How E2i Works
Designed for partnership. Built for complexity. Structured for impact.
Collaboration Alone Isn’t Enough
Across education and industry, the desire to collaborate is real.
What’s often missing is the infrastructure to do it well.
Workforce outcomes today are shaped not by one institution or one employer—but by how effectively organizations align, execute, and sustain partnerships over time.
That work happens in the space between organizations—where responsibility is shared, incentives are not always aligned, and execution is hardest to maintain.
E2i was built for that space.
A Partnership Operating System
E2i does not function as a vendor, marketplace, or broker.
We operate as a partnership operating system—providing the structure, frameworks, and support that allow education and industry to work together with clarity, consistency, and shared accountability.
We don’t just help partners connect.
We help them execute, measure, and sustain work that delivers real workforce outcomes.
Our Purpose
To unite education and industry to co-create workforce-aligned learning solutions that drive economic mobility and organizational performance.
Our Value Agenda
We enable precision partnerships—aligning the right partners, at the right time, with the right structure in place.
That means:
Readiness before acceleration
Structure before scale
Outcomes before optics
Why This Matters Now
Education and workforce systems are under real pressure.
Funding models are shifting.
Employer expectations are rising.
Learners want clearer pathways to opportunity.
Leadership turnover makes partnerships harder to sustain.
At the same time, employers are seeking trusted partners who can align learning to real workforce needs—not just one-off programs.
This moment doesn’t call for more activity.
It calls for better infrastructure.
E2i Partners exists to help institutions and employers build partnerships that are structured, sustainable, and aligned to outcomes that matter.
The E2i Model in Action
Enterprise Partnership Readiness
Building the infrastructure for effective employer engagement
Many institutions want to work more deeply with employers.
Fewer have the internal infrastructure to do so sustainably.
E2i supports institutions in designing the operating models required for enterprise partnership, including:
Clear ownership and decision rights
Employer intake and engagement models
Governance and risk frameworks
Scalable solution architecture
Performance and outcomes alignment
Capacity and enablement design
The result: institutions that are not just willing to partner—but structurally prepared to do so.
Discovery • Signaling • Matching
E2i PLATFORM
The E2i Platform makes partnership readiness visible.
It allows:
Institutions to clearly signal strengths and readiness
Employers to find aligned partners
Ecosystem participants to connect through shared criteria
This is not a marketplace.
It is a curated discovery environment grounded in readiness and fit.
Design • Alignment • Activation
E2i Partnership Accelerator
For organizations ready to move forward, E2i provides structured support for partnership design and activation.
We help partners:
Clarify shared goals
Define roles and expectations
Reduce friction and risk
Move from intent to implementation
Measurement • Optimization • Sustainability
E2i Performance Advisory
Strong partnerships don’t end at launch.
E2i supports partners in measuring what matters and refining over time—so collaboration leads to real workforce and organizational impact.
An Ecosystem, Not a Hierarchy
E2i is intentionally built as a distributed ecosystem.
Our network includes:
Academic institutions and learning providers
Employers and workforce leaders
Funders and ecosystem partners
Certified E2i Impact Architects
Value is created with partners—not delivered to them.
What This Creates
For Institutions
Employer relevance, new revenue pathways, and reduced partnership risk
For Employers
Faster access to aligned partners and solutions that deliver results
For the Ecosystem
Shared expertise, sustained collaboration, and systemic impact
A Simple Invitation
If you’re navigating employer engagement, partnership readiness, or workforce alignment, we’re always open to thoughtful conversation.