Become a Founding Learning Organization on the E2i Platform
Founding Cohort Builder Program (Now → June 30 2026)
Profile your programs and capabilities where employer learning leaders and E2i-certified Impact Architects go to source credible, employer-aligned learning solutions.
❋ Early Adopter Pricing Secure reduced Founding Cohort pricing for early participation in the E2i Platform.
❋ Grandfathered RatesLock in your early adopter rate as the platform scales and demand grows.
❋ Insight to Employer ProjectsGain visibility into active employer learning initiatives and submit proposals when your capabilities align.
❋ Simple OnboardingA guided, low-lift intake process designed to respect institutional time and capacity.
*The Founding Cohort of Schools & Learning Organizations will be limited to 50 in 2026
Why This Moment Matters
In today’s evolving policy and funding landscape, there’s a unique chance to forge transformative, future-oriented partnerships—ones that generate new programmatic opportunities and prepare learners for meaningful careers.
E2i Partners exists to make collaboration between education and industry clearer, faster, and more scalable—without asking institutions to compromise mission or quality.
What the E2i Platform is
E2i is the bridge between education and industry.
The E2i Platform is a discovery and access experience that helps:
Schools and learning organizations showcase enterprise-ready programs and gain visibility into active employer learning projects and RFP-style opportunities
Employer organizations surface credible, outcomes-driven learning partners for real workforce needs
E2i Impact Architects guide alignment, scoping, and pilot design using proven partnership frameworks
Through the Platform, participating schools and learning organizations can view employer-initiated projects and submit proposals or expressions of interest when there is clear alignment.
This is not a directory.
It’s an ecosystem designed for fit, trust, and execution.
Designed for learning organizations that serve working learners and employers
Executive Education & custom corporate programs
Workforce development & professional/continuing education
Onsite degree programs
Certificates, bootcamps, and micro-credentials
Industry-aligned undergraduate and graduate pathways
Work-based, experiential learning & trainings
Leadership, management, and technical upskilling programs
Public, private, nonprofit, and mission-driven providers welcome
The Founding Cohort Builder Program
What you gain as an early E2i partner
1. A profile employers can understand quickly
A structured listing that clarifies outcomes, audiences, delivery models, and strengths—without guessing what employers care about.
2. Priority visibility during pre-launch and launch
Founding learning organizations are highlighted as early providers as the ecosystem grows toward its official launch.
3. Visibility into employer projects and the ability to submit proposals
Founding Cohort organizations receive insight into employer-initiated learning projects and RFP-style opportunities surfaced through the E2i ecosystem—allowing you to submit proposals or expressions of interest when your capabilities align.
4. A pathway to pilot opportunities
Positioned to participate in employer-aligned pilots as E2i matches real needs with proven capabilities.
5. Access to the E2i Impact Architect ecosystem
Your offerings become easier for certified Impact Architects to recommend when employers need vetted, right-fit solutions.
6. Reduced pricing, grandfathered
Founding Cohort members receive reduced early-adopter pricing with the option to retain that rate going forward (per listing agreement).
7. Simple onboarding with clear standards
Guided intake, review, and activation—designed to respect institutional time and capacity.
What’s included in your Founding Cohort listing
Founding Origaization Profile on the E2i Platform (designed for employer discovery and fit)
Program & capability showcase (offers, audiences, modalities, outcomes)
Enterprise readiness signals (delivery capacity, customization approach)
Intake and activation support
Optional participation in quarterly Learning Impact Architect Webinars to introduce your strengths to newly onboarding Impact Architects
Strategically Built - Paced Growth
To ensure quality, impact, and meaningful outcomes, the Founding Early Adopter Cohort will be intentionally limited to approximately 50 schools for 2026. This approach allows E2i Partners to prioritize institutions that are workforce-ready and demonstrate the capability and commitment to partner effectively with employers. By thoughtfully managing growth and closely monitoring platform utilization, we can ensure a strong, high-value experience for both learning organizations and employer partners. As employer engagement and demand on the platform increases, we plan to open a second cohort in 2027, expanding participation in alignment with market needs and prioritized learning categories. Founding Early Adopter institutions will receive special, grandfathered pricing, which will remain in place as long as they continue to meet E2i Partners’ expectations for delivering strong, high-quality partnership experiences with employer partners.
Prioritized Curated Learning Categories
Skilled Trade & Technical Talent
Healthcare & Clinical Workforce
Digital, Data & Ai Learning
Leadership & Management Development
How Provider Pages Are Structured (and Why)
All providers on the E2i Platform are presented using the same standardized Provider Page layout. Every page follows an identical structure so employers can easily navigate, compare, and evaluate offerings—without bias, sales pressure, or inconsistent presentation.
This shared structure creates an equitable experience for providers and a high-usability experience for employers.
Provider Pages Are Consistently Organized To Highlight:
Capabilities and focus areas employers are actively searching for
Program and pathway types (e.g., executive education, workforce training, work-based learning, degree-aligned programs)
Delivery formats and scale (online, onsite, hybrid; regional to national reach)
Target audiences and typical use cases
Partnership model alignment, clarifying how engagement generally works
By presenting all providers the same way, the Platform enables clear side-by-side comparison while preserving the depth, credibility, and intent behind each organization’s offerings.
Why a Standardized Layout Matters
A consistent Provider Page structure:
Creates a level playing field across institutions and learning organizations
Improves employer usability and decision-making
Reduces friction in early conversations
Helps the right opportunities surface more quickly
This is not a marketplace built on promotion—it’s a platform built on clarity, trust, and alignment.
Preview the Provider Page Layout
We believe in full transparency. Before enrolling, we encourage all Early Adopters to review the exact Provider Page layout.
What you see in this preview is exactly how your organization’s programs and capabilities will be presented on the Platform.
Simple Onboarding
How It Works
STEP 1
Apply or express interest.
Share the programs that meet critical workforce demands and your learning institution’s capabilities.
STEP 2
Complete the intake.
We capture program essentials and partnership preferences.
STEP 3
We Publish Your Founding Profile
Your organization goes live with Founding Cohort visibility.
STEP 4
Engage with employer opportunities
As employer projects and initiatives are surfaced through the Platform, Founding Cohort organizations can review opportunities and submit proposals or expressions of interest—supported by E2i’s alignment and partnership standards.
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No. E2i is a structured discovery and partnership enablement platform—focused on fit, trust, and execution.
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Do we need to use E2i Partners’ Performance Advisory services to be on the E2i Platform?
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Yes—Founding Cohort pricing is reduced and eligible for grandfathering per the listing agreement.
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No. Showcasing your programs on the E2i Platform does not require participation in our Performance Advisory services. The platform stands on its own as a discovery and connection tool for employer-aligned learning.
Performance Advisory is optional and available to institutions that want additional support strengthening alignment, partnership readiness, or measurable outcomes—only when it adds value to your goals.
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Start with programs that are employer-aligned and designed for adult learners, with flexible delivery models such as online, hybrid, accelerated, cohort-based, or work-based formats. These offerings tend to have clear workforce relevance, reliable delivery, and the ability to adapt or scale in partnership with employers. Programs can be added or refined over time as demand, partnerships, or successful co-created pilots scale.
Where the E2i Platform Fits — and Why It Matters
A shared operating model that supports discovery, alignment, and execution
More than a platform. A system for execution.
The E2i Platform is not a standalone marketplace—it is the connective infrastructure within a broader ecosystem designed to turn collaboration into performance.
At its core, E2i brings together employers, schools and learning organizations, and certified Impact Architects inside a shared operating model—one that makes it easier to move from intent to execution.
Through the Platform, learning organizations don’t just showcase programs. They gain visibility into real employer priorities, participate in aligned projects, and co-create solutions that can scale—supported by E2i’s partnership frameworks and performance advisory.
This is what we mean by transformative collaboration:
not networking, not transactions—but a repeatable way to align capability, talent, and outcomes across sectors.
A vehicle for performance—not just connection
E2i is built to ensure learning partnerships deliver measurable value. That’s why the Platform is guided by:
E2i Impact Architects, who support alignment, scoping, and readiness
The E2i Partnership Activator, enabling co-creation between employers and learning organizations
E2i Performance Advisory, connecting learning initiatives to business and workforce outcomes
Together, these elements transform the Platform into a vehicle for execution, not just discovery.
* And Flexible by Design
Participation in the E2i Platform does not require engagement across all E2i solutions.
Schools and learning organizations may choose to:
Showcase programs for visibility and discovery
Engage Guided Pathways when partnership structure is needed
Apply E2i Services when additional support adds value
Each component is designed to stand alone — and work better together when appropriate.
Our Big Picture.
E2i is where education and industry don’t just meet—they build, execute, and perform together.
Participation on the E2i Platform does not require contracting for additional E2i services—schools and learning organizations may engage solely through the Platform, and opt into other support only if and when it adds value.
Not Ready to Apply Yet? Start with Early Access
Early Access to the E2i Platform
The E2i Platform is launching in phases, beginning with a limited Founding Cohort.
For institutions and learning organizations that want to stay informed, preview the platform, and explore fit—without committing yet—we offer Early Access.
By joining the Early Access List, you’ll be among the first to:
- Preview the E2i Platform ahead of public launch
- See how employers discover programs and capabilities
- Receive updates as new features and engagement pathways are released
- Learn when Early Adopter and Founding Cohort opportunities open
- Early Access is informational, optional, and non-binding.
No obligation. Just early visibility.
Build what comes next—together.
The future of workforce learning won’t be built by education or industry alone.
It will be built by organizations willing to align, co-create, and execute—around real needs, real learners, and real outcomes.
The E2i Platform exists to make that collaboration possible at scale—without forcing fit, compromising mission, or adding unnecessary complexity.
If your institution is ready to be visible, credible, and engaged in shaping what’s next, we invite you to join the Founding Cohort.
