AU-EU Skills for Youth Employability Programme Component 2: Skills Initiative for Africa – funded by the EU

The Action is part of the German regional cooperation with the AUC and NEPAD/AUDA and the AU EU Skills for Youth Employability Programme. The action aims at imporoiving occupational prospects of young Africans through the support of job-.orientated skills programme. While the SIFA Financing Facility focuses on market-orientated and innovative TVET programmes the current action is aimed at create stronger continental dialogue platforms for learning, innovation, cooperation and mutual recognition of competences. The objective is that African labour market information systems and qualification frameworks and PAN African platforms/formats for dialogue and sharing of best practices are strengthened. The action focuses on 6 outputs: Output 1(Dialogue): Stronger continental (regional) dialogue platforms and/or formats for learning, innovation, and cooperation are established. Output 2 (Knowledge Base): Knowledge base and inventory of good practices and TVET products is established. Output 3 (Labour Market Information): Capacities of AUC, NEPAD/AUDA, RECs and national authorities for labour market forecasts and skills need anticipation systems are enhanced. Output 4 (Private Sector): Continental structures for promoting private sector involvement in TVET are established. Output 5 (ACQF): A concept, feasibility study and action plan for the African Qualifications Framework is technically validated. Output 6 (Internal Capacities): Capacities of AUC and NEPAD/AUDA to steer the continental and regional skills development and youth employment agenda are strengthened.

Project symbol

RAF/19/01/DEU

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Pretoria

Start date

18/09/2019

End date

30/11/2022

Total allocation

3351399

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3211270

Development Partners

Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Country/Countries

Africa - regional
Eswatini
United Republic of Tanzania
South Africa
Zambia
Gabon
Zimbabwe

Outcomes

Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market
Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all