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ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education: Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa Session 3 Presentation of the analytical work on post primary education Youth Employment and the World of Work: What Skills Need to be Developed? Presenters: Hans Krönner, Richard Walther 11 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education: Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa The Economic and Social Realities Largely informal economy, enterprises and jobs Mostly rural population and activities High demand for adaptation to an increasingly global market Strong need for quality, entrepreneurship and added value 22 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education: Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa The Economic and Social Realities Country Share of informal sector jobs South Africa 31% (all sectors) Angola 66% (urban sector) Benin 95% (all sectors) Cameroon 90.4% (all sectors) Ethiopia 90.8% (all sectors) Morocco 39% Senegal 77.5% (Dakar, urban sector) (urban sector) Share of the informal economy: between 30% and 60% of GDP 33 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education: Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa The Realities of PPE (1) Many young people unable to go to school A formal TVET with little resources and weak impact Serious difficulties of social and professional integration among the youth A world of work that shows preference for the less trained and less qualified 44 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education: Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa The Realities of PPE (2) Training of young people entering into the labor market Formal training (about 5%) Informal or non-formal training (95%) • On-the-job training • Self training • Traditional apprenticeship 55 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education: Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa On-going Changes in PPE Country strategies incorporating formal, non formal and informal training Strong rise in alternative vocational training mechanisms Emergence of public-private partnerships Increasing demand for skills associated with local, sector-wide and rural development 66 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education : Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa Challenges (1) Define, design and implement policies, mechanisms and content of training through partnerships Invest more and better in the training of young people as well as of adults Put in place a national qualifications framework to certify skills acquired formally, non-formally and informally Make vocational education and training more attractive 77 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education : Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa Challenges (2) Foster access and integration of out-of-school youth, girls and ex-soldiers… Better training and qualification for better integration Train young people to take initiative, be autonomous and have an entrepreneurial spirit Train young people in strategic and promising vocations 88 ADEA’s 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa Beyond primary education : Challenges and approaches for expanding learning opportunities in Africa For a Renovated System of PPE How to set up a system in a process of partnership? How to embed diverse training avenues in a coherent overall system? How to link economic effectiveness and social equity? 99