Promoting research excellence and uptake for Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth / Promouvoir l'excellence et le positionnement de la recherche pour stimuler les emplois décents des jeunes en Afrique

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Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth is a research initiative that aims to provide key insights, practical guidance, and tools to policy makers and practitioners to help realize aspirations for large-scale positive change. It links with the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, an alliance of committed partners taking action at country and regional level, sharing knowledge and leveraging resources for more and better jobs for youth under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It seeks to leverage the collective experience of its partners to connect, capture and share best practices, highlight innovative approaches, and facilitate learning opportunities. It’s a three-year partnership by IDRC, the Dutch Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development Policies (INCLUDE), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) under the guidance of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.

Stimuler les emplois décents pour les jeunes en Afrique est une initiative de recherche qui vise à fournir des nouvelles idées, des conseils pratiques et des outils aux décideurs politiques et aux praticiens pour les aider à réaliser leurs aspirations d’un changement positif à grande échelle. Elle est liée à l'Initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes, une alliance de partenaires engagés qui agit aux niveaux national et régional, partage leurs connaissances et mobilise des ressources pour créer plus d’emplois de meilleure qualité pour les jeunes dans le cadre de l'Agenda pour le développement durable 2030. Elle cherche à tirer parti de l'expérience collective de ses partenaires pour établir des liens, saisir et partager les pratiques exemplaires, mettre en évidence les approches novatrices et faciliter les possibilités d'apprentissage. L’initiative est un partenariat d’une durée de trois ans entre le CRDI, la plateforme de connaissances sur les politiques de développement inclusif des Pays-Bas (INCLUDE), et l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), sous la direction de l’Initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes.

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Workplace based learning and youth employment in Africa
(2020) Ismail, Zenobia; Mujuru, Sithandiwe
Workplace-based learning must be part of a broader youth employment strategy which will address demand-side constraints. The primary conduits for workplace-based learning in Africa are: (1) technical and vocational education (TVET) provided or regulated by national governments, (2) informal or traditional apprenticeships, and (3) donor-funded skills development programmes that have a component of on-the-job training. This paper examines the current conditions of youth employment and underemployment in terms of workplace-based learning in Africa and presents options for programme improvement.
Job creation for youth in Africa : assessing the potential of industries without smokestacks
(2019-12-12) Coulibaly, Brahima S.; Gandhi, Dhruv; Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly
There is emerging evidence that some industries, including tourism, agro-industry, horticulture, transport, and information technology-enabled services are generating opportunities for job creation and more rapid structural transformation in Africa. This paper assesses the job creation potential of these “industries without smokestacks” (IWOSS) by estimating employment-to-output elasticities. Both transport and telecom (T-T) and tourism have employment elasticities similar to manufacturing and near the ideal 0.7 identified in the literature, suggesting that growth in the sector could enhance productivity and generate employment.
Enhancing youth employability : Zambia
(2015-01-01) Bhorat, Haroon; Cassim, Aali; Masumbu, Gibson; Naidoo, Karmen; Steenkamp, Francois
This policy brief explores youth employment, underemployment, and engagement in the Zambian economy. A vocational training stream recently introduced in the secondary school system will enable young people leaving school at Grades 9 and 12 to be assessed for trade certificates. Recent United Nations Development Program (UNDP) projections estimate that working age youth (15 to 24) will make up 20 percent of the population for the next two decades. Meeting the challenge of youth employment is a shared concern for the Zambian government, the donor community, business, and civil society. A first priority is to better understand which interventions are working.
Improving youth livelihoods : Ivory Coast
(2015-01-01) Kouakou, Clément K.; Koba, Adébo T.
This policy brief reviews young people’s participation in the Ivory Coast economy. Unemployment rates are higher in urban areas, and youth experience higher unemployment rates than adults, with 9.7 percent of young men and 15 percent of young women unemployed. Only 9 percent of jobs are in the formal private or public sectors in Ivory Coast/Cote d’Ivoire. The issue of underemployment relates to increasingly prevalent forms of informal employment. The youth employment challenge requires specific action from leaders, yet much about young people's employment experiences remains unknown. Statistics on employment are often inconsistent and unavailable.
Boosting youth employment prospects : Tanzania
(2015-01-01) Haji, Mahjabeen; Huxta, Jennifer
The majority of youth employment is in agriculture, much of it informal, indicating youths’ vulnerability within the Tanzanian labour market. Economic growth is not keeping pace with jobs for the country’s large and growing youth population. This policy brief highlights the issues of youth employment and underemployment, current measures to address the problem, and research pathways that can influence policy. Half Tanzania’s population is under the age of 15, and increasing by 2.7 percent each year. Education and skills training are essential for Tanzanian youth, where less than 12 percent of the total population complete lower secondary education.
Préparer les jeunes à un emploi productif : Rwanda
(2015-01-01) Laterite Ltd.
Enhancing livelihoods for young people in Ethiopia
(2016-01-01) Amha, Wolday; Woldehanna, Tassew; Brule, Manex; Tafere, Yisak; Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions (AEMFI)
The Youth Self-Employment in Ethiopia survey data indicates the need for school-to-work targeted transition schemes that relate to demands of the economy as well as to the aspirations of young people. Existing private-sector employers are incapable of absorbing the rising numbers of young people entering the workforce. A viable strategy for public authorities would encompass creating conditions for young people to establish their own businesses. The brochure provides information on labour markets and youth, along with recommendations for policy. Young people seeking wage employment or self-employment opportunities have little access to relevant information.
Meeting the challenge of youth employment in Ethiopia : transitioning from the public to the private sector
(2016-01-01) Amha, Wolday; Woldehanna, Tassew; Bule, Manex; Tafere, Yisak
While traditionally the public sector absorbed the bulk of new entrants, as the youth population continues to grow in Ethiopia the decline in public employment points to increasing reliance on private initiatives to create jobs. A recent study on Youth Self-Employment in Ethiopia identifies some of the key bottlenecks and opportunities for fostering sustainable youth livelihoods. The policy brief provides a review of survey results, including gender gaps, barriers to labour market entry, skills training and deficits, entrepreneurship, and new business creation schemes.
Why closing the gender gap is vital to Ethiopia's youth self-employment programme
(2016-01-01) Amha, Wolday; Woldehanna, Tassew; Bule, Manex; Tafere, Yisak
In 2012 young people between the ages of 15 and 34 account for 43 % of the total urban population in Ethiopia. A series of government initiatives have been launched to promote entrepreneurship among youth. The government’s Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) sector development strategy focuses on expansion of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The brochure covers how female-owned enterprises face specific extra challenges during both start-up and operational phases. The growth of female-owned enterprises is pivotal to reducing overall high unemployment rates as well as advancing sustainable livelihoods for all.
Collecte de données probantes : comment le développement les compétences générales et l'apprentissage en milieu de travail peuvent-ils améliorer des possibilités d'emploi pour les jeunes?
(2019-08-01) Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI); Plateforme de connaissances sur les politiques de développement inclusif des Pays-Bas (INCLUDE); Organisation internationale du travail (OIT); Initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes
Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Taking stock of the evidence and knowledge gaps
(2015-01-01) Betcherman, Gordon; Khan,Themrise
The labour market structure along with challenges for youth employment varies across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In low-income, agrarian economies employment in low-productivity subsistence agriculture dominates. The immediate priority is to raise farming productivity. The other large category is resource-rich economies. Here, the challenge is for resource wealth to translate into jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors. The paper provides background and context to guide policy making. The main employment obstacles for young people often lie outside the usual scope of labour market programming. Various types of skills development programs, from second-chance education to technical training, are important.
L’emplois des jeunes en Côte d’Ivoire : une étude diagnostique
(2015-01-01) Kouakou, Clément K.; Koba, Adébo T.
Youth Employment in Rwanda: A scoping paper
(2015-01-01) Laterite Ltd.
This scoping paper is one of a series jointly commissioned by the International Development Research Centre and the MasterCard Foundation to shed light on the critical challenge of youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim is to inform new areas of research support that will build an evidence base for practical and policy-relevant solutions.
Youth employment in Tanzania: Taking stock of the evidence and knowledge gaps
(2015-03-26) Haji, Mahjabeen
Without the education, skills, and experience demanded by a new economy, Tanzanian youth remain trapped largely in informal work and low-skilled jobs in agriculture. Half of Tanzania’s population are under the age of 15. The study discusses youth in the current labour market, and labour market interventions such as educational and skills upgrades, youth entrepreneurship, gender gaps and women’s advancement, and national policies. Through the Big Results Now (BRN) program, education issues have been identified. Several other programs focusing on youth participation are outlined.
Améliorer les moyens de subsistance des jeunes Côte D’ivoire
(2015-01-01) Kouakou, Clément K.; Koba, Adébo T.
Youth employment challenges in Zambia: A statistical profile, current policy frameworks and existing interventions
(2015) Bhorat, Haroon; Cassim, Aalia; Masumbu, Gibson; Naidoo, Karmen; Steenkamp, Francois
This paper examines the potential role of research in addressing youth employment challenges in Zambia, focusing in particular on evidence that is required to inform responsive policies and interventions. It provides an overview of how youth are faring in today’s labour market; it identifies key stakeholders in the Zambian context and the policy and program responses geared to equipping youth for success in the workplace. It provides a statistical breakdown of various factors using visual data that encompasses educational levels, technical and vocational training, salaries, employment statistics and barriers to labour markets, as well as discussing policy interventions.
Améliorer l’employabilité des jeunes Zambie
(2015-01-01) Bhorat, Haroon; Cassim, Aali; Masumbu, Gibson; Naidoo, Karmen; Steenkamp, Francois
Ce résumé est tiré d’une série commandée conjointement par le CRDI et la Fondation MasterCard, pour faire la lumière sur l’enjeu majeur de l’emploi des jeunes en Afrique subsaharienne. Il met en relief les principales constatations du document publié en 2015 et intitulé « Youth employment challenges in Zambia: A statistical profile, current policy frameworks and existing interventions » par Haroon Bhorat, Aali Cassim, Gibson Masumbu, Karmen Naidoo et Francois Steenkamp. On trouvera dans le document source les références complètes relatives aux statistiques mises en relief ici.
Stimuler les possibilités d’emploi pour les jeunes Tanzanie
(2015-05-01) Mahjabeen, Haji
Gathering evidence : how can soft skills development and work-based learning improve job opportunities for Young people?
(2016-03-01)
The brochure looks at current research programmes that are studying ways to boost productive employment for youth in rural and urban settings, as well as scaling up pilot projects towards larger scale interventions. The “Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth” research initiative encompasses knowledge-sharing to foster cross-country learning and dialogue. A first cohort of eight research projects is underway in a number of sub-Saharan African countries (Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda). Whether youth can take advantage of the coming opportunities will depend on whether they have access to adequate training and preparation.

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