Regional Experts Knowledge Sharing Workshop 2013
Apprenticeship systems in the informal economy remain a major provider of skills in most countries in Africa. Young women and men acquire the skills for a trade or craft in a micro or small enterprise through learning and working side by side with an experienced practitioner. Consequently, apprentices learn technical skills and are inducted into a business culture and network which makes it easier for them to find jobs or start businesses after completion of their apprenticeship. The ILO’s work programme on informal apprenticeship raises awareness on the system’s strength and weaknesses, and promotes ways to upgrade it.
The Experts knowledge sharing workshop on upgrading informal apprenticeship was organized in conjunction with the 5th Conference of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP). A special focus session on informal apprenticeship complemented the two-day research conference and featured country experiences and lessons learnt from policies and programmes. The ILO workshop the day before and after the conference provided the platform for focused discussions, exchange of experiences and development of solutions and country action plans.
The workshop was attended by over 50 participants from government ministries, social partners, researchers, practitioners, ILO project staff, and representatives of international organizations including the World Bank and the European Training Foundation. The countries in attendance included: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Summary report of the workshop available in English and French
The INAP Conference proceedings containing all contributions to the conference can be purchased at vertrieb@lit-verlag.de and is available for download at Apprenticeship in a globalised world | Skills For Employment
Akoojee, S.; Gonon, P.; Hauschildt, U.; Hofmann, C. (Eds). 2013. Apprenticeship in a Globalised World. Premises, Promises and Pitfalls. Reihe Bildung und Arbeitswelt. LIT. Münster.
The Experts knowledge sharing workshop on upgrading informal apprenticeship was organized in conjunction with the 5th Conference of the International Network on Innovative Apprenticeship (INAP). A special focus session on informal apprenticeship complemented the two-day research conference and featured country experiences and lessons learnt from policies and programmes. The ILO workshop the day before and after the conference provided the platform for focused discussions, exchange of experiences and development of solutions and country action plans.
The workshop was attended by over 50 participants from government ministries, social partners, researchers, practitioners, ILO project staff, and representatives of international organizations including the World Bank and the European Training Foundation. The countries in attendance included: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Summary report of the workshop available in English and French
The INAP Conference proceedings containing all contributions to the conference can be purchased at vertrieb@lit-verlag.de and is available for download at Apprenticeship in a globalised world | Skills For Employment
Akoojee, S.; Gonon, P.; Hauschildt, U.; Hofmann, C. (Eds). 2013. Apprenticeship in a Globalised World. Premises, Promises and Pitfalls. Reihe Bildung und Arbeitswelt. LIT. Münster.
ILO Workshop Programme
Monday, 22 April | |
8.30 - 9.00 | Registration |
9.00 - 10.30 | Welcome and introduction Christine Evans-Klock, Director EMP/SKILLS, ILO Group presentation - icebreaker Michael Axmann, ILO Understanding and upgrading informal apprenticeship systems (Eng) (Fre) Christine Hofmann, ILO and Ashwani Aggarwal, ILO |
10.30 - 11.00 | Coffe break |
11.30 - 12.30 | Identifying major areas of interst and concern Boubakar Savadogo |
12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch |
13.30 - 14.00 | Introduction to the two groups: 1) Recognition of apprenticeship learning by governments Ashwani Aggarwal 2) Validation of skills testing guide by small business associations Validation of skills testing guide by small business associations Christine Hofmann |
14.00 - 16.00 | Parallel groups: Group 1) Validation of skills testing guide by small business associations Group 2) Recognition of apprenticeship learning by governments: Country cases Recognition of apprenticeship learning in the Republic of Mauritius Kaylash Allgoo, Mauritius Qualifications Authority A Zambian experience and lessons learnt David Chakonta, TEVETA Experiences and lessons learned on recognition of apprenticeship learning in Tanzania Leah Dotto, VETA |
16.00 - 16.30 | Coffee break |
16.30 - 17.30 | Recognition of apprenticeship learning and skills testing Reporting back in plenary Discussion |
INAP Conference Programme - Special focus session on informal apprenticeship
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 | |
9.00 - 11.00 | Welcome Prof. Philipp Gonon, INAP Chair Prof. Ruksana Osman, University of Witswatersrand Dr. Raymond Patel, merSETA Mduduzi Manana, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Key notes Overcoming the work-inexperience gap through quality apprenticeships - The ILO's contribution (Eng) (Fre) Christine Evans-Klock, ILO Apprenticeships in global, national and local contexts: Can INAP help bridge the gaps? Prof. Robert Lerman, American University Washington The German-South African Cooperation ain Vocational Eudcation and Training Dr. Horst Freitag Introduction to the workshop Prof. Salim Akoojee, University of Witswatersrand |
11.00 - 11.15 | Coffee break |
11.15 - 13.15 | INAP Workshop II: Enabling learning opportunities in workplaces and informal contexts To what extent do facets of the learning environment influence apprentices' motivation and learning success? Annalisa Schitzler, BIBB Workplace as a learning site: Correlates and predictors of the adolescents' preception of the workplace as a learning site and their social integration in the workgroup. An analysis of the first three years in apprenticeship Christof Nägele, SFIVET Using the holistic problem solving approach in VET: Experiences from the introduction of COMET learning tasks in South Africa Johan Riekert, Thomas Scholz and Lars Heinemann, ITB and Arcelormittal Learning in the workplace: The effectiveness of VET apprenticeship through the evaluation of factors Pilar Pinedar, University of Bareclona |
13.00 - 14.15 | Lunch |
14.15 - 16.30 | INAP Workshop II: Enabling learning opportunities in workplaces and informal contexts Action research on close cooperation between vocational schools and companies Kean Zhang and Caifeng Chen, Guangzhou Electromechanical Technician College Lessons learnt from Informal apprenticeship initiatives in Southern and Eastern Africa (Eng) (Fre) Ashwani Aggarwal, ILO Pretoria Improving skills development in the informal sector - Strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa (Eng) (Fre) Sara Johansson de Silva, World Bank Linking informal apprenticeship and formal education in South-eastern Nigeria through mechanic village schools (Eng) (Fre) Benjamin Ogwo, OSWEGO State University of New York Benin - Experiences with introducing two formal certificates: CQP and CQM (Eng) (Fre) Roger Adanhounzo, ILO Cotonou |
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 | |
9.00 - 10.00 | Introduction to the day Prof. Salim Akoojee, University of Witswatersrand Keynote Rearranging the furniture ? Shifting discourse on skills development and aprenticeship in South Africa Prof. Valker Wedekind, University of KwaZulu Natal |
10.00 - 10.30 | Coffee break |
10.30 - 13.00 | INAP Workshop II: Enabling learning opportunities in workplaces and informal contexts Egypt - Off-the-job learning for infromal apprentices. Challenges and solutions (Eng) (Fre) Dr. Mohammed El Fateh, ILO Policy options for improving informal apprenticeship - Experiences from Ghana (Eng) (Fre) Dr. Dan Baffour-Awuah, COTVET Vocational Skills formation in the inforaml economy in Tanzania Gunilla Höjlund Informal collaborative learning opportunities at Mozambique's TVE institutions and industry Brigida O. Singo & Daniel Dinis da Costa Formalizing informal apprenticeship in Morocco - achievements and challenges (Eng) (Fre) Dr. Fouad El Amri, Casa Moda Academy |
13.0 - 14.00 | Lunch |
13.45 - 16.15 | INAP Workshop IV: Managing transitions Youths between urbanisation and poverty: livelihood opportunities and challenges of informal apprenticeships in Ghana (Eng) (Fre) Dr. Benjamin Schraven, DIE End-of-apprenticeship exams (EFAT) in Benin: An accelerator for upgrading informal apprenticeship (Eng) (Fre) Cyr Davodoun, Bureau d'appui aux artisans The development of apprenticeship in Africa: State of the art in 8 countries in terms of innovation, progress and challenges (Eng) (Fre) Boubakar Savadogo Transitions in informal apprenticeship: Results from ILO research in several African countries (Eng) (Fre) Christine Hofmann and Wendy Okolo, ILO School-to-work transition: Predictor and explanatory variables for self-employability of hig school pre-vocational agriculture graduates in Swaziland B. S. Mndebele, University of Swaziland |
16.15 - 16.30 | Coffee break |
16.30 - 17.15 | Plenary talk and INAP Network meeting - TVET Research Current State and Needs Conclusions |
ILO Workshop Programme
Thursday, 25 April 2013 | |
9.00 - 10.30 | Wrap-up from special focus session at INAP conference Boubakar Savadogo |
10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee break |
11.30 - 13.00 | World café : How to upgrade informal apprenticeship |
13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |
14.00 - 15.30 | Upgrading informal apprenticeship - next steps at country level |
15.30 - 16.00 | Presentation of next steps Wrap up |