Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/187470 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
ZEF Working Paper Series No. 164
Publisher: 
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
Abstract: 
The study analyzes the current state of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) in Africa and presents its challenges and opportunities. A review of the ATVET in selected Sub- Saharan Africa countries shows that there are far too few training opportunities for young people and that often, the training offered does not match the needs of the private sector and of local administrations. ATVET trainings focus primarily on production skills and on producers themselves with too little practical training. ATVET needs to be adapted to the context of increasingly commercial and technical 21st century agricultural systems. We use the German dual ATVET system as a case study for best practices. The study concludes that an effective reform of ATVET in Africa would require policies and initiatives that tackle the general challenges as well as taking advantage of country-specific opportunities.
Subjects: 
Agricultural technical and vocational education and training (ATVET)
agri-food system
dualsystem
vocational schools
value chains
Africa
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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