AGRICULTURE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING

NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

A4RD Pre-PP Event Abraham Sarfo(ATVET Advisor)

Knowledge and knowledge support for public and business stakeholders, including farmer and commodity

associations CAADP CAPACITY BULDING FRAMEWORK

KIS

(Learning networks; expert pools,

knowledge networks linking available

information and data to policy design;

SAKSS; Think-tanks)

Agriculture Science Agenda

 (Research capacity; research

issues; link to knowledge networks; facilitating & supporting innovation.

Policy and social research in agriculture)

Agriculture Education and

Training (Vocational training; private-public sector drive in competency

development; curricula; tertiary

education-research links; internship)

ICT in Agricultural Transformation

 (Information support

to farmers and practitioners; information

packaging and dissemination on communicating

CAADP)

TEAM Africa

(Tertiary Education)

Vocational and Technical

Education and Training (formal &

semi-formal)

Other complementary skills development initiatives and

programmes (e.g. on job training; foreign training

and south-south technical exchange)

Common Agenda & Guidelines on overarching

strategic priorities and targets

“Agricultural Education and skills Improvement Framework (AESIF)”

(Overarching principles and guidelines)

Tracking progress & performance;

Sharing & learning platforms and tools

Knowledge and Information Hub

including capacity for overarching analytical

studies

CAADP ATVET-Objectives

Sustainable Agriculture Training and Vocational Education are Embedded in the NPCA/CAADP

Structures and Processes in Countries

• ATVET systems have improved in Africa• The Technical and Business Skills Farmers / Farm Enterprises is

improved• Employability and Self Employment of Graduates of Agricultural

trainees is Improved

The Preconditions Are Better For Developing And Implementation Strategies For Improving Agricultural

Vocational Training And National Actors

Intervention Areas

Outcome 1 : Knowledge management and survey of approaches, information and best practices sharing of ATVET in AfricaOutcome 2: Anchoring of ATVET in the AU structures and in the CAADP- country process promotion programsOutcome 3: Development and assessments of pilot qualifications measures for farmers, youth, employed persons and service providers at national level

How ATVET Responds To Key Challenges

• Farming systems and value chains that are attractive for African youth and that create jobs (added value)

• Prioritize human capital development through training and access to technology

• Ownership-ATVET that responds to the needs the continent and specific needs of specific of countries

Core Principles For ATVET ( B3Es)

ATVET

Entrepreneurs Employers Employable

B3Es underscores curricula development, technology, knowledge transfer methodologies and value chain targets.

An interventions of ATVET resulting in all or at least one of the following outputs where beneficiaries (trainees) Become Entrepreneurs, Employers and or

Employable (B3Es )

YOUTH & WOMEN would be interested in ATVET only if one of the above outputs would be met

BECOMING

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IMPROVING THE CENTERS OF ABSORPTION

Universities

Model farms,Farmer ToTCooperativesFarmer networks

Outputs

Extension Officers GraduatesDiploma/ Certificate Staff for Companies, NGOs,Farmer Organizations, Farmers

Farmer training Farmer support Business services

Research Applied Technology

Transfer

Poly-technics

CollegesATCs

Farmers

Farm Enterprise

Farmer Organization

s

VC Actors

Extension Officers

Private Service providers

Cap

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Dev

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Youth

Improved of the Centre of Absorption

4 Dimensions of ATVET Capacity Development

Organizational Development

HCD Measures for Institutions

Competence Training Methodology (CBT)

New Curriculum Along the Value

Chain

Human Resource

Development

Formal, Informal and Non-Formal Training

Measures

Technical Skills

Vocational and Business Skills

Systems Improvements

Mainstreaming ATVET in TVET

Systems

ATVET in NQF for certification

Standardization of Modular Training

and Apprenticeship

Cooperation and Network Development

Cooperation among Regional Educational

Networks

Network Among Training Providers

Linking Training Providers to the Private Sector

Cooperation Along the Value Chain

Target Groups: Rural YouthFarmers, Farm workers, AEA

Short termUpgradingprograms

EntrepreneurialSkill training

BusinessAdvisoryServices

Income GeneratingServices, e.g.

Production

TechnologyTransfer

Certification & Diploma Programs(10+1+2+3)

Modularized Non Formal ProgramsServices provided upon demand of private & public sector

Modern ATVETCOLLEGE

Labor Market Formal andNon Formal Programs

BusinessServices

Links to Universities

LONG TERM VISION