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A creation and work-based learning ecosystem

Build capability.
Create value. Unlock opportunity.

Skill2Create connects people, enterprises and institutions through structured work-based learning and real projects — turning knowledge and ideas into demonstrated capability, work and opportunity.

16 open opportunities from 9 hosts
7Creation pathways
7Experience formats
9Host organisations & ventures
16Current opportunities
Work-based learning hosted by
SEMSNewsRenaCIE BenueOneLageGovHelpCIE Digital VenturesCIE Venture StudioEduLage
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About Skill2Create

From human potential to demonstrated capability and opportunity.

Skill2Create is a global creation, capability-development and work-based learning ecosystem that helps people turn knowledge, talent and ideas into practical capability, meaningful work and sustainable opportunity.

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An integrated pathwayFrom potential to capability, from capability to creation, and from creation to opportunity.

Through personalised pathways, real projects, supervised experience, mentorship and capability validation, participants learn by creating and contributing in real-world environments. They develop evidence of what they can do — not simply certificates of what they have studied.

By connecting people with enterprises, institutions, mentors and communities, Skill2Create opens pathways into employment, enterprise, professional practice, innovation and impact.

  • Build capabilityKnowledge, practical skill, judgement and professional behaviour
  • Create valueUseful work, stronger organisations, problems solved
  • Create work & enterpriseEmployment, practice, freelancing, ventures
  • Create solutionsProducts, services and systems — with technology and AI
  • Create opportunityPersonal advancement, organisational growth, shared prosperity

Build capability. Create value. Unlock opportunity.

Learn more about Skill2Create

Choose the outcome you seek

Seven pathways. One future you shape.

Start with what you want to achieve. Each pathway combines learning, practical experience, evidence and opportunity.

Your Skill2Create journey

A clear route from potential to participation and progress.

Ten stages, each producing something useful: insight, a plan, experience, verified evidence or a real opportunity. Select a stage to see what happens there.

01

Discover

See your strengths and possibilities.

Clarify your interests, ambitions, existing experience and the problems you want to solve.

  • Guided goal discovery
  • Pathway orientation
  • Personal ambition statement
Begin discovery

Skill2Create Work-Based Learning Programme

Find a place to learn, practise, contribute and grow.

Every experience includes purposeful learning, a clear brief, supervision, feedback, assessment and evidence — not merely attendance.

An apprentice working under supervision

Choose the experience that fits your stage and ambition. Formats extend across technology, business, agriculture, creative industries, manufacturing, professional services, green jobs and community development.

Find an experience
01Apprenticeships

Supervised practice with progressively increasing responsibility until competence is demonstrated—in trades, technology, agriculture, business and professional fields.

Best for: practical professions, trades, technology and specialist rolesSee apprenticeships
02Internships

Time-bound workplace experience for students, graduates and career changers to apply knowledge and contribute to real organisational work.

Best for: students, graduates and career transitionsSee internships
03Project Fellowships

A defined project, mission or challenge delivered individually or in a multidisciplinary team within an agreed period.

Best for: graduates, researchers, creators and multidisciplinary teamsSee project fellowships
04Enterprise Apprenticeships

Learn entrepreneurship by building and operating a real enterprise—customer discovery, product, sales, finance, operations and growth.

Best for: aspiring founders, artisans and independent professionalsSee enterprise apprenticeships
05Innovation Placements

Work inside innovation hubs, research centres, labs, venture studios and product teams on research, technology and design.

Best for: product, technology, service and systems innovatorsSee innovation placements
06Community Projects

Apply capability to identified challenges in education, agriculture, health, environment, digital inclusion and local commerce.

Best for: social impact, development and locally rooted enterpriseSee community projects
07Industry Residencies

Deep immersion in companies, production facilities and specialised professional environments—from intensive short programmes to extended engagements.

Best for: advanced participants and specialist developmentSee industry residencies

Current opportunities

Explore opportunities across sectors.

Apply your capabilities in sectors where you can create value, solve problems and build meaningful work. Choose a sector, narrow by format, and apply.

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Need a more precise match?

Use the full directory to filter by sector, format, work arrangement, status and keyword, and open any role to see supervision, learning outcomes and remuneration before you apply.

View matching opportunities

Remuneration is stated before placement. Venture Apprenticeships receive a monthly stipend. Employment roles receive a salary. Any approved work-related expenses, tools or performance incentives are communicated separately in the role offer.

Apply for an opportunity

Host organisations and ventures

Connect with organisations where talent can contribute, grow and create value.

Discover verified businesses, startups, institutions, social enterprises and emerging ventures offering opportunities to learn, contribute to real projects, develop solutions and build meaningful professional experience. Many hosts engage talents they may eventually employ, partner with or support to create new ventures and opportunities.

For organisations

Turn real challenges into talent and innovation opportunities.

Employers, institutions, community organisations and innovators can host experiences, sponsor challenges, provide mentors and build stronger talent pipelines.

  1. 01
    Access emerging talent

    Discover people through demonstrated capability — not credentials alone.

  2. 02
    Turn challenges into projects

    Frame useful work that creates value while developing participants.

  3. 03
    Build a talent pipeline

    Develop future-ready capability aligned with your sector and standards.

  4. 04
    Track contribution and growth

    Use structured feedback and evidence to see outcomes clearly.

Testimonies

What changes when capability is proven, not promised.

Participants, host organisations and mentors on what work-based learning and creation actually look like in practice.

I stopped describing what I could do and started showing it. Six months of supervised project work gave me a portfolio, references and a role I would never have been shortlisted for on a CV alone.

Adaeze O.Project Fellow → Junior Product DesignerCreative & media pathway

We came in expecting to train someone. We left with a working inventory tool, a colleague we later hired and a clearer picture of how to structure supervision for the next cohort.

Tunde A.Founder, host organisationEnterprise apprenticeship host

Mentoring here is not advice from a distance. You review real milestones and real evidence, and you can see the moment someone becomes genuinely capable.

Dr. Ngozi E.Mentor and assessorTechnology & digital economy

The Skill2Create participation promise

Applying is free. Important terms are never hidden.

Compensation, working hours, location, work arrangement, responsibilities and selection requirements are disclosed before you accept an opportunity.

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Verified organisations

Host identity, responsible contacts and opportunity information are reviewed.

Transparent terms

Duration, working hours, address, arrangement and compensation are stated upfront.

Safeguarded experiences

Supervision standards, reporting channels and grievance procedures protect participants.

Fair selection and assessment

Requirements, selection stages and capability criteria are communicated clearly.

Participant-controlled evidence

Participants retain credible records of their work, feedback and validated capability.

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Report and review

Misleading listings, inappropriate conduct and unresolved workplace concerns can be reported.

Latest news & insights

Ideas and progress from across Skill2Create.

Updates and practical perspectives on capability, work-based learning, enterprise and emerging opportunities.

Featured partners

Connected to organisations creating real pathways.

Skill2Create begins within the CIE ecosystem and expands through participating institutions, enterprises and delivery partners.

Build opportunity with Skill2Create.Host talent, sponsor a cohort or bring a real challenge into the ecosystem.

Become a partner

Ready to begin?

From learning to creating. From creating to earning.

Join the next Skill2Create cohort, browse live opportunities, or host a placement with your organisation.