41 managers of vocational training systems in African countries from 9 different countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, DRC, Guinea, Senegal, Union of Comoros, Togo and Tunisia) met in Dakar from May 9 to 13 for the face-to-face training session in Steering and Management of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (PGEFTP) organized by the Africa Office of the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO Dakar).

As part of the Education and Training Sector Program (PSEF) developed and initiated by the Government of Niger for the period 2014-2024, one of the missions of the National Observatory for Employment and Vocational Training (ONEF) is to ensure the regular availability of reliable and up-to-date information on the labor market. To achieve this specific objective, ONEF requested methodological support from IIEP-UNESCO Dakar to develop a digital platform for collecting, processing, storing and disseminating data on employment and vocational training.

In Cameroon, IIEP-UNESCO Dakar supports the Federation of Family Farm Schools of the Far North (FEREFAN), which has deployed an alternative training offer in the northern region of Cameroon, a region where the school offer is poorly developed. Through this support project, the aim is to strengthen the sustainability and attractiveness of FEREFAN's vocational training system for rural producers, in particular by networking the actors involved in work-study training.