The STEAMLabs AI Skills Initiative is a flagship program by STEAMLabs Africa, designed to equip educators across Africa with foundational knowledge and practical skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Through strategic partnerships with global leaders like Microsoft, CEMASTEA, and TeachAI, we empower teachers to understand, teach, and responsibly integrate AI in education, ensuring no educator or learner is left behind in the digital revolution.
We aim to train 1 million African educators by 2030 to become AI-literate, digitally fluent, and future-ready. Our initiative is focused on building capacity in AI literacy, digital citizenship, and ethical AI use while ensuring educators can leverage AI tools for teaching, assessment, inclusion, and learner well-being.
Since its launch, the AI Skills Initiative has trained over 35,000 educators across Kenya and beyond, with support from national and regional education stakeholders. Teachers have learned to use AI to enhance planning, personalize learning, and introduce students to concepts of AI ethics and applications. The program is catalyzing system-wide change by embedding AI into teacher professional development, school leadership, and curriculum integration efforts across the continent
Teachers are introduced to the responsible and effective use of Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 AI tools, and other classroom-ready AI features.
Structured modules and guides on AI concepts, designed for both teacher learning and student engagement, aligned with global frameworks like ISTE and OECD.
We build national and regional cohorts of master trainers to cascade AI skills to thousands of educators through in-person and online sessions.
Workshops and resources that explore ethical concerns, bias, data protection, and child safety in the use of AI in schools.
Ongoing webinars, workshops, and peer-exchange forums that support continuous learning and showcase best practices in AI for education.
Practical tools and templates for lesson planning, formative assessment, inclusive instruction, and feedback—powered by AI.
Integration of AI into broader digital citizenship frameworks to help students become informed, inclusive, and responsible digital citizens.
