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Connecting the dots: results of the evidence synthesis on youth employment programmes in Africa

Connecting the dots: results of the evidence synthesis on youth employment programmes in Africa

25 May 2020

The quality of jobs matters and the success of youth employment programmes depends on a much deeper understanding of the choices young people make and the contexts within which they make them. Moreover, both urban and rural youth face a number of different and context-specific constraints on obtaining decent jobs. Finally, young women are consistently more disadvantaged than men in terms of their economic ability, as well as their access to employment in many sectors. These are some of the insights that have emerged from the evidence gathered for INCLUDE so far in the frame of ‘Boosting decent employment for Africa’s youth’ research initiative.

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The quality of jobs matters and the success of youth employment programmes depends on a much deeper understanding of the choices young people make and the contexts within which they make them. Moreover, both urban and rural youth face a number of different and context-specific constraints on obtaining decent jobs. Finally, young women are consistently more disadvantaged than men in terms of their economic ability, as well as their access to employment in many sectors. These are some of the insights that have emerged from the evidence gathered for INCLUDE so far in the frame of 'Boosting decent employment for Africa's youth' research initiative. The evidence synthesis paper by Ismail and Mujuru on 'Work-based learning and youth employment in Africa' stresses that the progress of technical and vocational education (TVET) students and traditional or informal apprentices is generally hindered by problems with literacy caused by sub-optimal primary and secondary education. Moreover, it should be kept in mind that, so far, most workplace-based learning in Africa occurs through informal or traditional apprenticeships. The evidence suggest that workplace-based learning is more effective as a youth employment intervention if supported by policies that stimulate demand for young workers. Such policies encompass developing priority sectors in the economy and providing effective labour market information systems to better coordinate the supply of skills with the demand for workers. Read the full blog here

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Year of publication

2020

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Article

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Angola

Angola

Benin

Benin

Botswana

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Chad

Chad

Comoros

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gabon

Gambia (Republic of The)

Gambia (Republic of The)

Ghana

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Kenya

Lesotho

Lesotho

Liberia

Liberia

Madagascar

Madagascar

Malawi

Malawi

Mali

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mauritius

Mozambique

Mozambique

Namibia

Namibia

Niger

Niger

Nigeria

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Senegal

Seychelles

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Somalia

South Africa

South Africa

South Sudan

South Sudan

Togo

Togo

Uganda

Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

Zambia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Algeria

Algeria

Bahrain

Bahrain

Egypt

Egypt

Iraq

Iraq

Jordan

Jordan

Kuwait

Kuwait

Lebanon

Lebanon

Libya

Libya

Morocco

Morocco

Oman

Oman

Qatar

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

State of Palestine

State of Palestine

Sudan

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Yemen

Countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Middle East and North Africa

Angola

Angola

Benin

Benin

Botswana

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Chad

Chad

Comoros

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Djibouti

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gabon

Gambia (Republic of The)

Gambia (Republic of The)

Ghana

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Kenya

Lesotho

Lesotho

Liberia

Liberia

Madagascar

Madagascar

Malawi

Malawi

Mali

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mauritius

Mozambique

Mozambique

Namibia

Namibia

Niger

Niger

Nigeria

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Senegal

Seychelles

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Somalia

South Africa

South Africa

South Sudan

South Sudan

Togo

Togo

Uganda

Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania

Zambia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Algeria

Algeria

Bahrain

Bahrain

Egypt

Egypt

Iraq

Iraq

Jordan

Jordan

Kuwait

Kuwait

Lebanon

Lebanon

Libya

Libya

Morocco

Morocco

Oman

Oman

Qatar

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

State of Palestine

State of Palestine

Sudan

Sudan

Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Yemen