Youth Employment

Technical and Vocational Institutions must build STEM skills in Africa’s Youth

ADEA, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - 19:49

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digitization in the workplace, sharpening the need for technical and vocational training aligned with Africa’s development needs and youthful population and focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Secondary Education Should Prepare Young People for Work, says New Report Released by the Mastercard Foundation

ADEA, Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 16:34

Now is the Time to Rethink Secondary Education Systems to Ensure Africa’s Young People Have the Skills and Knowledge Needed to Succeed in the Workforce.
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Building Africa’s education systems for a prosperous future

ADEA, Monday, December 17, 2018 - 21:42

Africa lacks a critical mass of skilled labor because of low access to, and high dropouts from education systems. Only about one third of children are in secondary school, and just over one in ten have access to higher education, compared to rates three times as high in other developing countries.
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Reimagining youth skills development for an inclusive recovery

ADEA, Monday, July 26, 2021 - 13:15

Youth aged 15-24 make up 1.2 billion people in the world and it is projected to increase to 1.3 billion by 2030, with some countries and regions experiencing rapid growth, or so-called “youth bulges.” More than one million young people enter the labor market each month in India and in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Creating Productive Jobs for Africa’s Youth: A Huge Challenge with Global Implications

ADEA, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 22:16

In an article in the Financial Times (“Africa’s youth, frustrated and jobless, demand attention”, April 13), Mo Ibrahim – chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation focusing on leadership and governance in Africa – rightly called for more attention to the rising unemployment among young Africans.
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