Actions to foster expansion of quality work-based learning programmes for young people in the South Mediterranean region: policy guidelines

Abstract

This report aims to inform policymakers and practitioners in the Arab region and other countries and agencies supporting the development of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) about what steps might be taken by the government, social partnerships, TVET training institutions, private and public sector workplaces, and to organise, implement, manage, and evaluate effective [work-based learning] WBL programmes targeting young people. The report is mainly informed by country reports from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Morocco, Oman and Tunisia. These practical guidelines have been developed under the Youth Employment in the Mediterranean project (YEM) which is a three-year regional initiative launched by UNESCO and implemented in collaboration with eight Member States in the period of 2018 to 2020. The project is funded by the European Union and aims to improve skills anticipation systems and promote TVET to strengthen youth employment and encourage entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean region.