Welcome to the Shared Value Lab Africa

The University of Applied Management Studies in cooperation with the Tunisian German Business School offered a very relevant program. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainable Management with a focus on International Management (sector-neutral) is suitable for managers and engineers from different industrial segments or with economics, technical or science backgrounds.

Enhancement of the Egyptian Dual System - Upskilling vocational training personnel in the dual system

• Leading partner: Internationaler Bund ; Consortium partner - Particip GmbH, European Association of Vocational Training Providers (EVBB) ; Implementing partner in Egypt - International Center for Training and Quality of Services (CTQS), Misr El-Kheir Foundation (MEK)
• The objective of the project : To increase the number of trainees in a dual education and training programme of appropriate quality.
• The project is part of the infrastructure program, which is being implemented to avoid the causes of people fleeing and to integrate refugees and migrants in the Middle East and Africa.
• The project focuses on Egyptian training in occupations with high employment potential: the clothing industry; metal, in particular production, as well as maintenance and servicing; electrical engineering; office and administration.

Promotion of Vocational Education and Training (ProVET) II

• INTEGRATION International Management Consultants GmbH and Internationaler Bund (IB)
• The objective: The Namibian TVET system is increasingly geared towards the needs of the labor market.
• Interventions cover the entirety of Namibia.
• The project is arranged into three fields of activity to achieve the module objective:
• The first field of activity strengthens the capacities of selected public and private TVET providers to hold training courses geared to the needs of the labor market.
• The second field of activity provides public stakeholders with advice on improving core elements of the Namibian TVET system with regards to the strategic plan drawn up by the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) and overarching national strategies.
• The third field of activity promotes the establishment of a training hub made up of three existing vocational training centers (VTCs) in northern Namibia since July 2016, within the parameters of EU combined financing.

Promoting Youth Employment in Rural Areas

• Internationaler Bund (IB) and CIDE Canada, CIDE Maroc
• The objective of the project : To improve the employment situation of young women and men in selected provinces of the regions Fès‐Meknès and Béni Mellal‐Khénifra.
• Three areas of activity:
• Supporting the implementation of labor market instruments.
• Implementation of technical short‐term trainings
• Developing the capacity of technical trainers with a focus on soft skills
• Building the capacity of EOP (Espace Orientation Professionelle) advisors on entrepreneurship services
• Evaluation of employment impacts using tracer studies.
• Crosscutting tasks 
• Documentation and knowledge management 
• Monitoring and Evaluation 
• Reporting 

Partner Africa - Project Education and Employment „Altazir“

• BvBBI and Internationaler Bund (IB)
• The objective of the project: the employability of Moroccan youth is improved by increasing the involvement of the business sector in vocational training. Selected Moroccan business associations and their members actively participate in a practice-oriented design of vocational training.
• The direct impact of the project: the employability of Moroccan youth is increased through a more practice-based orientation of vocational training with greater involvement of business associations and companies, especially from the agro-industrial sector.

Rehabilitation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

• The project is a sub-component of an overall GIZ programme with the objective of: "The supply of skilled Somali workers is better able to meet the demand of the labor market in selected regions of Somalia".
• The contribution of the project to the work and objectives of the programme will be implemented through activities in three main areas:
• Development of capacity and support for the establishment of 3 model TVET centers in Garowe (Puntland), Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Kismayo (Jubbaland).
• Career guidance activities to promote vocational training as a worthwhile alternative for Somali youth and to contribute to the sustainable dissemination of new skills and experiences
• Awareness raising activities and public relations work to sensitize private companies, government institutions, parents and young people to the benefits and necessity of the vocational training offered. This should contribute to the model centers becoming nodes for youth promotion and the development of vocational training beyond the selected regions.

Vocational training in renewable energies and energy efficiency

• The objective of the project: to introduce electrical sector trainees at two vocational schools in Jacqueville and Korhogo in the Côte d'Ivoire to the topic of renewable energies, especially solar/photovoltaic, by means of awareness-raising measures; to strengthen their personal and professional skills through a life skills and sport for development (S4D) approach.
• The project contribution to the objectives is realized through the following activities:
• Conception and realization of a virtual reality video to illustrate Tunisian best practice solar/photovoltaic installations for the Ivorian trainees
• One day preparation/training of teachers/trainers to actively participate in awareness-raising activities for trainees
• Four-day awareness-raising measures in the field of renewable energies (solar/photovoltaics) and life skills/sport for development (S4D) per vocational school