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On 26th April 2023, we hosted the YES-PACT regional showcase, a virtual event that celebrated the achievements of our members in influencing policy on youth employment and skills. The showcase also marked the successful completion of the YES PACT project’s...
On March 31, thousands of Ghanaians attended the Twitter Spaces discussion Building a Secure Future for the Ghanaian Youth.
Several professional teacher training initiatives are active in countries across Africa. However, there are gaps in the programs teachers receive, and inadequate support to take up opportunities that will develop […]
Côte d’Ivoire, a lower-middle income country, experienced economic growth rates averaging 8 percent over the period 2012-2019. However, this economic performance has not translated into decent job creation, with formal employment estimated at only 6.4 percent of total employment in...
Over the last five years, access to secondary education in most African countries has improved as physical infrastructure has expanded and costs of education and training reduced. However, these interventions have not fully achieved their intended objectives.
The education system in Niger is performing poorly. Several factors underscore the poor performance of the system, including enrollment increases but funding decreases, a lack of specific teacher qualifications, insufficient quantity and quality of teaching materials, and an overloaded and...
Over the last five years, access to secondary education in most African countries has improved as physical infrastructure has expanded and costs of education and training reduced. However, these interventions have not fully achieved their intended objectives.
Ethiopia faces three key challenges regarding employment: (i) creating new jobs to absorb new entrants to the labor market; (ii) improving the quality of existing jobs (since most jobs are vulnerable); and (iii) preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)....
Ethiopia faces three key challenges regarding employment: (i) creating new jobs to absorb new entrants to the labor market; (ii) improving the quality of existing jobs (since most jobs are vulnerable); and (iii) preparing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)....
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is a proven path for increased youth employment, but still suffers from a poor image. Research from an ACET youth employment and skills study conducted across six African countries shows that TVET enrolments...
Government policy interventions—such as Gender in Education, Universal Primary Education, Universal Secondary Education and Upskilling Uganda—have improved equality in access (in terms of gender and disability) to free and compulsory […]
Ghana has been classified as a lower middle-income country since 2010, with the GDP growth rate varying from 14 percent in 2011 to 2.2 percent in 2015 and 6.5 percent […]
During an intergenerational dialogue, participants explored the skills gaps faced by students and graduates in Africa in a frank discussion about what schools are and are not teaching children today.
During an intergenerational dialogue, participants explored the skills gaps faced by students and graduates in Africa in a frank discussion about what schools are and are not teaching children today.
One-fifth of the global population under the age of 25 resides in rapidly growing Sub-Saharan Africa. But African governments are struggling to tap into this demographic dividend. One reason why: the crippling gap between what African students are learning and...
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