Professional Foundations · Admissions
Teki-SL

Our mission

TeKi-SL exists to close the distance between what Sierra Leonean young people can do and what employers can verify.

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Rooted in
Sierra Leone
Built by
Youth-led
Measured by
Evidence
African learners studying together on a university campus
Learning that starts here and travels further.
Learners taking part in a TeKi-SL learning session
A learner using a laptop with a digital learning workspace
TeKi-SL learners collaborating on practical work

Practical learning, shaped around the next step a learner needs to take.

The bridge we are building

Talent is everywhere. Access is not.

TeKi-SL turns that gap into a practical route: local context, serious teaching, and work learners can show.

TeKi-SL is founded and driven by young Sierra Leoneans who understand the challenges of professional development and job readiness in our local context.

Our origin

We design learning opportunities that directly address the skills gap in our community.

Our execution

Curriculum, live teaching, and projects work together across uneven bandwidth.

What we hold each other to

The values that make the work trustworthy.

CHAIR is not a poster on the wall. It is the standard learners, mentors, and partners use when the work gets real.

Five principlesOne shared standard

Principle 01 / 05

Commitment

Show up, do the work, deliver.

Lived in every learning space

How a learner moves

The route is deliberate. The outcome is visible.

TeKi-SL does not hand learners a course list and hope for the best. Each stage turns potential into work, then work into a real next step.

Four stages · one connected journey
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  1. 01

    Start with the habits that make learning stick

    Professional Foundations

    A mandatory 8-week intensive in self-leadership, quantitative reasoning, and entrepreneurial thinking.

    A stronger starting point

  2. 02

    Choose a craft and practise it in public

    Advanced Technical Track

    Choose a market-aligned specialisation in data, web, design, or business, then ship live client briefs.

    Practical technical capability

  3. 03

    Turn practice into evidence

    Proof of Work

    Build a verifiable portfolio that international employers and clients can inspect with confidence.

    Work that can speak for itself

  4. 04

    Move from evidence to opportunity

    SaloneOpps pipeline

    Plug into curated freelance, internship, and full-time opportunities that match the work you have built.

    A route into the world of work

What learners leave with

The work is the receipt.

A certificate is one signal. The stronger proof is the trail behind it: the work completed, the feedback absorbed, and the next step a learner is ready to take.

01

Finish with evidence

Completion matters when it is documented and connected to the work a learner can now do.

02

Build in the open

Projects, briefs, and decisions make learning visible to mentors, clients, and future employers.

03

Carry it forward

The next opportunity should begin with credible work, not a promise that potential exists.

TeKi-SL Professional Foundations completion record for Marie Kamara
TeKi-SL Professional Foundations completion record for Bockarie Mohamed Jimmy
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Take the next step

This work grows when more people move with it.

Whether you are learning, hiring, or supporting access, there is a practical way to take part.