South-south and triangular cooperation to reinforce decent youth employment through work-based learning

The project helps address skills mismatch and high youth unemployment through promotion of work-based learning (WBL) in the target countries (i.e. Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria). It implements twofold strategies: 1) promotion of evidence-based social dialogue for the improvement of WBL systems; and 2) regional cooperation and peer-to-peer learning. The current WBL system in each country will be analysed with a view to strengthening labour market relevance of WBL through enhancing employers’ engagement, which will help social dialogue and forge shared visions to improve the system. Since the target countries are at a similar stage of development with comparable socio-economic conjunctures, peer-to-peer learning is an effective intervention to counter skills mismatch in the region.

Project symbol

RAF/16/54/ESP

Admin unit

SKILLS

Start date

11/12/2015

End date

11/06/2018

Total allocation

350433

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

336645

Development Partners

Spain, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo

Country/Countries

Africa - regional

Outcomes

Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market