Document on Technology and Skills Development in National Education and Training Systems in Africa

GESCI has developed a new report presented at the ELA Ministerial Round Table. "Re-engineering Education and Training for Economic and Social Development in the 21st Century: A Focus on Technology and Skills Development in National Education and Training Systems in Africa".
This paper argues for the re-engineering of education and training systems for sustainable socio-economic development. Africa has the largest percentage of young people in the world, with over sixty per cent of the population aged between 15 and 25 years old. African youth face very high unemployment rates, while also constituting a vast reservoir of talent, skills and opportunity. Such potential could be harnessed through smart interventions to create a productive workforce. Research in Sub-Saharan Africa shows that improved access to and quality of, skills development, is critical to addressing youth unemployment

Nevertheless, traditional educational practice fails to support the use of these technologies for addressing the challenges of youth training and skills development. Policy-makers need to respond by creating their own transformational initiatives to harness the technological revolution for the benefit of education and training.This paper seeks to look at national education and training systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and tease out key issues related to ICT and their integration to these systems. The paper also presents three case studies based on GESCI’s work within the Education and Training Sector of Kenya and Ghana. It is expected that these will provide practical examples that can complement the Roundtable participants’ own experiences within their respective countries.
http://www.gesci.org/new-publication-re-engineering-education-and-training-for-economic-and-social-development-in-the-21st-century-a-focus-on-technology-and-skills-development-in-national-education-and-training-systems-in-africa.html