The ATVET project in Togo commenced in May 2014 and has reaslised the following results:
Through a workshop with stakeholders, two value chains, rice and aquaculture, were identified as having the highest potential for employment opportunities for the youth. The training was linked to job requirements in the labour market in order to develop curricula based on specific competencies. Thirteen jobs were created along the rice value chain and ten in the aquaculture value chain;
The curricula for these value chains have been developed. The next step involves training of trainers (ToT) to enable them to perfect the new courses.
A list of formal and informal training centres was compiled and two pilot centres (Infa de Tové and Centre International pour le Development Agro-Sylvo-pastoral (CIDAP)) were identified where the new curricula can be tested;
A study assessing agricultural jobs and their specific requirements was conducted. According to the skills needs identified through the study, a quick evaluation of competences has been done to establish the ability of the selected centres to carry out the youth’s training.
Development of the ATVET Strategy (Stratégie Nationale pour la Formation Agricole et Rurale (SNAFAR)), and capacity-building support to the ATVET National Council. This has facilitated preparations for the implementation of pilot measures along the value chains which have been selected for curricula development;
To date, approximately 150 students have been trained in the entrepreneurship courses (according to the Competency-based Economies through Formation of Enterprises (CEFE) approach. This approach was designed to assist students to better understand market needs. Approximately 206 rice producers have been trained in the Farmer Business School. Thirty women have been trained in rice boiling technology. The training focused on modules related to entrepreneurs and their markets, innovation and operation, and the development of the enterprise.
Stakeholders participated in a capacity building exercise which aims to enable them to formulate the national ATVET strategy, a process that is currently underway.
