Skills and Opportunities in the Private Mining Sector: Meeting the Industry's Need



VET Toolbox is an international facility aiming to improve the effectiveness of Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems by making them opportunity-driven, turning investments into drivers for inclusive economic growth, social development, and decent job creation.

The overall objective of the TradeCom II Programme is to contribute to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction in ACP countries through closer regional integration and increased participation in the global economy.
Skills and Opportunities in the Private Mining Sector: Meeting the Industry's Need
Sub-Saharan Africa presents significant investment opportunities across multiple sectors. However, matching these opportunities with the employment aspirations of a fast-growing youth population remains a challenge. Many young people struggle to find decent jobs, while investors face a shortage of relevant skills in the labour force. To help close this gap, the Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa (TEI OP-VET) was launched in April 2024 under the Global Gateway strategy. The initiative aims to strengthen vocational education and training systems in SSA by aligning them with concrete employment opportunities emerging from public and private investments, making skills development a core enabler of sustainable growth and job creation.
Milango Housing Projects, Geert De Pauw, and Laura Colini from the UNESCO Chair on Social and Spatial Inclusion of International Migrants. Urban Policies and Practices, University Iuav of Venice, will present a webinar on...
MAPS Project
You can read an article from EUNIC on how the Spaces of Culture initiative that we are supporting in DG INTPA, is reframing the Africa-Europe relations through culture - a second call for proposals will be launched in the spring...

The MAPS Project is a three-year initiative aiming at strengthening policy-making and programming on migration and forced displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa. With a €10 million budget funded primarily by the European Commission, MAPS brings together a multidisciplinary network of African and European partners—including Sapienza University of Rome, five Italian universities with UNESCO Chairs, and universities in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Spain. It is supported by advisory bodies such as the IOM Regional Data Hub and the University of the Witwatersrand.
We have successfully concluded the 2nd MAPS Summer School - Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa - held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2–6 February 2026), in collaboration with the University of Dodoma. The...
From 2 to 6 February, the University of Dodoma will host the MAPS Second Summer School “Research Methods, Data Collection, and Analysis” at the Ramada Hotel in Dar es Salaam, bringing together 50 selected researchers from 10...
MAPS Project