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Working paper: How to strengthen informal apprenticeship systems for a better future of work? Lessons learned from comparative analysis of country cases.
Date de publication: 20 avril 2022
Source: OIT

This paper undertakes a meta study on informal apprenticeship in developing countries. It compares the findings of country-level research conducted by the ILO and others in the past 15 years to shed more light on apprenticeship systems in the informal economy. It discusses the features and practices of informal ap-prenticeship systems, their responsiveness to rights at work, and the effectiveness of such systems along criteria such as dropouts, training quality, and transitions to employment. The analysis is complemented by a selected number of country case studies that describe and assess the policies and programmes that were introduced during past years to strengthen and upgrade apprenticeship systems in the informal economy. The findings aim to improve understanding of this complex, heterogenous, yet self-sustained training system in the informal economy for evidence-based discussions and policy dialogue between ILO constituents and beyond.

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Assessing early learning (West and Central Africa)
Date de publication: 01 nov. 2021
Source: Organisations internationales-UNICEF
Since 2014, UNICEF in Western and Central Africa began providing technical and financial support to develop early learning assessment tools to help countries assess children’s cognitive, language, socio-emotional and motor skills that are critical for a smooth transition to primary school. As of October 2021, a total of 13 countries – Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, São Tome & Principe, Senegal and Togo – have conducted early learning assessments.
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Case Study: Update on improving apprenticeship in the informal economy in Niger
Date de publication: 16 sept. 2021
Source: OIT
The education system in Niger has poor internal efficiency, with one of the lowest enrollment rates in Africa. The majority of young people outside the education system learn trades in enterprises in the craft sector, which in Niger has at least 900,000 workers in 206 trades.
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Étude de cas: Mise à jour des connaissances sur l’apprentissage professionnel dans l’économie informelle au Niger
Date de publication: 13 juil. 2021
Source: OIT
Le système éducatif du Niger présente une faible efficacité interne avec un taux de scolarisation parmi les plus faibles du continent africain. La majorité des jeunes hors du système éducatif se retrouvent dans les entreprises du secteur de l’artisanat pour l’apprentissage d’un métier.