Advisory Services

Rigorous, independent, and operationally grounded.

EduData Trust is a solo advisory practice. Every engagement is led directly by the principal — no junior analysts, no outsourced delivery. Clients receive the same senior attention at every stage, from scoping through final handover.

A practice built for accountability, not scale.

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Solo Practice

EduData Trust operates as a single-principal firm. All client work — scoping, delivery, reporting, and advisory — is conducted by the founding advisor. There is no sub-contracting of substantive analytical work.

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COI Screening Before Every Engagement

A formal conflict-of-interest screening is conducted prior to accepting any engagement. Where a conflict is identified or cannot be adequately mitigated, the engagement is declined. A published exclusion register is maintained and updated following each screening.

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No Proprietary Data Retention

Client data, government documents, and system-level information reviewed during engagements are not retained beyond the contractual delivery period. Data handling terms are agreed in writing prior to commencement of any scoping or diagnostic work.

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Aligned with Multilateral Procurement Standards

EduData Trust engagements are structured to align with IDA, IsDB, and UNICEF individual consultant procurement modalities, supporting straightforward contracting for multilateral programme teams and development finance institutions.

Four ways to engage EduData Trust.

Each engagement type is fixed in scope and designed to produce a defined, high-quality deliverable set. Custom scoping is available for multilateral programme requirements.

Core Product

EDAR Index Assessment

5 weeks  ·  Fixed fee: USD 50,000

A full five-pillar diagnostic producing a composite readiness score, pillar-level gap analysis, prioritised 24-month capability roadmap, Data Readiness Ledger, and executive briefing deck. Suitable for national education ministries, multilateral-funded readiness programmes, and pre-investment screening.

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Technical Assistance

Multilateral TA Assignment

4–12 weeks  ·  Deliverable-scoped

Deliverable-scoped technical assistance for UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, and regional development bank programme teams. Scope may include diagnostic sub-components, thematic deep-dives, country readiness profiles, or framework adaptation for regional deployment. Structured to meet standard individual consultant TOR requirements.

Strategic Advisory

Government-EdTech Partnership Advisory

Retained or project-scoped

Independent advisory to ministries and agencies evaluating, structuring, or governing strategic partnerships with EdTech providers. Covers partnership readiness assessment, data governance framework design for public-private data flows, and board-level advisory on AI procurement standards. Strictly advisory — no commercial relationships with EdTech vendors are maintained.

Investor Services

Pre-Deployment Readiness Screening

2–3 weeks  ·  Fixed fee

Rapid readiness screening for EdTech investors, impact funds, and development finance institutions evaluating market-entry conditions or portfolio company deployment contexts. Produces a concise country or system-level readiness brief calibrated to investment decision-making requirements.

Our Data Handling Commitment

EduData Trust holds itself to the same data governance standards it assesses in client systems. The following commitments apply to every engagement, without exception.

  • No student or teacher personal data is collected, processed, or retained at any stage of any engagement.
  • All government documents and system-level data reviewed during engagements are handled under strict confidentiality protocols and are not retained beyond the contractual delivery period.
  • No AI or large language model tool processes, stores, or analyses identifiable government data or client-specific operational information without explicit, written authorisation.
  • Full data handling terms — including retention schedules, access controls, and destruction procedures — are agreed in writing prior to commencement of any scoping or diagnostic work.

Start the conversation.

All enquiries are reviewed by the principal directly. Responses are typically provided within two business days. A conflict-of-interest screening is conducted prior to formal scoping for all prospective engagements.