MORE COURSES 2026
Open Skills Education
OSE ™ Education without BarriersAfrican Coffee Education, Barista Mtaani, Courses, Kenya Coffee School, Open Skills Education, OSE, OSE ™
Open Skills Education™ – In-Demand Industry Courses
SMARTCOFFEEEdit”Open Skills Education™ – In-Demand Industry Courses”
These are market-driven, employment-focused course framework for Open Skills Education (OSE™).
Each course is selected based on current global and African labour demand, low entry barriers, and high job absorption, especially for youth and marginalized communities.
These courses are skills-based, grade-free, and designed for immediate employability or self-employment.
Open Skills Education™ – In-Demand Industry Courses
1. Barista Skills & Specialty Coffee
This course trains learners in espresso preparation, milk texturing, brewing methods, customer service, café operations, and coffee hygiene. It includes hands-on practice and real café simulations. Graduates can work as baristas, café supervisors, trainers, or start micro-coffee businesses. Employment opportunities exist in cafés, hotels, restaurants, airlines, offices, events, and international hospitality markets. Specialty coffee skills are globally transferable and increasingly in demand as coffee culture expands worldwide.
2. Coffee Roasting & Quality Control
Learners gain skills in green coffee evaluation, roasting profiles, roast defect analysis, cupping, and quality consistency. The course emphasizes practical roasting using small and commercial machines. Graduates can work as coffee roasters, quality controllers, production managers, or consultants. Employment exists in roasteries, export companies, cafés, and coffee brands. It also supports entrepreneurship through small-batch roasting and direct-to-consumer coffee sales.
3. Plumbing & Water Systems
This course covers domestic and commercial plumbing, pipe fitting, sanitation systems, leak detection, and water safety. Learners are trained to install, repair, and maintain plumbing systems. Graduates can work with construction firms, property managers, hotels, factories, or operate as independent plumbers. Plumbing skills are always in demand due to urban growth, housing development, and infrastructure expansion.
4. Carpentry & Furniture Making
Learners are trained in woodwork, furniture design, measurements, joinery, finishing, and tool handling. The course emphasizes practical production of doors, cabinets, and furniture. Graduates can work in construction sites, furniture workshops, interior design firms, or start small carpentry businesses. Demand is high due to real estate development and custom furniture markets.
5. Electrical Installation & Maintenance
This course teaches wiring, electrical safety, fault diagnosis, appliance installation, and basic industrial electrical systems. Learners gain hands-on experience in residential and commercial setups. Graduates can work as electricians, maintenance technicians, or contractors. Demand exists in construction, factories, offices, and renewable energy projects.
6. Solar PV Installation & Maintenance
Learners acquire skills in solar panel installation, inverter systems, battery setup, and maintenance. The course supports off-grid and grid-tied systems. Graduates can work with renewable energy companies or offer independent installation services. Solar energy skills are in high demand due to rising energy costs and sustainability policies.
7. Welding & Fabrication
This course covers arc welding, gas welding, metal cutting, fabrication, and safety. Learners produce gates, grills, tanks, and metal structures. Graduates can work in construction, manufacturing, automotive workshops, or start fabrication businesses. Welding remains a critical skill in infrastructure and industrial development.
8. Motor Vehicle Mechanics
Learners are trained in vehicle servicing, engine repair, diagnostics, braking systems, and maintenance. The course emphasizes practical garage-based learning. Graduates can work in garages, transport companies, dealerships, or start auto-repair businesses. Vehicle ownership growth ensures constant demand.
9. Motorcycle & Tuk-Tuk Repair
This course focuses on two- and three-wheel vehicle maintenance, engine repair, electrical systems, and servicing. Graduates can work in transport hubs or open small workshops. Demand is high due to the rapid expansion of motorcycle transport across Africa.
10. Building Construction & Masonry
Learners gain skills in masonry, bricklaying, plastering, concreting, and site safety. Graduates can work on construction sites, housing projects, or as independent contractors. The construction sector remains one of the largest employers globally.
11. Painting & Finishing
This course trains learners in surface preparation, painting techniques, decorative finishes, and coatings. Graduates can work in construction, renovation companies, or operate as freelancers. Demand is steady due to continuous building and remodeling.
12. Interior Design & Space Styling
Learners are trained in layout planning, color theory, furniture placement, and basic décor execution. Graduates can work with homeowners, offices, hotels, or start styling services. Demand is growing with real estate and hospitality expansion.
13. Hospitality Service & Customer Care
This course covers service etiquette, communication, guest handling, and professionalism. Graduates can work in hotels, restaurants, airlines, hospitals, and corporate service roles. Customer service skills are universally in demand.
14. Mixology & Bartending
Learners acquire skills in cocktail preparation, bar management, hygiene, and customer engagement. Graduates can work in hotels, clubs, events, cruise ships, or start mobile bar services. Global hospitality growth fuels demand.
15. Baking & Pastry Arts
This course teaches bread making, pastries, cakes, and food safety. Graduates can work in bakeries, hotels, cafés, or start home-based baking businesses. Demand is strong due to daily consumer consumption.
16. Culinary Skills & Food Production
Learners gain hands-on cooking skills, menu planning, kitchen operations, and hygiene. Graduates can work as cooks, kitchen assistants, or food entrepreneurs. Food service remains a major global employer.
17. Urban Farming & Agribusiness
This course trains learners in small-scale farming, agribusiness planning, and value addition. Graduates can produce food, supply markets, or start agribusiness ventures. Demand grows with food security needs.
18. Coffee Farming & Primary Processing
Learners gain skills in coffee cultivation, harvesting, fermentation, and drying. Graduates can work with farms, cooperatives, or improve family farms. Coffee remains a major export crop with global demand.
19. Food Safety & Hygiene
This course trains learners in hygiene standards, compliance, and inspection. Graduates can work in food factories, hotels, hospitals, and catering services. Food safety roles are legally required across industries.
20. Digital Literacy & Computer Packages
Learners gain skills in basic computing, word processing, spreadsheets, email, and online tools. Graduates can work as office assistants, clerks, or digital support staff. Digital literacy is now a baseline requirement for most jobs.
21. Data Entry & Office Administration
This course focuses on record keeping, documentation, scheduling, and office systems. Graduates can work in offices, NGOs, hospitals, and companies. Demand remains strong for administrative roles.
22. Graphic Design Basics
Learners are trained in design principles, branding, and digital tools. Graduates can work in marketing firms, print shops, or freelance. Visual communication demand continues to rise.
23. Digital Marketing & Social Media
This course covers content creation, social media management, and online promotion. Graduates can work with businesses, NGOs, or as freelancers. Digital marketing skills are in high demand globally.
24. Web Design (No-Code & Basic HTML)
Learners gain skills to build websites using no-code tools and basic HTML. Graduates can work as web assistants or freelancers. Demand is high as businesses move online.
25. Photography & Videography
This course teaches camera handling, editing, and storytelling. Graduates can work in media, events, marketing, or freelance. Content creation demand continues to grow.
26. Phone Repair & Electronics
Learners gain skills in smartphone diagnostics, screen replacement, and repairs. Graduates can open repair shops or work in electronics stores. Demand is constant due to high phone usage.
27. Appliance Repair & Maintenance
This course covers repair of fridges, cookers, and household appliances. Graduates can work independently or with service companies. Appliance repair is a steady income skill.
28. Fashion Design & Tailoring
Learners are trained in garment construction, fitting, and sewing. Graduates can work in fashion houses or start tailoring businesses. Demand remains strong in local markets.
29. Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy
This course covers hair care, styling, skincare, and salon management. Graduates can work in salons or start beauty businesses. Beauty services are consistently in demand.
30. Cleaning & Facility Management
Learners gain skills in professional cleaning, sanitation, and facility operations. Graduates can work in offices, hospitals, hotels, or cleaning companies. Demand is rising with urbanization.
31. Security Services Training
This course covers basic security operations, safety, and professionalism. Graduates can work with security firms, estates, and organizations. Security remains a critical employment sector.
32. Logistics & Warehouse Operations
Learners gain skills in inventory management, dispatch, and logistics coordination. Graduates can work in warehouses, transport firms, and supply chains. Demand grows with e-commerce.
33. Entrepreneurship & Micro-Business Skills
This course equips learners with business planning, costing, marketing, and record keeping. Graduates can start and manage small enterprises. Entrepreneurship skills support self-employment across all sectors.
OSE™ Promise
Every course above is:
- Skills-based
- Open-access
- Digitally certified
- Employer-verifiable
- Job-linked
Welcome to Open Skills Education
SMARTCOFFEEEdit”Welcome to Open Skills Education”
Welcome to Open Skills Education™ (OSE™)
Skills Without Barriers. Opportunity Without Limits.
Welcome to Open Skills Education (OSE™) — a global skills-equity movement founded to unlock opportunity, dignity, and decent work for all.
OSE™ exists for one simple reason: talent is everywhere, but access is not.
We are here to change that.
What OSE™ Stands For
Open Skills Education™ is built on the belief that skills are a human right.
No one should be denied training, certification, or employment because of grades, background, gender, geography, or poverty.
OSE™ replaces academic gatekeeping with skills verification — a system where what you can do matters more than where you studied.
Through open-access training, skills-based certification, and digital verification, OSE™ turns ability into opportunity and learning into livelihoods.
Our Commitment to the SDGs
OSE™ directly advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by:
- Fighting poverty through income-generating skills
- Expanding access to quality, practical education
- Promoting gender equality and youth inclusion
- Creating pathways to decent work and entrepreneurship
- Reducing inequalities through open access and verification
We don’t treat the SDGs as policy language — we turn them into jobs.
Founder’s Message
**“I founded Open Skills Education™ because I saw millions of capable young people excluded from opportunity — not because they lacked intelligence, but because systems were designed to filter them out.
OSE™ exists to restore dignity through skills.
If you can prove competence, you deserve opportunity — anywhere in the world.”**
— Alfred Gitau Mwaura
Founder, Open Skills Education™
Founder & Executive Secretary General, Kenya Coffee School
OSE™ in Action
OSE™ is already being implemented through industry-led platforms that connect learning directly to work — especially in coffee, hospitality, food systems, digital skills, and enterprise.
Learners are:
- Trained without academic barriers
- Assessed on real skills
- Certified through OSE™
- Digitally verified for employers
- Connected to jobs or self-employment
This makes OSE™ a living system, not a theory.
Who OSE™ Is For
OSE™ is for:
- Youth who didn’t make it to college or university
- Women and marginalized communities
- Informal sector workers
- Career switchers and lifelong learners
- Employers seeking verified skills
- Institutions committed to inclusion
If you are willing to learn and prove skill — OSE™ is for you.
A New Future Starts Here
Open Skills Education™ is more than a platform.
It is a movement to unlock the world’s most wasted resource: human potential.
We invite learners, employers, partners, governments, and communities to join us in building a future where skills speak louder than privilege.
Welcome to Open Skills Education™.
Open Skills. Open Opportunity. Open Futures.