Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani Officially Integrated into Open Skills Education™ (OSE™)
Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani have officially been integrated into Open Skills Education (OSE™) — marking a major milestone in Africa’s journey toward inclusive, skills-based education and job creation.
This integration formally positions Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani as implementing institutions and issuing authorities under the OSE™ framework, aligning coffee, hospitality, and beverage skills with a global, open-access skills verification system.
What This Integration Means
The integration of Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani into OSE™ means that:
- Skills training is now fully decoupled from academic gatekeeping
- OSE™ Blockchain Certificates issued are skills-based, not grade-based
- Graduates receive digitally verifiable OSE™ credentials
- Employers can verify skills instantly
- Youth and marginalized learners gain direct access to jobs and enterprise
In practice, this transforms training into employment currency.
From Training Institutions to Skills Authorities
Through OSE™, Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani move beyond being training centres to become recognized skills authorities within the Open Skills ecosystem.
This allows them to:
- Register learners under OSE™
- Assess real-world competence
- Issue OSE™ certificates and diplomas
- Maintain a transparent digital register
- Provide employer-facing verification
Every learner trained under this system is no longer invisible — their skills are recognized, recorded, and trusted.
Aligning Coffee & Hospitality with Global Skills Equity
Coffee and hospitality are among the world’s fastest-growing employment sectors, yet millions of skilled workers remain uncertified and underpaid.
By integrating into OSE™, Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani ensure that:
- Baristas, roasters, brewers, hospitality staff and traders are globally verifiable
- Informal skills are converted into formal economic opportunity
- African coffee knowledge is recognized at the source
- Youth can work locally or internationally with proof of skill
This integration restores dignity to hands-on professions and recognizes them as drivers of economic growth.
Alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The OSE™ integration directly advances the United Nations SDGs by:
- Reducing poverty through income-generating skills
- Expanding access to quality education without academic barriers
- Promoting youth and gender inclusion
- Creating pathways to decent work and entrepreneurship
- Reducing inequality through open access and digital verification
This is development measured not in reports, but in jobs created and livelihoods sustained.
Founder’s Statement
**“This integration confirms what we have always believed — that skills are a human right.
Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani were built to serve those excluded by traditional systems.
By integrating into Open Skills Education™, we are scaling that mission globally and ensuring that African skills are verified, respected, and employable anywhere in the world.”**
— Alfred Gitau Mwaura
Founder, Open Skills Education™
Founder & Executive Secretary General, Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani
A New Era for African Skills
This integration signals a new era where:
- Skills matter more than papers
- Talent matters more than background
- Access matters more than privilege
Kenya Coffee School and Barista Mtaani, under Open Skills Education™, are building a future where African youth are skilled, certified, verified, and economically empowered.
Open Skills. Verified Talent. Decent Work.
Kenya Coffee School & Barista Mtaani × Open Skills Education™ (OSE™)