Africa faces challenges with youth unemployment but can address this through skills development and capacity building. A multi-sector approach is needed, including integrating rural development to create jobs, public-private partnerships for rural infrastructure projects and skills training, institutions to link rural and urban markets, training youth in relevant skills, and promoting entrepreneurship through access to credit, mentoring and business skills training. With a coordinated, long-term strategy across these areas utilizing both public and private resources, Africa can harness its youth population to boost employment and drive sustainable development.
Women Wanted: Attracting Women to Technical Fields in QatarWesley Schwalje
Over the past several decades Qatar has dramatically reformed its education and training system to align it with macroeconomic policies aimed at advancing towards a knowledge-based economy. However, technical vocational education and training (TVET) has not been a significant focus of educational reform. Though the need for a technically trained labor force was recognized by policy makers in Qatar as early as the 1940s when Qatar began exporting oil, dedicated TVET institutions began to emerge only in the late 1990s with establishment of several postsecondary institutions, two secondary institutions for boys, government-run training academies, and the emergence of a private training market.
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This section presented financial programs, initiatives aiding entrepreneurships and the important role of entrepreneurship culture in different Mediterranean regions
Women Wanted: Attracting Women to Technical Fields in QatarWesley Schwalje
Over the past several decades Qatar has dramatically reformed its education and training system to align it with macroeconomic policies aimed at advancing towards a knowledge-based economy. However, technical vocational education and training (TVET) has not been a significant focus of educational reform. Though the need for a technically trained labor force was recognized by policy makers in Qatar as early as the 1940s when Qatar began exporting oil, dedicated TVET institutions began to emerge only in the late 1990s with establishment of several postsecondary institutions, two secondary institutions for boys, government-run training academies, and the emergence of a private training market.
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It’s an umbrella program run by AIESEC in Africa that aims to positively impact and
develop a massive amount of young people, especially African youth, by offering them a
platform of projects and activities that impacts specific areas on the society, for a
sustainable development of the African continent.
Emiratisation Summit is UAE’s premier platform supporting public and private organisations to drive their Emiratisation strategy forward in developing the Nationalisation workforce.
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Africa is moving from a $2 trillion economy today to a $29 trillion economy by 2050. Household incomes will increase sevenfold. Foreign direct investment has poured in from China but also from Europe, America, Australia, Canada and India. Substantial expansion of the internet infrastructural links from Africa to the rest of the world have given a massive boost to connectivity. Mobile has been a major factor of change: sub-Saharan Africa is the world’s third largest region, behind Asia Pacific and Europe.
Africa’s air transport sector is responding with a growing
number of low-cost carriers beginning to address the long-standing need for improved intra-African connections.
Problems related to safety, regulation, liberalization and costs remain, but there is an increased determination to address these issues urgently – and provide the infrastructure and resource that will be sought by an increasingly affluent and travel-hungry population.
Human resource is an essential determinant of economic growth and development. It consists
of different factors like education, health, migration, vocational training and (information
technology) IT development vocational training and skill development are among them.
Vocational training improves the productivity and production and enhances the efficiency of
the labour force. This paper attempts a study of skill development to facilitate higher growth
in economy.
The State of Higher Education in the Middle EastWesley Schwalje
This article references a Tahseen Consulting study in which we explored the barriers facing women in entering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in the GCC in an article in Forbes Middle East. The original article is available at http://tahseen.ae/blog/?p=980.
Read about Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) Human Resource Development Initiative. This consists of Training and Vocational Center, Human Resource Development Center,
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India sits on an opportune moment in history, with a demographic
dividend of 65% of her human resource pool under the age of 35
with about 12 million individuals expected to join the workforce
every year. With the demographic dividend, comes the responsibility of equipping the youth with employable training and in turn, employment. Qualified and skilled human resources are most important propellant for economic advancement of our nation.
India Skills Report, which is a conscious, one-of-a-kind effort
to provide an insight into the hiring trends of the market while
understanding the needs of the job seeker and organizations.
The fifth edition of the report has reached out to about 5,00,000
students across 29 states and 7 union territories from the supply
side and corporate players from 12 diverse industry sectors on the
demand side.
The way to strengthen the partnership between United Nations and African community in advancing youth employment by Crafts and Vocational Center for sustainable development
It’s an umbrella program run by AIESEC in Africa that aims to positively impact and
develop a massive amount of young people, especially African youth, by offering them a
platform of projects and activities that impacts specific areas on the society, for a
sustainable development of the African continent.
Emiratisation Summit is UAE’s premier platform supporting public and private organisations to drive their Emiratisation strategy forward in developing the Nationalisation workforce.
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Africa’s air transport sector is responding with a growing
number of low-cost carriers beginning to address the long-standing need for improved intra-African connections.
Problems related to safety, regulation, liberalization and costs remain, but there is an increased determination to address these issues urgently – and provide the infrastructure and resource that will be sought by an increasingly affluent and travel-hungry population.
Human resource is an essential determinant of economic growth and development. It consists
of different factors like education, health, migration, vocational training and (information
technology) IT development vocational training and skill development are among them.
Vocational training improves the productivity and production and enhances the efficiency of
the labour force. This paper attempts a study of skill development to facilitate higher growth
in economy.
The State of Higher Education in the Middle EastWesley Schwalje
This article references a Tahseen Consulting study in which we explored the barriers facing women in entering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in the GCC in an article in Forbes Middle East. The original article is available at http://tahseen.ae/blog/?p=980.
Read about Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) Human Resource Development Initiative. This consists of Training and Vocational Center, Human Resource Development Center,
Vibrant Gujarat Summit on Skill Ecosystem sector designVibrant Gujarat
Skill development has become vital for sustainable economic growth, especially for countries giving ways to emerging opportunitiesWith the emergence of technologies and innovations in different parts of the world, it has become imperative for the governments to prioritize skill development to compete globally.Stake holders of the skill development industries from the trainees to the eminent policy makers of the sector spoke volumes about the popularity of not only the conference but the underlying concern for an evolving skill development sector.
India sits on an opportune moment in history, with a demographic
dividend of 65% of her human resource pool under the age of 35
with about 12 million individuals expected to join the workforce
every year. With the demographic dividend, comes the responsibility of equipping the youth with employable training and in turn, employment. Qualified and skilled human resources are most important propellant for economic advancement of our nation.
India Skills Report, which is a conscious, one-of-a-kind effort
to provide an insight into the hiring trends of the market while
understanding the needs of the job seeker and organizations.
The fifth edition of the report has reached out to about 5,00,000
students across 29 states and 7 union territories from the supply
side and corporate players from 12 diverse industry sectors on the
demand side.
The way to strengthen the partnership between United Nations and African community in advancing youth employment by Crafts and Vocational Center for sustainable development
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The Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development (RBF), held on the 25th – 27th June 2018 was co-organised by Global Initiatives and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the National Business Initiative and WWF South Africa. Under the theme ‘Transforming Africa’s Development through Innovation, Youth and Technology’, the Forum brought together over 400 international business, government and NGO leaders at the Hyatt Regency in Johannesburg.
The delivery of transformational agriculture – that is relevant, sustainable, innovative, integrative, collaborative, inclusive and gender-responsive – will require ARD actors who are empowered. Cultivating a new generation of agricultural entrepreneurs, technicians, researchers/scientists, educators and leaders is strategically important. AR4D will be all the more effective when youth and women are well represented, and well equipped for the challenge.
For further information check out the GCARD2 website. http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
La entrega de agricultura transformacional – que es pertinente, sostenible, innovador, integradora, colaboración, inclusivo y género – requerirá actores ARD habilitados. Cultivando una nueva generación de empresarios agrícolas, técnicos, investigadores/científicos, educadores y líderes es estratégicamente importante. AR4D será más eficaz cuando jóvenes y las mujeres están bien representadas y bien equipadas para el desafío.
Para más información revise la página web GCARD2. http://www.egfar.org/GCARD-2012
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This report details the key findings from RBF Africa which involved over 100 speakers in keynote presentations, plenary discussion panels and 17 workshops which addressed each of the SDGs in detail. Experts from across sectors came together to share opportunities for partnerships and find ways to accelerate inclusive growth and deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Cultivating and maintaining discipline within teams is a critical differentiator for successful organisations.
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Skills and capacity building in africa
1. Skills and Capacity building in Africa
Africa has lagged behind for several reasons in the race for economic
development. However, the picture is not that dark for the future. I strongly
believe, if we are able to exploit and develop the tremendous human resource of
African Union, it is inevitable, as never before ever witnessed, to leap forward in
the race for social and economic development.
What we need is “Skills Development and Capacity Building” in Africa.
However, it is extremely essential to equip African youth with right skills which
make them productive citizens of the society. Because, empowerment through
the acquisition of skill is the only way in which those who have lagged behind in
the race for social and economic development can catch up with the rest of the
World and go beyond it.
Youth Unemployment in Africa
Youth in Arica make up 36.9% of the working age population but 59.5% of the
total unemployed which is higher than world average (43.7%) reflecting serious
labour demand deficiencies. The share of unemployed youth among the total
unemployed can be high as 83% in Uganda, 68% in Zimbabwe (See table
below)
EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED OUT OF THE
LABOUR FORCE
URBAN RURAL URBAN RURAL URBAN RURAL
SHIP DATA
Burundi 14.9 74 5.2 0 79.9 26
Cote d Ivoire 31.5 73.6 5.1 .6 63.4 25.9
Cameroon 25.9 55.6 12.5 3.1 61.6 41.3
Ghana 16.2 18.7 36.7 27.4 47.1 53.9
Guinea 40 92.2 16.2 2.4 43.8 5.4
Kenya 36.2 17.2 8.4 2.6 55.4 80.2
Mozambique 20.9 22.4 3.5 1.7 75.6 75.9
Mauritania 17.6 37 5.4 1.2 77 61.8
Malawi 14.5 21.2 2.6 1.1 82.9 77.7
Nigeria 22.9 23.3 6.4 4.8 70.7 71.9
Sierra Leone 22.9 56.6 67.9 38.2 9.2 9.2
Sao Tome & Principe 30.5 36.3 3.2 5.4 66.4 58.3
Uganda 25.6 16.3 2.3 .4 72.1 83.3
Zambia 16.6 53.6 11.9 3.2 71.5 43.2
SSA-14 (MEAN) 24 42.7 13.4 6.6 62.6 50.7
SSA-14 (MEDIAN) 22.9 36.7 5.9 2.5 68.6 56.1
LFS DATA
2. Ethiopia 40.7 81.1 10 1 49.3 17.9
Madagascar 50.5 78.4 4.6 .7 44.9 20.9
Tanzania 56 82.1 13.4 1.3 30.6 16.6
Employment Generation in Africa- Multi Sector Integrated Approach
Given the challenge faced by the youth in labour market in Africa, assuming that
young people can achieve success in pursuing employment may require long
term concerted actions that span wide range of macro economic policies and
program. Indeed, success cannot be achieved through fragmented and isolated
interventions. Policy response will require an integrated strategy for
1. Integrate rural development for job creation.
2. Public private partnership for rural development in areas of water supply,
sewerage, roads, telecom, renewable energy, Skills development and
health.
3. Institution building for market linkage between rural with urban markets.
4. Skills development as per labour market requirements
5. Micro economics policies which encourage entrepreneurship in
agriculture, food, processing and service sectors
6. Intensive Public communication of schemes, procedures and success
stories
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3. 1. Integrate rural development for job creation
Africa rural population is very high (76%) and substantial share of the labour
force is attached to agriculture, making rural activity a major part of the equation
of youth employment therefore Africa’s development agenda must focus on rural
activities Non Farm (drinking water, sanitation, housing, roads, renewable
energy, handicrafts ) and farm ( agriculture, irrigation, agri related marketing
activities). African nations should customized and replicate Indian’s popular
integrated rural schemes like “Bharat Navrinman Yojana, “PURA” (Providing
Urban Amenity in Rural Areas), national rural health mission.
2. Public Private Partnership:
Conventional wisdom made us believe that most large global corporates have
business heart and business mind, most NGOs have social heart and social
mind, most government have wrong heart and wrong mind but we have to turn
this conventional wisdom on its head and redefine a new age corporation ; an
entity with social heart and business mind. A new age corporate through its
business mind will focus on robust systems, individuals accountability,
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4. performance outcome measures, standards of execution excellence, technology
and scale of operations to impact performance but with social heart will focus
on integrated rural development in partnerships with African Union state
governments to provide urban amenities in rural areas like housing, renewable
energy, telecom, sanitation, roads, skill development centres, institutions to link
rural markets with urban markets. The new age corporate with their
management expertise & talent resources, in partnership with African Union
State Governments can create “employability and inclusive growth”
NEW AGE ENTITIES – EMPLOYABILTY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH
ORGANISATION HEART MIND
NGO SOCIAL SOCIAL
GOVERNMENT WRONG WRONG
CORPORATE BUSINESS BUSINESS
NEW AGE CORPORATE SOCIAL BUSINESS
3. Institutional Linkage between rural urban Markets
In order to create jobs in rural Africa accelerate programmes are needed to build
“Institutions in PPP mode which connect rural products& services to urban
markets”. These institutions should standardize quality, define procurement
norms, build brand and transport products and services eg. agri products
produce from rural farmers and artisans (like juices, jams, ketchup, vegetable oil,
mustard oil, apparel, shoe and handicrafts.) to urban Africa and rest of the
world . These institutions should set franchise network in urban and semi urban
areas to market produce of rural farmers and artisans to urban Africa, Europe.
4. Skills Development as per Labour Market Requirements
African Union in partnership with international donor agencies should set up skill
centre (see diagram) to skill rural youth in (1) agriculture (2) Service Sectors.
The skills standards should be global and skills certification should be assessed
by industry association. The skills development organization should take end to
end (integrated) accountability of
a) Community mobilization (counseling on skills for employability)
b) Skill development and on the job apprenticeship.
c) Assessment and Certification by industry association
d) Placement assistance and self employability
In order to promote skills for employability the African Union should promote
“ALMS” (Achieve Labour Market Programme). There are two mail types of
ALMS which should be customized for each country in the African Union.
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5. 5. Entrepreneurship:
SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
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Measures to encourage self employment such as training and facilitate access to credit /
grants and other business requirements.
Policy to promote wage employment through subsidized placement, employment
assistance and vocational training.
6. 5. Entrepreneurship:
Africa is rich in natural resources. If an African youth can be skilled and
facilitated by government for entrepreneurship this itself will create foundation for
growth and employability in Africa. Such entrepreneurship interventions should
depend entirely on external funding from international donor agencies like
USAID, UNDP, WB, and UNECA. Such “entrepreneurship intervention” should
have elements targeted at helping young people to start their own business
combined with elements of skills development and on the job mentoring/
coaching in domain areas like writing projects reports, conducting market
feasibility studies, counseling on legal requirements, sales and marketing,
access to credit / start up loans
The energy, skills and aspiration of young people are invaluable assets that no
African Union country can afford to squander, helping youth to realize their full
potential by gaining access to employment is a precondition to poverty
eradication, sustainable development and ever lasting peace.
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7. 5. Entrepreneurship:
Africa is rich in natural resources. If an African youth can be skilled and
facilitated by government for entrepreneurship this itself will create foundation for
growth and employability in Africa. Such entrepreneurship interventions should
depend entirely on external funding from international donor agencies like
USAID, UNDP, WB, and UNECA. Such “entrepreneurship intervention” should
have elements targeted at helping young people to start their own business
combined with elements of skills development and on the job mentoring/
coaching in domain areas like writing projects reports, conducting market
feasibility studies, counseling on legal requirements, sales and marketing,
access to credit / start up loans
The energy, skills and aspiration of young people are invaluable assets that no
African Union country can afford to squander, helping youth to realize their full
potential by gaining access to employment is a precondition to poverty
eradication, sustainable development and ever lasting peace.
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