Africa

Case Study: Update on improving apprenticeship in the informal economy in Niger

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The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues.

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05 Apr 2021

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Case study UIA in Niger_2021_EN.pdf

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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Apprenticeships

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Ghana's Construction Sector Skills Strategy

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ILO

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Skills policies and strategies

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Skills and employment policies should be viewed together. The full value of one policy set is realized when it supports the objectives of the other. For investments in education and training to yield maximum benefit to workers, enterprises, and economies, countries’ capacities for coordination is critical in three areas: connecting basic education to technical training and then to market entry; ensuring continuous communication between employers and training providers so that training meets the needs and aspirations of workers and enterprises, and integrating skills development policies with industrial, investment, trade, technology, environmental, rural and local development policies.

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Policy and strategy

Recommendations and advice on resolving policy challenges related to skills development systems and their linkages to the world of work. Concise syntheses of experience from the international organizations.

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Publication Date:

11 Jun 2021

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Construction Sector_WEB_20.08.2020.pdf

ILO’s Skill Up Ghana project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, in collaboration the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supported the Ghanaian Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in the establishment of Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) for the construction, agriculture and tourism and hospitality sectors.

This skills strategy for the construction sector has been devised by the members of the Construction Sector Skills Body (SSB) and outlines the current and future skills and labour needs for the sector. It sets out a comprehensive action plan to ensure that the supply of skills and labour meets those needs.

Construction is a critical sector for the Ghanaian economy; in terms of the number of people employed
in the sector, its role to meet local demand and its export potential. If it is to maximize its potential it is critical that it has a skilled and productive workforce. However, evidence suggests that it lacks essential skills in a variety of occupational areas.
Skills mismatch and shortages are a common challenge in many countries, where applicants and the
existing workforce do not have the skills to meet organizational and sectoral requirements. In response to this challenge, countries have been adopting a demand-driven skills development approach that aims to provide individuals with the current and future skills required by the labour market through more effective linkages between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and employers.
The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in collaboration with
the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has established Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) for the construction, agriculture
and tourism and hospitality sectors with the aim of establishing a demand-led TVET system in
these sectors.
To support their establishment, the ILO worked with the SSBs to develop sector skills strategies through
applying ILO’s Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) approach in order to better align
skills development to labour market needs. This document sets out that strategy and outlines a range
of proposed actions to address the skill needs of the construction sector identified through the process
by the SSB members.

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Construction industry

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Africa

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Ghana

Ghana's Agriculture Sector Skills Strategy

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English

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ILO

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11 Jun 2021

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Agriculture Sector_WEB_20.08.2020.pdf

ILO’s Skill Up Ghana project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, in collaboration the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supported the Ghanaian Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in the establishment of Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) for the Agriculture, agriculture and tourism and hospitality sectors.

This skills strategy for the Agriculture sector has been devised by the members of the Agriculture Sector Skills Body (SSB) and outlines the current and future skills and labour needs for the sector. It sets out a comprehensive action plan to ensure that the supply of skills and labour meets those needs.

Agriculture is a critical sector for the Ghanaian economy; in terms of the number of people employed in the sector, its role to meet local demand and its export potential. If it is to maximize its potential it is critical that it has a skilled and productive workforce. However, evidence suggests that it lacks essential skills in a variety of occupational areas.
Skills mismatch and shortages are a common challenge in many countries, where applicants and the
existing workforce do not have the skills to meet organizational and sectoral requirements. In response to this challenge, countries have been adopting a demand-driven skills development approach that aims to provide individuals with the current and future skills required by the labour market through more effective linkages between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and employers.
The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in collaboration with
the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has established Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) for the agriculture, construction and tourism and hospitality sectors with the aim of establishing a demand-led TVET system in these sectors.
To support their establishment, the ILO worked with the SSBs to develop sector skills strategies through applying ILO’s Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) approach in order to better align skills development to labour market needs. This document sets out that strategy and outlines a range of proposed actions to address the skill needs of the agriculture sector identified through the process by the SSB members.

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Agriculture

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Africa

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Ghana's Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skills Strategy

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English

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ILO

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Skills policies and strategies

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11 Jun 2021

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Tourism Sector_WEB_20.08.2020.pdf

ILO’s Skill Up Ghana project, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, in collaboration the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supported the Ghanaian Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in the establishment of Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) for the agriculture, construction and tourism and hospitality sectors.

This skills strategy for the tourism and hospitality sector has been devised by the members of the Tourism and Hospitality Sector Skills Body (SSB) and outlines the current and future skills and labour needs for the sector. It sets out a comprehensive action plan to ensure that the supply of skills and labour meets those needs.

Tourism and Hospitality is a critical sector for the Ghanaian economy; in terms of the number of people employed in the sector, its role to meet local demand and its export potential. If it is to maximize its potential, it is critical that it has a skilled and productive workforce. However, evidence suggests that it lacks essential skills in a variety of occupational areas.
Skills mismatch and shortages are a common challenge in many countries, where applicants and the
existing workforce do not have the skills to meet organizational and sectoral requirements. In response to this challenge, countries have been adopting a demand-driven skills development approach that aims to provide individuals with the current and future skills required by the labour market through more effective linkages between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions and employers.
The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) in collaboration with
the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has established Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) for the agriculture, construction and tourism and hospitality sectors with the aim of establishing a demand-led TVET system in these sectors.
To support their establishment, the ILO worked with the SSBs to develop sector skills strategies through applying ILO’s Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) approach in order to better align skills development to labour market needs. This document sets out that strategy and outlines a range of proposed actions to address the skill needs of the tourism and hospitality sector identified through the process by the SSB members.

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Tourism

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Africa

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Preventing forced labour in Africa through skills and lifelong learning

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ILO

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Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Lifelong learning

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There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.

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09 Jun 2021

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Preventing forced labour in Africa through skills and lifelong learning

3rd ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call

The ILO Skills Innovation Facility, in collaboration with the Alliance 8.7, is calling on entities or legally recognized non-profit organizations to share innovative ideas and solutions that can contribute to the prevention of forced labour in Africa through skills and lifelong learning.

The Alliance 8.7 - a multi-stakeholder and inclusive global partnership committed to achieving SDG Target 8.7 - is launching a competition calling for all innovators who are passionate about bringing new ideas with social impact to develop innovative solutions that can support pathfinder countries to accelerate action for the achievement of SDG Target 8.7.

These solutions can include proposals to:

create new skills training programmes or improve existing ones in order to upgrade skills in a vulnerable sector or occupation and facilitate better working conditions, or to generate alternatives in terms of job opportunities in areas affected by forced labour;
improve the promotion and the accessibility of skills training programmes for vulnerable groups and put in place inclusive policies to decrease the chances of dropouts;
integrate complementary courses into TVET curricula and programmes to raise awareness of the risks and effects of forced labour and strengthen trainees’ resilience to it;
support skills trainers and training providers in becoming agents of change to prevent and combat forced labour within their communities;
strengthen career and vocational guidance and counselling services and establish partnerships to facilitate the referral of victims of forced labour to appropriate skills training programs and other support services;
set up mechanisms for the formal skills recognition of vulnerable persons and victims of forced labour who have acquired skills and competencies to provide them with recognized qualifications on the labour market;
integrate new ways of skills development and delivery for young people at risk or victims of forced labour.

To learn more about the competition click here.

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Lifelong learning

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Study to assess the inclusion of youth with disabilities in TVET and among selected companies in the Ghanaian Tourism and Hospitality Sector - SKILL UP Ghana Project

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People with disabilities

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Of an estimated 1 billion people with disabilities in the world today, some 785 million are of working age. While many are successfully employed and fully integrated into society, most face a disproportionate level of poverty and unemployment. This is a massive loss both to them and their countries. A strategy of including people with disabilities in training and employment promotion policies, combined with targeted supports to ensure their participation, can help disabled persons obtain productive mainstream employment.

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09 Jun 2021

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Inclusive study report_WEB_20.08.2020.pdf

The ILO SKILL UP Ghana project, in collaboration with the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training conducted a study to access the inclusion of persons with disability within the Ghanaian Tourism and Hospitality sector.

An assessment study of the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Technical Vocation Education and Training system and in selected companies in the Ghanaian Tourism and Hospitality industry sector was undertaken as part of ILO’s project “Skill-Up - Upgrading Skills for a Changing World of Work”, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The overall objectives of this assessment were to identify, through surveys with staff from training institutions and companies, and including with persons with disabilities, key challenges and barriers limiting disability inclusion, opportunities to address these challenges and inclusive approaches in practice.

The results of this assessment provide evidence and recommendations to support the formulation and implementation of policies to facilitate disability-inclusiveness in the TVET system and in the industry sector.

This assessment study found deficits in the supply of TVET and in the labour demand for persons with disabilities. There were no students with disabilities enrolled in the Tourism and Hospitality training programs offered by the interviewed institutions. Non-inclusive facilities and the lack of accessible forms of instructional materials are the major contributors to this shortfall.

On the labour demand side, the lack of inclusive human resource policies, especially in non-international companies, poses significant challenges to opportunities of employment for persons with disabilities in the sector. Cultural and religious barriers also contribute to the absence of disability-inclusiveness in the workplace, though this does not apply to international companies, since they follow global policy standards that benefit the participation of persons with disabilities at work on an equal basis with others.

Provisions to support overcoming these challenges should take into account the central role of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPERSONS WITH DISABILTIES).

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Stratégie de développement numérique dans la formation professionnelle et technique

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															Stratégie de développement numérique dans la formation professionnelle et technique
													

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French

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions.

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Digital skills

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The world of work is undergoing a substantial transformation due to new forces. In particular, technological advances, such as AI, automation and robotics, have produced numerous new opportunities, but also given rise to urgent challenges. While new jobs are constantly being created with the emergence of the digital economy, many jobs are at risk of becoming obsolete. Digital innovations will rapidly change the demand for skills, thereby creating a wider skills gap that has the potential to hold back economic growth. Equipping people with basic or advanced digital skills promises to prepare them for unprecedented job opportunities in the digital economy. This will lead to innovation, higher productivity and competitiveness, as well as expanding markets, access to work and entrepreneurship opportunities.

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In view of the rapid socio-economic and technological changes, jobs and the skills required to perform them continue to evolve. Many jobs in labour intensive sectors, which tend to be occupied by economically vulnerable groups of people (such as women and the poorly educated), are at high risk of being automated. In this light, delivering job-relevant skills at a reasonable cost, especially for workers whose jobs are at risk, is important. If well implemented, ICTs in TVET have the potential to improve access to learning, to improve quality while decreasing costs, to make teaching and learning more relevant to people’s work and lives, and to encourage individuals to become lifelong learners.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.

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09 Jun 2021

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wcms_775643.pdf

La stratégie de développement du numérique dans la formation professionnelle et technique articule les éléments fondamentaux du développement des compétences et spécifie les éléments constitutifs essentiels d'une stratégie de formation solide pour l’économie digital.

La stratégie de développement du numérique dans la formation professionnelle et technique du Ministère de l'Emploi, de la Formation Professionnelle, de l'Apprentissage et de l'Insertion (MEFPAI) a été développé par l’OIT dans le cadre du projet SKILL-UP, financé par le Gouvernement de la Norvège.

Cette stratégie se concentre sur la construction de liens entre le monde de l'éducation et de la formation technique et professionnelle et le monde du travail et est un document de base de toutes les initiatives allant dans le sens du perfectionnement des ressources humaines nécessaires au développement de l’économie numérique au Sénégal.

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Skills anticipation

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Africa

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Senegal

Diagnostic du secteur numérique au Sénégal : état des lieux et perspectives pour la formation professionnelle

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															Diagnostic du secteur numérique au Sénégal : état des lieux et perspectives pour la formation professionnelle
													

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French

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ILO

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Digital skills

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Sectoral approaches

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Matching skills to labour market demand requires reliable sectoral and occupational information and institutions that connect employers with training providers. Sector based strategies and institutions have proved effective in engaging all stakeholders in promoting both pre-employment training and life-long learning.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice.

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09 Jun 2021

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L'étude diagnostique du secteur numérique au Sénégal est un produit de la méthodologie STED de l'OIT, conçue pour soutenir la croissance et la création d'emplois décents dans les secteurs qui ont le potentiel d'augmenter les exportations et de contribuer à la diversification économique.

Le diagnostique du secteur numérique au Sénégal, développé par l’OIT dans le cadre du projet SKILL-UP, financé par le gouvernement de la Norvège, fournit des informations sur ce secteur et ses besoins en compétences.

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Skills and training policy

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Skills anticipation

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Africa

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Senegal

Le BIT Dakar appuie le développement de la stratégie de compétences…

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27 Mar 2019

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17 Jun 2026

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Dakar

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Workshop

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French

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ILO

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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Digital skills

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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work, and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market.

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Cet atelier a également enregistré la participation des acteurs de la formation professionnelle, du Ministère de la Communication, des Télécommunications, des Postes et de l’Economie numérique, d’Instituts de formation privée, de l’Agence nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD) et d’entreprises évoluant dans le secteur du numérique. L’objectif du séminaire qui était, à terme, de sortir les points clés de la stratégie de développement des compétences de la formation professionnelle pour le secteur du numérique a été atteint pendant ces deux jours.

L’outil STED (compétences professionnelles pour le commerce et la diversification économique), développé par l’OIT, a été utilisé et offre des orientations stratégiques qui permettent d’intégrer les actions de développement des compétences dans les politiques sectorielles. Il met l’accent sur les compétences pour améliorer la compétitivité d’un secteur et appuyer la création d’emplois décents

Le BIT Dakar appuie le développement de la stratégie de compétences…

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Competency

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competency

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Public Private Development Partnership for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment in Somalia - Midterm evaluation

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Project documentation

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English

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english

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ILO

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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