“INNOVATIONS IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING” CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE AND TVET STUDY TOUR TO TUNISIA
CONTEXT
28 September
TVET Country profiles for 55 Member States will be collated and published on the African Skills Portal for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (ASPYEE). A single source overview of the TVET governance, strategies, implementation modalities for all African Countries does not exist, therefore ASPYEE will be the first to provide this vital information. There are several challenges related to data availability and collection that have resulted in inconsistent and outdated information pertaining to several African countries.
Institution: Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and the National Business Initiative (NBI)
Based on the high attendance and active participation at a recent webinar on practical apprenticeship tools in Africa, this is an area that warrants a lot more deliberation – not least for its potential to increase the employability prospects of young people and the productivity and profits of businesses, which together will drive growth across the continent.
1. Background
Over the past few months, AUDA-NEPAD through the Skills Initiative for Africa supported by GIZ and our consulting team GFA-FAKT have been working on an assessment of the Creative Industry as a driver for Jobs in Nigeria, a deep dive from the world bank report : Orange Economy a driver of jobs for youths. We have embarked on this journey and have some tools and content to share with you all.
Changing negative perceptions of TVET required the key ingredients of creativity and flexibility in a campaign in Botswana to make vocational training “cool”. This was the theme of a national communication campaign begun in 2019 and funded by the European Union. The project was implemented by Young Africa Botswana, a local NGO.
Are you an organisation that excels in driving good practices on youth skills development and employment promotion on the African continent?
If yes, then the African Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) invites you to enter this exciting competition to find, celebrate, and grow the number of good practices across all African countries.
