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September 9, 2025
Namibia TVET

Namibia TVET Trainee & Graduate Innovation Challenge

Introducing the Namibia TVET Trainee & Graduate Innovation Challenge, an initiative of the Republic of Namibia, supported by its Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) and the Namibia Training Authority (NTA). This initiative is also supported by the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) through the Skills Initiative for Africa. See the Call Out document to Learn more and spread the word if you know any Namibian Youth in a Vocational Training Center (VTC).

South Africa launches critical skills initiatives for Just Energy Transition

In a landmark event during Women’s Month, South Africa officially launched the Just Energy Transition (JET) Skills Desk and National JET Skills Advisory Forum, signalling a strategic commitment to inclusive economic transformation.

The keynote address - delivered by Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela, on behalf of Deputy President Paul Mashatile - highlighted that the energy transition is “not just about megawatts” but is fundamentally about people, communities, and equity.

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Liberia Takes Key Step toward Data-Driven Education Planning

A high-level international peer review of Liberia’s Education Management Information System (EMIS), led by the African Union Commission, through its Pan African Institute for Education for Development (AU-IPED), under the Global Partnership for Education’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX), a joint endeavour with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, concluded today. 

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2nd Africa Skills Week 2025

Theme: “Powering Africa's Industrial Future: Skills for Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability” 13-17 October 2025 | African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Africa Critical Skills Bank

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    • Documents Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa STISA 2034

    Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa STISA 2034 "Driving Africa's Future"

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    • Ghana’s TVET Sector: A New Report Spotlights Key Challenges

    New assessment highlights a mismatch between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and industry needs in Ghana's Ashanti region

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    September 4, 2025
    Claire Wanja

    African youth hailed as continent’s tech future

    Education CS Julius Ogamba underlined that the initiative complements Kenya’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) by equipping young people with practical skills to drive manufacturing and job creation

    Voices from the community

    • Naledi

      Used to mess around fixing old radios 📻 as a kid. Now I’m installing solar panels ☀️ at schools after TVET training. Crazy how skills can literally light up lives. #SkillsInAction @NalediElectra

    • Leila

      Started stitching clothes 👗 for my sisters. TVET in fashion design turned that hustle into a business 💼. Training girls now and we only use recycled fabrics ♻️. #SkillsInAction @LeilaThreads

    • Chike

      Who knew cassava 🌱 could pay bills? TVET in agribiz taught me how to turn roots into snacks 🍪 and flour. Running a small co-op now and loving it. #SkillsInAction @ChikeAgroBiz

    • Bongani

      No clean water 💧 in my hood used to be normal. TVET gave me plumbing skills 🔩 and now me + my crew are installing boreholes. Seeing people get safe water hits different. #SkillsInAction @BonganiWater

    • Ayo

      Most of my boys left looking for work ✈️. I stuck with TVET, learned mechanics 🔧, and opened a bike repair shop 🚲. Now I’ve got apprentices learning from me. Skills pay. #SkillsInAction @AyoMechanic