Awareness on the importance of STEM in preparing learners for the future of work can never be enough in Africa, today. All stakeholders including learners, parents, teachers, school leaders, policy makers, innovators and the government should be constantly reminded of the need to invest in STEM education. To make STEM more interesting and attractive to learners, the key is to make it experiential, participatory and real. STEM subjects and learning content should be more hands-on and designed in ways that help the learners both understand every day application of STEM principles and their use in solving bigger social and global challenges that we experience today. Consequently, this will require a STEM-focused upgrade of teacher quality, classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and even internet connectivity across the continent.