Vocational education is playing a central role in Africa to respond to the local skills demands. However, the VET providers must be upskilled with more digital capacity and be more adaptive and responsive to the local private and public sector demands. With the 4th industrial revolution, the Internet of Things (IoT) is starting to play a central role for the national economies. The countries need more IoT technical and hands-on/ practical skills, in order to develop, test, and maintain novel IoT services and products. The general objective of the VocalizeIoT project is to build the capacity of the VET centers from Kenya and Tanzania in the IoT domain, in order to provide a training offer that is fit for the local private and public sector demand. With this idea, the VET centers will be well positioned with the innovation ecosystem, and provide employment and innovation creation opportunities with local start-ups, SMEs and public administrations. The project is based on three pillars: - A Hybrid Solution Lab, which is a physical and virtual coupled lab space with OPEN hardware and software, - A VET staff training program, with training in technical topics such as IoT, and non-technical trainings on entrepreneurial skills and pedagogical skills, - An advanced IoT curriculum that meets local market needs for immediate employability. These three pillars work towards creating capacity in the VET centers through provision of equipment to support the training activities, equipping the VET staff and teachers with pedagogical methods, teaching and training materials, for better exploitation of the ICT potential, and establishing practical training schemes and programs that the students can gain hands-on skills. The project will be implemented in two VET centers in Kenya and Tanzania. The project will have an impact on VET teachers, VET learners and local private and public sectors in the short and medium terms.