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Vocational training

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Overview

Parent topic

Employment & VET

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Jun

2026

From Investment to Skills: Developing Human Capital Along the Lobito Corrido

Event

Webinar

Posted on

TEI OP-VET: Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa

We are excited to invite you to our next TEI OP-VET & Friends webinar! The Lobito Corridor is rapidly emerging as one of Africa's most significant investment corridors, connecting Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and...

Organised by

TEI OP-VET

Online

Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zambia

Angola

Employment & VET

Corridors

Decent work

Vocational training

Youth employment

DIGILOGIC

Project

Completed

Last Updated: 10 May 2026

DIGILOGIC: The first pan European and African Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) focusing on smart logistics

Africa

Ghana

Nigeria

+10

Namibia

South Africa

Kenya

Malawi

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Europe

Finland

Germany

Italy

Employment & VET

Vocational training

Youth employment

Digitalisation

Big Data

IT training & skills

Technology transfer

Trade & Economic Integration

Regional integration

ISDEHARAK-Iraq Skill Development by European Union Holistic Agriculture Recovery through Advanced Knowledge

Project

Completed

Last Updated: 10 May 2026

ISDEHARAK empowers Iraqi youth through skills in demand in the labour market and fostering employability and entrepreneurship to capitalize on job opportunities in the agriculture and agri-value chains.

Asia

Iraq

Agriculture & Rural Development

Agro-business

Agriculture value chains and commodities

Education

Higher education

Education financing and private sector engagement

Secondary education

Teacher training

Employment & VET

Disability & employment

Vocational training

Youth employment

VET Toolbox

Project

Completed

Last Updated: 10 May 2026

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.

Côte d'Ivoire

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ghana

Kenya

Malawi

Mozambique

Nigeria

Senegal

Tanzania

Uganda

Employment & VET

Decent work

Disability & employment

Employment policy

Monitoring labour markets

Vocational training

Youth employment

TECNICA - Fortalecimiento de capacidades

Project

Completed

Last Updated: 10 May 2026

El Programa de Apoyo a la Educación Técnica y Formación Profesional en Nicaragua – (TECNICA) tiene como objetivo principal: Acompañar la implementación de la Estrategia Nacional de ETFP para contribuir a que las personas logren las cualificaciones profesionales necesarias para su empleabilidad, en un contexto de educación permanente, contribuyendo así al Plan Nacional de Desarrollo Humano de Nicaragua. Específicamente esta Asistencia Técnica apoyará a las instancias clave en la implementación del Programa en el cumplimiento del Resultado 4 del TECNICA.

Americas & the Caribbean

Nicaragua

Capacity Development

Education

Employment & VET

Vocational training

Introductory session on the TEI OP-VET and the OP-VET approach

Library

Video

Last updated: 16 December 2025 17:01

PG Pauline Gilson

posted on TEI OP-VET: Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa

This introductory session presents the Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa (TEI OP-VET) and explains the core ideas behind the OP-VET approach. In 16 minutes, it...

Africa

Employment & VET

Private Sector

Vocational training

OP-VET & Friends Webinar #3: Value Chains

Library

Video

Last updated: 15 December 2025 16:24

PG Pauline Gilson

posted on TEI OP-VET: Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa

This recording captures the TEI OP-VET & Friends webinar on “Opportunity-driven Skills Development in a Value Chain Approach: How young businesses can benefit”, held on 4 December 2025. The webinar focuses on how the OP-VET...

Africa

Employment & VET

Vocational training

Decent work

Private Sector

Value chains

SMEs

OP-VET & Friends Webinar #2 : Public-Private Dialogue and Partnership

Library

Video

Last updated: 15 December 2025 16:20

PG Pauline Gilson

posted on TEI OP-VET: Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa

The second edition of the TEI OP-VET & Friends Webinar Series explored how public–private partnerships and dialogue can be turned into concrete action for skills development and employment, when linked to investment opportunities...

Africa

Employment & VET

Vocational training

Decent work

Public Private Partnerships

Private Sector

OP-VET & Friends Webinar #1 : The Opportunity-driven approach to skills development

Library

Video

Last updated: 15 December 2025 16:16

PG Pauline Gilson

posted on TEI OP-VET: Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and Vocational Education and Training in Africa

On September 4th 2025, the Team Europe Initiative Opportunity-driven Skills and VET in Africa (TEI OP-VET) hosted its first OP-VET & Friends webinar Opportunity-driven Skills and VET. How does it work in practice?. This first...

Africa

Employment & VET

Decent work

Vocational training

Private Sector

Harnessing South Africa’s youth dividend for development

Article

Voices & Views

Last updated: 22 January 2025

Despite important investments, educational outcomes in South Africa still have a long way to go. From programmes targeting early-childhood development to life-skill workshops, we discussed EU involvement in the country with Arno...

Africa

South Africa

Children and Youth

Children rights

Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship

+12

Youth engagement and participation

Education

Education facilities

Inclusive education

Primary education

Education financing and private sector engagement

Quality of education

Secondary education

Employment & VET

Decent work

Vocational training

Youth employment