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· The African Development Bank and the Association for the
Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) are working towards
establishing strong linkages between technical and vocational
education and training and industry to equip young people with the
skills they need to boost technological advancement, trade and growth
in Africa.
· A Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
sector Scoping Study Workshop, financed through the Bank’s Japan Trust
Fund, brought together more than 50 delegates from 13 African
countries, international organizations, academia and the private
sector to the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan recently
The African Development Bank and the Association for the Development
of Education in Africa (ADEA) are working towards establishing strong
linkages between technical and vocational education and training and
industry to equip young people with the skills they need to boost
technological advancement, trade and growth in Africa.
A Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector
Scoping Study Workshop, financed through the Bank’s Japan Trust Fund,
brought together more than 50 delegates from 13 African countries,
international organizations, academia and the private sector to the
Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan recently. The meeting, among other
things, is focusing on mitigating the skill gaps, weak industry
linkages, resource constraints, and poor implementation of policies,
which act as a drag on the economic growth of the continent. .
The workshop’s main objective was to orient the attendees the need for
targeted investments in skills and training, based on Africa’s
priority areas of development. More in-depth study is being carried
out to help ensure holistic and well-informed interventions in
imparting vocational skills, given Africa’s growing youth population.
