Amount: $15.1 million
Countries: Senegal
Develop and implement transferable skills programming in lower secondary schools by training 1,575 teachers and rolling out the Work-Readiness Now! curriculum in 200 schools. The project will reach 30,000 young people.
Reorient Senegal’s TVET system toward market-driven skills by integrating the Work-Readiness Now! curriculum and providing school-to-work transition support in 50 TVETs.
Build the capacity of local partners to offer and support employability and transitions programs. Document evidence of impact and generate lessons for stakeholders for the scale-up of employability skills across the country.
Related Initiatives:
Innovations in Secondary Education
Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) is the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Pan-Atlantic University. EDC is an experienced and well-established provider of entrepreneurship and management training in the marketplace. The organization has operated for 20 years and has a verifiable track record of building talent and honing business management skills. This partnership enables Young Africa Works Nigeria to leverage EDC’s existing content, expertise, and platforms to drive upskilling, linkages, and the growth of young entrepreneurs in the market.
