TechSkills Marketplace Program

The TechSkills Marketplace Program creates pathways to opportunities by inspiring and nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset among students. The program connects students with startups actively seeking tech talent, allowing them to explore entrepreneurship as a viable career pathway by contributing their skills in a startup environment. Through hands-on tech projects and mentorship from startup teams and founders during a 3-months internship, students gain valuable experience that enhances their technical skills and entrepreneurial mindset, enabling them to make a real impact on the startups. This immersive experience not only improves prospects for student employment but also equips them with the learning and the confidence required to launch and run their own ventures.

The TechSkills Marketplace Program is scaled across the African Engineering and Technology Network. One of the key aims of the TechSkills Marketplace program is to promote job growth and create long-term employment opportunities for students. The Afretec Network expands this vision across the entire African continent. Carnegie Mellon University Africa leads the TechSkills Marketplace initiative, setting the pace for academic industry collaboration across the continent.