and MSME finance.
Explore the academyHow every academy is built
The same four parts in each.
Content library
Courses in three levels, adapted to local regulation, languages and cases, reusable across institutions.
Expert bench
Vetted practitioners and academics who design, facilitate and mentor.
Professional development layer
Leadership, communication, project management and data skills, alongside the technical tracks.
Proof of impact
Agreed measures for each sector, reported to the sponsor.
Programmes in developmentThe programme titles on these pages are proposed learning areas. We're building them with sector experts and partner institutions. Ask us which are ready for a pilot. Digital skills, entrepreneurship and gender run across all four academies.
Academy 01
Agriculture Development Academy
Strengthens the people who advise farmers, finance agriculture and run agribusinesses, so better practice reaches the farm.
Focus areas
What this academy covers.
Agricultural productivity and modern farming
Agribusiness and entrepreneurship
Agricultural value chains and export compliance
Climate-smart agriculture
Digital agriculture and emerging technologies
Agricultural extension and institutional capacity
Who it's for
Target audiences.
- Extension officers and their supervisors
- Agricultural boards, research and regulatory agencies
- Farmer organisations and cooperatives
- Agri-finance loan officers
- Agribusinesses and exporters
Potential learning pathways
From foundation to certification.
Proposed programmes, to be confirmed with partner institutions and sector experts.
Level 1 · Foundation
- Digital literacy for extension work
- Smallholder digital and financial literacy
Level 2 · Practitioner
- Digital extension officer certificate
- Agri-finance and value-chain lending
Level 3 · Advanced
- Good agricultural practice and export compliance
- Leading extension programmes
Institutional relevance
Why institutions use it.
Ministries and agricultural boards can certify extension staff at scale. Development partners can fund farmer-facing academies with clear reach and score-gain data. Banks can train loan officers in agricultural lending.
How we measure impact
- Extension officers certified
- Farmers reached through extension-linked content
- Pre- and post-test score gains
- Export-compliance certificates issued
Academy 02
Manufacturing, Industrialisation and Real Estate Academy
Builds the skills behind productive factories, safe sites and well-run property businesses, from the shop floor to management.
Focus areas
What this academy covers.
Industrial skills and productivity
Manufacturing processes, quality and innovation
Occupational safety and compliance
Entrepreneurship and enterprise development
Real estate and property-sector professional development
Digital transformation in industry and the built environment
Who it's for
Target audiences.
- Manufacturers' associations and their members
- Factory supervisors and production staff
- Contractors and site managers
- Property developers and real estate professionals
- Housing and construction authorities
Potential learning pathways
From foundation to certification.
Proposed programmes, to be confirmed with partner institutions and sector experts.
Level 1 · Foundation
- Workplace safety essentials
- Business skills for small manufacturers
Level 2 · Practitioner
- Occupational safety and industrial compliance
- Manufacturing productivity and quality management
Level 3 · Advanced
- Contractor and site safety certification
- Building codes and real estate development CPD
Institutional relevance
Why institutions use it.
Associations can offer members a co-branded academy and a new source of income. Registration authorities can link certification to licensing, supported by digital workflows. Large manufacturers can run compliance training with records auditors accept.
How we measure impact
- Workers and contractors certified
- Member organisations enrolled through associations
- Compliance-audit pass rates
- Safety-incident trends, where data allows
Academy 03
Healthcare and Nutrition Academy
Helps health systems keep their workforce current, from facility staff to community health workers, and strengthens nutrition programmes.
Focus areas
What this academy covers.
Healthcare workforce development
Digital health and health information systems
Health-sector continuing professional development
Nutrition and community health
Institutional learning and capacity strengthening
Who it's for
Target audiences.
- Ministries and departments of health
- Public health institutes and regulators
- Health facilities and their managers
- Community health and nutrition workers
- Health and nutrition NGOs and donors
Potential learning pathways
From foundation to certification.
Proposed programmes, to be confirmed with partner institutions and sector experts.
Level 1 · Foundation
- Digital skills for health workers
- Community nutrition basics
Level 2 · Practitioner
- Community health and nutrition worker training
- Facility digital records and quality
Level 3 · Advanced
- Health worker CME and CPD certification
- Pharmacovigilance and regulatory CPD
Institutional relevance
Why institutions use it.
Health ministries can deliver continuing education to dispersed staff without taking them off duty for weeks. Funders get reach and knowledge-gain data. Professional bodies get CPD records they can verify.
How we measure impact
- Health workers certified
- Community sessions delivered
- Clinical knowledge score gains
- Regulatory-audit readiness
Academy 04
Financial Inclusion and Financial Services Academy
Builds capability across the financial system, from compliance teams and supervisors to agents, small businesses and first-time savers.
Focus areas
What this academy covers.
Financial literacy and inclusion
Digital financial services and mobile money
Financial technology and innovation
MSME financial management
Compliance: AML, KYC and cybersecurity
Professional development in financial services
Who it's for
Target audiences.
- Banks, microfinance institutions and SACCOs
- Bankers' associations
- Central banks and financial regulators
- Agents and frontline staff
- MSMEs and enterprise support organisations
Potential learning pathways
From foundation to certification.
Proposed programmes, to be confirmed with partner institutions and sector experts.
Level 1 · Foundation
- SME and smallholder financial literacy
- Customer service and ethics for agents
Level 2 · Practitioner
- Agent banking and mobile money capacity
- SACCO and MFI governance and compliance
Level 3 · Advanced
- AML/KYC and cybersecurity certification
- Leadership for supervisory staff
Institutional relevance
Why institutions use it.
Banks need compliance training they can show to auditors and regulators. Bankers' associations can run sector-wide programmes for members. Enterprise support organisations can link financial literacy to access to finance.
How we measure impact
- Staff and agents certified
- Compliance-audit pass rates
- Financial literacy reach
- Time to certify new agents
For institutions
Find the route that fits your institution.
Each type of institution buys and uses training differently. Here is how we usually work with each, and the best first step.
Government and public sector
Ministries, departments, agencies, regulators and public boards.
You have a mandate to train extension officers, health workers, inspectors or civil servants, often across many counties or districts, and you need to show results to cabinet, parliament or a funder.
What we offer
- Mandated extension, compliance and CPD programmes delivered digitally
- Certification and e-certification for licensing and registration
- Knowledge management for procedures and policy
- Digital transformation advisory for public services
A typical first stepA sole-source pilot with one directorate, then a framework agreement. We work within public procurement rules.
Universities and TVET institutions
Public and private universities, colleges and TVET institutions.
You want to offer programmes online or blended, reach working professionals and corporate clients, and do it without building your own platform team.
What we offer
- Digitising existing courses and short programmes
- Running online and blended cohorts on the Learn2Earn LMS
- Corporate and executive education delivered with you
- Competency-based course and assessment design
A typical first stepA content partnership: you bring courses and learners, we digitise and host them, and revenue is shared under an agreed schedule.
Development organisations
Donors, UN agencies, foundations and NGOs.
You fund capacity building in agriculture, health, nutrition or financial inclusion, sometimes in fragile or low-connectivity settings, and you need programme-grade monitoring data.
What we offer
- Digital academies inside an existing programme or grant
- Offline-first, mobile delivery for frontline workers
- Monitoring and evaluation data: reach, completion, score gains
- Training-of-practice for partner government staff
A typical first stepJoin at programme design stage as a named delivery partner, or contract through a lead implementing partner.
Corporates, financial institutions and associations
Banks, manufacturers, private companies, chambers and professional associations.
You have compliance obligations, a dispersed workforce or members who expect training as part of their membership.
What we offer
- Compliance programmes (AML/KYC, cybersecurity, safety) with audit trails
- Workforce and supervisor development
- Co-branded member academies for associations, with revenue share
- Custom content built from your own policies and products
A typical first stepA one-cohort pilot on a priority compliance or skills need, then an annual licence or member-academy agreement.
Apex bodies and ministries
One agreement. Many organisations.
Associations, chambers and ministries reach hundreds of member organisations, branches or district offices. A single framework agreement with them can give all of those members access to a co-branded academy.
1
Agree a framework
Scope, pricing for members, data terms and co-branding.
2
Set up the academy
A co-branded space for your sector and mandate.
3
Onboard members
Each member names an administrator and uploads a roster.
4
Run cohorts
Programmes delivered member by member.
5
Report and renew
Results across all members inform the next year.
For learners and professionals
Build skills that count where you work.
Many learners join through their employer, association or a funded programme. You can also take selected courses and professional development tracks on your own.
Ways to learn with us
Three ways in.
Through your institution
Your employer, ministry, association or programme nominates you to a private cohort. You'll get an invitation with sign-in details.
Open courses
Browse the public catalogue on the LMS. Some courses are free; others are paid in Kenya shillings.
Browse coursesProfessional development tracks
Assessed tracks in leadership, project management, digital and data skills, alongside the sector academies.
Register interestLearning pathways
Progress from foundation to certification.
Every academy is organised in three levels, so you can start where you are and move up.
Level 1 · Foundation
Get the essentials
Broad digital and sector knowledge for anyone new to the field.
Level 2 · Practitioner
Apply it to your role
Role-specific skills, practical assignments and live clinics with a facilitator.
Level 3 · Advanced
Get certified
Assessed, certificate-bearing tracks with mentoring, aimed at recognition by professional bodies.
Professional development layer
Leadership, communication, project management, digital literacy, data literacy and career readiness.
Sector tracks
Agriculture, industry and real estate, health and nutrition, and financial services. See the academies.
On your phone
Courses work on mobile, with low-data versions of lessons where available.
Current courses
What's on the platform today.
The current catalogue is small while we build the sector academies. Course details, prices and dates are on the LMS.
Digital
Digital Literacy for the Digital Economy
Putting digital skills to work in real business settings.
AI
Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
What AI is, how to use it well, and how to use it safely and lawfully.
Business
See all courses on the LMS
Digital Marketing and Social Media Management
Reaching customers through digital channels and social media.
Insights and resources
Practical thinking on institutional learning.
Articles, research notes, guides and news on capacity building, learning technology and transformation in African institutions.
SPOCs versus MOOCs: what institutions should actually buy
Why closed, accountable cohorts suit public mandates and compliance training better than open catalogues.
Designing training for a phone on a weak signal
Practical choices that keep field staff learning when data is costly and connections drop.
Measuring training impact: pre- and post-assessment done properly
A short guide for sponsors on score gains, completion and what they can and can't tell you.
Checklist: preparing your institution for a digital learning pilot
What to agree before the first cohort: learners, data, reporting, roles and timelines.
Glossary of institutional learning terms
SPOC, CPD, competency framework, learning pathway and other terms in plain language.
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What changes for learners, instructors and administrators, and when.
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Partnerships
We grow through partners. Here's how to work with us.
Our model depends on institutions that reach learners, experts who create and teach content, and organisations that help us deliver. Each partnership has clear roles and terms.
Distribution partners
Associations, chambers, professional bodies and ministries that offer a co-branded academy to their members or staff, often with a revenue share.
Academic and content partners
Universities, TVETs and training institutes that bring courses to the platform, or ask us to digitise their content.
Expert network
Subject specialists who design or facilitate programmes, contracted per engagement and paid for each assignment.
Development partners
Donors, UN agencies and NGOs who want a delivery partner for funded digital academies, with programme-grade monitoring and reporting.
Accreditation partners
Professional and regulatory bodies that recognise or co-certify our programmes for CPD.
Technology partners
Cloud, e-signature, payment and mobile network partners that help us reach learners on low data.
Our partners
Partner names appear here once agreements are signed.
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