Press room · Future Learning Institute
On Tuesday 10 November 2026, the Future Learning Institute and Freetown Polytechnic launch the Finder Program and open Community Learning Center TWO at the Polytechnic's Jui Campus. This page has the media advisory, a fact sheet, interview contacts, photos and video, and how to register.
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The Finder Program launch begins in
The Finder Program launch is under way at Freetown Polytechnic.
Tuesday 10 November 2026, 12:00 noon · Freetown Polytechnic, Jui Campus
The focus of the day
The program prepares young adults to make a living as micro-consultants in their own communities.
Learners build core AI skills over about a year of courses, at a Community Learning Center and on their own phones.
A Finder helps local leaders, business owners, farmers, teachers and others find better ways to do their work and put them into practice.
For young people: Learn AI. Earn money. Help others.
Media advisory
The news
FLI launches the Finder Program, which prepares young Sierra Leoneans to help people and businesses use AI on real problems, check the results and earn from that work.
The center at Freetown Polytechnic's Jui Campus is the second Community Learning Center, after CLC ONE opened in Koidu City in March 2026. Enrollment for Freetown learners opened on 12 October.
Students from Kono District perform a drama about the Finder role, and a song.
How we got here
Fact sheet
| Program | The Finder Program, run by the Future Learning Institute (FLI). |
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| Course | The Certificate in Applied AI: eight courses of six weeks each, about one year in total. Learners practise on real questions from people and local businesses and finish with a portfolio of community work. |
| Awarded by | Trico College of Innovation and Advanced Technology. Higher-education partners: Freetown Polytechnic, which hosts CLC TWO, and Kono University of Science and Technology (KUST), a partner of CLC ONE. |
| Who can enroll | Adults aged 18 and over. Orientation is open to everyone. |
| How learners study | On Agilix Dawn, a learning app designed to keep working when the connection drops. Learners download lessons, videos and course materials to their own phones, keep studying between visits to the center, and their progress syncs the next time they have a signal. Messages to Learning Facilitators and classmates written offline are sent once the phone reconnects. At the center they also have computers, connected AI tools, backup power and Learning Facilitators trained and certified on Dawn. |
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| Progress so far | Kono's first learners have completed their first courses and are working toward the certificate. The first Finders will be recognized in public when they complete it and present their community work. |
| Not promised | The program does not guarantee a job. Income depends on each Finder's skills, the community work they can show, and client demand. |
Planned sites show intended expansion. Map: OCHA district boundaries. Download the map (PNG)
Interviews
Book interviews in advance: michael.allred@agilix.com or WhatsApp +1 801 362 4441. Interviews with ministers and officials go through their own offices.
Talks about: The government's Big Five Game Changers and where the Finder Program fits within them. The Ministry's 19 May 2025 MOU with Agilix Labs, which established FLI.
Interviews are arranged through each office. Contact the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education or the Office of the Chief Minister directly.
Principal, Freetown Polytechnic
Talks about: Why Freetown Polytechnic chose to host CLC TWO at its Jui Campus. How Polytechnic students and other adults in Freetown can enroll at the center. How the Finder Program fits alongside the Polytechnic's own courses.
Tue 10 November
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Agilix Labs
Talks about: The partnership with the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education. How a center is set up and supported. Plans for further centers.
Mon 9, Tue 10 and Wed 11 November, Freetown
International AI Programs, Agilix Labs
Talks about: How the Certificate in Applied AI is built around real questions from local people and businesses. How a Finder checks AI's work before handing it back. Why learners present their work to their community.
Mon 9, Tue 10 and Wed 11 November, Freetown
President, FLI Centers in Sierra Leone
Talks about: How he leads the work of opening FLI's centers on the ground, from securing a host institution and community support to recruiting the first learners. What CLC ONE in Kono has taught the team as CLC TWO opens in Freetown. What a Finder does for a community.
Mon 9, Tue 10 and Wed 11 November, Freetown
Learning Facilitators and center staff; learners who agree to be interviewed
Talks about: How learners study day to day, at the center and on their phones with Agilix Dawn. What they are learning to do as Finders, with Learning Facilitators alongside them. Why they signed up and what they plan to do with the certificate.
Tue 10 and Wed 11 November
Photo credits. Hon. Dr. David Moinina Sengeh: Office of the First Lady, Sierra Leone.
Photos, logos and video
Use these images and films in editorial coverage of the Future Learning Institute, with the credit "Future Learning Institute". Please do not crop people out of context or alter learners' images.
On the day
Coverage so far
Questions reporters ask
Not yet. Kono's first learners have completed their first courses and are working toward the certificate. A learner earns the Finder role in public after completing the certificate and presenting community work.
No. The program prepares people to offer paid services and build their own livelihoods. Income depends on each Finder's skills, the community work they can show, and client demand.
The Certificate in Applied AI is awarded through Trico College of Innovation and Advanced Technology. Its higher-education partners are Freetown Polytechnic, which hosts CLC TWO, and Kono University of Science and Technology (KUST), a partner of CLC ONE.
FLI runs the program. The Future Learning Institute was established under a 19 May 2025 MOU between the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education and Agilix Labs. Local institutions host centers; FLI and Agilix support curriculum, technology and staff development.
Adults aged 18 and over can enroll in the certificate courses. Fees for CLC TWO have not been published yet; the CLC TWO team explains fees, payment and learner support at the registration desk on 10 November.
No. Lessons work on a phone and sync for offline use. The center provides computers, connectivity and backup power for practice and, after the course, for serving clients.
Agilix Labs is an education technology company based in Lehi, Utah, in the United States. Its Agilix Dawn platform delivers the courses, including lessons that work offline.
Background
The Future Learning Institute (FLI) prepares young people to work as Finders: local professionals who use AI to help people and businesses solve practical problems, checking every result before they hand it back. FLI was established under a May 2025 MOU between Sierra Leone's Ministry of Technical and Higher Education and Agilix Labs. Its first Community Learning Center opened in Koidu City, Kono District, in March 2026; its second opens at Freetown Polytechnic in November 2026.
Agilix Labs is an education technology company based in Lehi, Utah, in the United States. Its Buzz platform, which schools, universities and publishers use to deliver courses, has supported more than 55 million course enrollments, with users in more than 200 countries and territories. Its Agilix Dawn platform keeps lessons working on phones where connectivity is limited. Agilix Labs signed the 2025 MOU with Sierra Leone's Ministry of Technical and Higher Education that established FLI, and provides the learning platform for its centers.
Freetown Polytechnic traces its roots to Freetown Teachers College, established in 1964, and the Government Technical Institute, known as the Trade Centre, established in 1967. Both were founded soon after independence to widen access to education and build a skilled technical workforce. They merged in 2001, and the Polytechnic was formally launched in 2021. It now has campuses and centres across Sierra Leone offering programmes in education, engineering, business and applied sciences. Its Principal is Dr. Samba Moriba, and its Jui Campus hosts CLC TWO.
Register as media
Register on the open house page with Media selected, then add your outlet, your role, how many people are coming with you (crew included), and anyone you would like to interview.
Prefer WhatsApp? Message +1 801 362 4441.
Media contact
Michael Allred
Chief Marketing Officer, Agilix Labs, for the Future Learning Institute
