Hosting the kick off meeting of the project skilling ECOvet with European Union in Ghana DON BOSCO AOS VIS Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo CNOS FAP Nazionale Ammattiopisto Luovi Asociación Mundus Business Resource Centre, Ghana Donbosco Tech Africa Group Antenne de Développement de l’Afrique Francophone Occidentale – ADAFO Sdb Post and Université du Sine Saloum El-Hâdj Ibrahima NIASS began on Monday 24th April 2023 and concluded on Wednesday 26th April 2023 hosted at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Ghana.
Fostering the transition of #VET to emerging #labourmarket to boost #employability as a key to improve livelihoods of vulnerable groups and prevent them from irregular migration.
Upskilling African VET to Step forward Smart Entrepreneurship
WHAT IS SMART STEP?
Smart Step is a project that aims to improve the training programs offered in vocational education and training (VET) schools in Ghana and Cameroon. The project seeks to prepare students for entrepreneurship and bridge the gap between the education system and the labor market. This is achieved through a strategic partnership between African and European organizations, which provides technical support and relevant knowledge to both the private sector and civil society in the field of entrepreneurship. Smart Step’s focus is on capacity development and sustainable development in Africa, with the goal of equipping teachers and learners with the necessary skills to successfully implement their own business ideas.
OBJECTIVES
- To establish a comprehensive and collaborative system of exchange of good practices, learning processes, and activities to facilitate mutual knowledge.
- To introduce specific training on entrepreneurship to VET teachers, tutors, and learners, encouraging them to think about sustainable innovation production and inclusiveness, adapted to their environment.
9 PARTNERS
From Spain, Belgium, Italy, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon.
36 MONTHS – 3 PHASES
The Smart Step project is divided into three operative phases.
- Analyzing and understanding the state-of-the-art of entrepreneurship in Ghana and Cameroon as career opportunities for young people and identifying the mismatch between the educational approach and the labor market needs.
- Designing a Knowledge Exchange Platform where all the training modules and capacity-building programs developed in Smart Step will be shared.
- Providing tools, training modules, and resources to the VET centers and the local community about entrepreneurship. Incubators will be created in VET schools to form, guide, and advise the learners.
Ashaiman – Smart Step