Sahel, Horn of Africa, North Africa (multi-country regional programme)
ARCHIPELAGO – Africa–Europe Youth Skills and TVET
ARCHIPELAGO programme – Africa–Europe initiative for TVET
The programme aimed to strengthen youth skills and employability by supporting training projects aligned with labour market needs and by promoting cooperation between African and European partners to enhance the effectiveness and relevance of TVET initiatives. Main activities included financing and supporting TVET projects that developed professional competences demanded by local and regional labour markets, fostering Africa–Europe partnershipsbetween training providers and employers, and promoting transnational cooperationto improve TVET systems and professional integration pathways for young people.
Learning Avenue's Role
Learning Avenue conducted the mid-term evaluation of ARCHIPELAGO, analysing how the supported TVET projects contributed to strengthening youth skills, improving employability outcomes, and reinforcing cooperation mechanisms between African and European actors around labour-market-relevant training.
Donors / Implementation Partners
EuropeAid (European Commission); African and European TVET institutions; private-sector partners
Keywords
TVET; youth skills; employability; Africa–Europe cooperation; labour market relevance