From the 29.11.2017 until the 1st of December 2017, the Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education (DCdVET) organized its second regional VSD workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – this time with focus on the West African region.
With a total of 44 participants of DCdVET member organizations (ADA, BMZ, SDC, LED), their implementing partners etc. from more than 11 countries, the variety of perspectives and experiences from different contextual backgrounds offered a good platform for an exchange of lessons learned and best practices regarding dual vocational education and training development in French Speaking Africa. The field visits (LED / SDC projects), on the other hand, offered interesting, first-hand insights on the implementation of vocational skills development projects.
By discussing the advantages and challenges of dual vocational education in international development cooperation and identifying synergies between members and their projects, the discussions were centered on (1) the role and the engagement of the private sector, (2) the potential of informal apprenticeships systems as starting points for dual VET; (3) the approaches aiming at rapid employment and labor market integration; and (4) the question on how dual elements could be applied to vocational education in the agriculture sector.
We look back on very fruitful discussions and trust that exchanges will go on even after the workshop. More information on the DCdVET workshop is available here: https://www.dcdualvet.org/en/portfolio-items/regional-workshop-western-africa-2017/.
Visit the online presence of Donor Committee for dual Vocational Education (DCdVET) here: https://www.dcdualvet.org/.
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