Edukans Learn4Work Working together on vocational education in Africa

Objectives of the day Know about L4W and what kind of opportunities it has for developments in Rwanda Learn from experiences from L4W to date Know about economic sector and TVET in Rwanda Prioritize sectors Agree on the way forward

Programme (1) 1.Learn4Work Introduction Learn4Work Reflecting on the past: example from Kenya Learn4Work 2012 – 2016 Break

Programme (2) 2. Mapping and validation Mapping study: John Gaga and Dr. Ibrahim Musobo Discussion, suggestions on mapping and validation Prioritization of economic sectors Local coordinator 3. Way forward and Closure

Learn4Work – an introduction Round Table Workshop Sept. ’11 Four major categories regarding Food Security 1.Availability problem: shortage or absence of food; 2.Affordability problem: lack of purchasing power of the households, food price beyond income of the community; 3.Access problem: food stuff market chain is not well developed; 4.Utilization problem: nutritional value and feeding habit far from a balanced diet concept

Learn4Work – An introduction Food security Skills training Employment → income Food production Post-harvesting/chain Affordability to food Availability of and access to food Labour market

TVET framework Labour market Employment Qualified staff TVET - Access TVET – Quality & relevance TVET – Post graduation

TVET framework Labour market Employment Skilled staff TVET –Access TVET – Quality & Relevance TVET – Post graduation Graduates Unskilled staff (unemploye d) youth

Learn4Work – an introduction Programme in the framework of Food Security To contribute to substantial and sustainable income for youth / young people, and particularly those who are marginalised for one reason or the other Mid-term objective “to realise access to improved quality vocational education in Africa, which ensures its relevance for the labour market”

Learn4Work – an introduction Operational objectives: 1.To improve access to vocational education and training in Africa 2.To enhance the quality and relevance of vocational education to the demands of the labour market 3.To sustainably embed good practices at institutional level of TVET providers 4.To include new actors into development cooperation, the education and private sector in particular and strengthen the Learn4Work network

Learn4Work – Characteristics Working in partnerships North/South Private sector / TVET sector / NGO / Gov. Sector focus Demand driven by labour market by South

5 Niches of Learn4Work 1.Advice and support on your project 2.Advice and support on starting up and embedding internationalisation projects in schools 3.Financial support of your project – up to max. of 34% of the total budget 1.Multi-annual projects 2.Short-term interventions 4.Network 5.Capacity building and training

Dutch NGO African Private sector African TVET provider Dutch TVET provider - African NGO Dutch Private sector Other… At least 4 partners: - African private sector partner - African training provider Dutch NGO Dutch non-NGO : Ethiopia: 3 partnerships Kenya: 3 partnerships Ghana: 1 partnership Zambia: 1 partnership Partnerships: creating synergy

Countries Learn4Work Kenya Ethiopia Uganda Rwanda Ghana

Governance Learn4Work (2)

Learn4Work calls for proposals December months Mid months Mid months Mid months

Financing Learn4Work Main co-financers: MoFA in the Netherlands Partnerships Average L4W-funds available annually per project: + 10,000 – 150,000 Euro Total available funds for 4 years per country: + 800,000 Euro

Local coordination Rationale link and learn capacity building of partners upscaling better linking to the labour market Where to station this coordinator? private public NGO

Activities and Planning -Kick off in all countries -Identification of sectors and niches for intervention -Identification of stakeholders -Call for proposals (4 Dec. 2012) -Close call for proposals (Feb 2013) -Start projects (planned April/May 2013) -Annual calls for proposals (2 nd part 2013, 2014, 2015) -Implementation 2013 – Appointing local coordinators -Providing support on project development, matchmaking and project administration, incl. M&E -Organizing workshops, seminars and network events -Publishing good practices

Voor meer informatie, neem contact op met de programma coordinatoren van Learn4Work: Regina Engels: Hester Pronk: Tel.: +31 (0)