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The Industry Skills Intelligence PlatformWhere Zimbabwe's skills demand meets certified talent.
EdgeCircle connects industry, academia, government and NGOs in one place. Organizations post opportunities and report the skills they can't find. Students and graduates build profiles that show real proof of skill. Every skill reported helps decide what gets built next.
Pick your path. It takes a few minutes.
Five problems the skills market keeps failing to solve. One platform built to fix them.
Young people have qualifications but no way in. Employers have vacancies but can’t find the skills. EdgeCircle connects both sides with proof of skill, and turns every gap into a certification pathway.
“I have a qualification, but no job.”
Students: certified profiles rank first, so employers see proof of skill before anyone else.
Employers: post roles and filter for certified, verifiable talent instead of sorting identical CVs.
“I need experience to get experience.”
Students: apply to internships, attachments and graduate trainee roles from registered organizations in one place.
Employers: post challenges as well as vacancies, so students gain real experience on real problems.
“I want to build something of my own.”
Students: find contract work and post-a-challenge briefs, then pitch solutions at the EPCON Finals.
Organizations: adopt, fund or run with the best student ideas.
“I don’t know what to learn next.”
Students: see how closely you match each opportunity, which skills are missing, and the certification pathway that closes the gap.
Industry: every skill you report shapes which certification pathways get built next.
“My qualification doesn’t travel.”
Students: list globally recognized certifications employers can verify themselves through your own Credly badges.
Everyone: skills signals come from local organizations and global ecosystems such as Microsoft, AWS, Cisco, Adobe and Google.
One loop. Every stakeholder feeds it, every stakeholder gains from it.
Industry tells us what it needs. That demand shapes certification pathways. Certified graduates fill real opportunities. Then industry tells us what's next.
A job board tells you there are five vacancies. EdgeCircle tells you why.
The difference is the Skills Intelligence Layer. Organizations don't just post roles. They tell us which skills they need, which are hard to find, how many people they need and by when. And because EdgeCircle is certification-first, it can also show which of that demand is already being met by certified graduates, and which isn't.
- Vacancies only
- CVs that all look the same
- No view of skills shortages
- Candidates guess what to learn next
- Vacancies plus skills needs
- Certified profiles ranked first
- Live view of demand vs. supply
- Every gap links to a certification pathway
What EdgeCircle does for you
- Post any opportunity: internships, industrial attachments, graduate trainee roles, entry-level and experienced hires, apprenticeships, contract work.
- Report a skills need: the skill, proficiency level, headcount, department and timeline (now, 3 months, 6 months or future).
- Build a talent pipeline: keep a standing list of skills you're always interested in, so a pool forms even when no vacancy is open.
- Request a Class: turn a skills gap into a certification pathway for your team, with no extra step.
That's it. Departments, hiring frequency and training needs can be added later.
- List public-sector opportunities: internships, attachments and graduate programs, all in one national platform.
- See real demand: which skills industry is asking for, where shortages are forming, and how supply compares.
- Fund sponsored places: direct support to the skills your national strategy prioritizes.
- Partner on workforce data: combine national skills strategies and labor-market surveys with live platform data.
Workforce priorities and reporting requirements can be added once you're active.
- Post placements: project placements, volunteer roles and sponsored places.
- Report the skills your programs need, so the ecosystem can respond.
- Sponsor certification pathways in the priority skills your funders care about, with proof of skill at the end.
- Get reporting you can share: skills-demand cuts for funders and partners as the data grows.
Funding capacity and reporting needs can be added later.
- See what's in demand: the skills employers are reporting, by industry and job category.
- Place your students: attachments, internships and graduate roles from registered employers.
- Add proof of skill: pair your qualifications with globally recognized certification through the Commsgate Certification Network.
- Bring students to EPCON: real industry challenges, national visibility and a stage to pitch.
Institutions in the network can become a Member of the Commsgate Certification Network.
- Create a career profile, not just a CV: your headline, target role, top skills and availability.
- Certified profiles rank first. If you're certified, employers see you before anyone else, by default and for free.
- Apply to real opportunities: internships, attachments, graduate roles and jobs from registered organizations.
- Know exactly what to learn next. See how you match a role and which skills are missing.
Certifications, badges, projects and portfolio links come next, as your Skills Passport grows.
Certification pays off the moment you're on the platform.
Certified profiles are ranked first in search results by default. And when you look at an opportunity, EdgeCircle shows how closely you match and which skills are missing, with a direct route to close the gap.
Can't hire the skill? Build it in your team.
Tell us what your people need and EdgePoint responds with a certification pathway shaped around your gap, for one person or a whole department.
The skills picture Zimbabwe has never had.
As organizations and profiles join, EdgeCircle will publish regular snapshots of what the market is really asking for. We'll publish only once the data is large enough to be credible, so every organization that registers now helps bring the first report forward.
Signals come from four sources: organizations on the platform, public job-market postings, technology ecosystems such as Microsoft, AWS, Cisco, Adobe and Google, and government and NGO workforce priorities.
Future-proof economies are built on skills you can prove.
When demand is visible and talent is certified, the whole economy moves faster.
Post a challenge, not just a vacancy. Meet the talent at EPCON.
Organizations can post real problems, like "How can we improve cybersecurity awareness across our organization?" Students and young professionals submit solutions, and finalists earn exposure, mentorship, prizes, internships or interviews.
Certified graduates prove they can do the work, before they're hired.
Companies set real-world challenges; talent builds real solutions.
Finalists pitch to industry at the EPCON Finals in December 2027.
Founding members shape the platform from day one.
Organizations and talent register. Profiles and skills data start flowing. Registering now puts you first in line.
Opportunities posted, applications through profiles, talent pipelines forming.
First skills snapshots once the data supports them.
Certification pathways built around documented demand.
First Industry Skills Report, Talent Challenges and live hiring connections.
Backed by a complete path to proof of skill.
Bring Certiport exams to your campus.
Schools, colleges, companies and NGOs can become a Certiport Authorized Testing Center and certify learners on site, so proof of skill lands on EdgeCircle profiles faster.
Taking part in EPCON? Your school can register as a testing center for free.
Download the EPCON 2027 & EdgeCircle information pack
Twelve pages on everything EPCON 2027 and EdgeCircle: the 14 tracks, fees and sponsorship, how to prepare, world pathways, and how schools, companies and partners can take part.
Before you register
We didn't ask industry what skills it needed.
We built a platform that listens.
Register free today and be part of the first national map of skills demand and certified talent.
The Industry Skills Intelligence Platform