Good multilevel governance and the effective development of vocational education and training (VET) in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region are now widely recognised as having significant economic and labour market potential as well as an important social role to fulfil. The region as a whole is characterised by rapid growth of the young age cohorts – and thus, of job seekers – and this is in stark contrast to the limited numbers of good job opportunities being created in the labour market.

This cross-country report is an early research output of the ETF’s Governance for Employability in the Mediterranean (GEMM) project. The regional project aims to increase the vertical and horizontal participation and coordination of VET stakeholders in VET policy making at all stages of the policy cycle in order to establish improved governance models and procedures. The ambition is to support improvements in the relevance and quality of vocational education and training systems, for enhancing employability prospects of women and young people in the European Neighbourhood Policy South region.