La Commission de l’Union africaine et l’AUDA-NEPAD lancent une série d’ateliers virtuels régionaux. Invitation à l’atelier virtuel régional de l’Afrique centrale Africa Creates Jobs - L’Afrique crée des emplois.

INVITATION

La Commission de l’Union africaine et l’AUDA-NEPAD lancent une série d’ateliers virtuels régionaux. Invitation à l’atelier virtuel régional de l’Afrique centrale Africa Creates Jobs - L’Afrique crée des emplois.

INVITATION

La Commission de l’Union africaine et l’AUDA-NEPAD lancent une série d’ateliers virtuels régionaux. Invitation à l’atelier virtuel régional de l’Afrique centrale Africa Creates Jobs - L’Afrique crée des emplois.

INVITATION

“Driving a Responsive and Agile Skills and Jobs Agenda for Economic Growth for African Youth”

Registration Linkhttps://africacreatesjobs.vfairs.com/en/registration

www.zoom.us www.nepad.org/skillsportalforyouth - www.skillsafrica.org

Africa Creates Jobs 2021Programme Overview

WELCOME NOTEThe African Union Commission for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and its collaborating partners in the Skills Initiative for Africa programme (SIFA)– the German Ministry of Development Cooperation (BMZ), European Union (EU) and Business Africa (BA) – are pleased to invite you this third edition of the

Continental Africa Creates Jobs Conference (ACJ!2021).

WELCOME!BIENVENUE!

AHLAN WA SAHLAN!KARIBU!

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This third edition of the Continental Dialogue Platform renamed Africa Creates Jobs (ACJ) takes place as a virtual event from 3rd to 4th November 2021. The continental event was preceded by five Regional Workshops https://www.nepad.org/programme/africa-creates-jobs and the Continental Skills Anticipation Conference which held 16-17 September

2021 https://www.nepad.org/skillsportalforyouth/publ icat ion/conference-communique-ski l ls -anticipation-and-matchingafrica. The key themes and recommendations that emanated from these events will be presented at the ACJ!2021 with a view to formulating recommendations towards a Call for Action focused on solutions, innovation and action.

ACJ!2021 Expected OutcomesThe ACJ!2021 will agree on key milestones for a skills revolution that meets the demands ofour ever changing world of work, with expected outcomes as follows:

CONTEXT

PRINCIPLES OF ACJ!2021

Creating a Vision for African Youth

- The ACJ!2021 as platform for dialogue with purposeThe overall ACJ!2021 conference theme is: Driving a Responsive and Agile Skills and Jobs Agenda for Economic Growth for African Youth.

Through this theme, the ACJ 2021 aims to acknowledge the significance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for Africa’s integrated economic growth. It furthermore aims to use the vision of the AfCFTA to spur stakeholders in the skills development and job creation ecosystem to consider the required investments and interventions required to enable young people to exploit the opportunities it presents.

• Enabling public and private sector jobs growth• Responsiveness, sustaina bility in dynamic economic transitions

Effectivepolicyenviron-

ment fora skills

revolution

Responsive TVET

systems

Fit forpurpose

labour force

• Supply better suited to meet the demands of transforming economies

• Skills to increase work place productivity• Skills for adaptability• Informal sector quality skills

ACJ! 2021 - Call for Urgent Action:To scale up partenering for a skills revolution

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMMEPRE-EVENTS

02 November 2021

Time (+2 GMT)

14:00 - 16:00 Virtual Exhibitions Booths Open- Access to showcasing of partner programmes

03 November 2021

08:30 - 09:30 Join the Virtual Exhibition- Access to showcasing of partner programmes

Session 1: Official Opening Session

Time (+2 GMT)

09:30 - 10:30 Welcome Remarks• AUC ESTI Commissioner, • Representative of BMZ• Representative of the European Union

10:30 - 10:55 Key Note AddressProf Mthunzi MdwabaTZoro IBC CEO,Unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA for an economic recovery that leads to jobs

10:55 - 11:15 Implementer’sRoundtable

• Dr Ibrahim Mayaki AUDA-NEPAD (CEO) , • Mrs Saida Neghza- President Business Africa (tbc)• CAPA/ATUPA

Session 2: Scene setting- Creating the Vision for Youth

11:15 - 11:35 VideoPresentations

Journey from the Regional Africa Creates Jobs 2020 - Re-flecting on the Regional ACJs- lessons learnt & recommen-dations

Conference Objectives

11:35 - 11:45 Health and polling break

Session 3: Sub-theme 2 - Building a responsive skills development systemObjective: Determining the key levers that enable a responsive skills ecosystems for today

and tomorrow

11:45 - 13.00 Working Session Lead Moderator: Nazrene Mannie CEO Global Appren-ticeship Network

13:00 - 14h00: Lunch Break

Session 3: Sub-theme 3- Pathways for the informal sectorObjective: Addressing how to better integrate informally employed into the mainstream

14h00 - 15:15 Working Session Lead ModeratorMs Alexis Teyie (GDI)

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15:15 - 15:30 Wrap up of Day- Fishbowl (Session Facilitators- Nazrene and Alice)- Launch of the ACQF website- Wrap up of Day 1

Day 2: 04 November 2021

Session 4: Bringing the system together

09:00 - 09:30Presentation

Reflection

Sharing of Outcomes of Day 1- What does this mean towards setting up milestones for a responsive and agile system? Showcasing the work of the TVET Cluster - Chairperson

09:30 - 09:45 PresentationYouth in Action!- Winner of the AfCFTA Youth Creative Competition ‘Umoja Africa Campaign - Youth Contributing to the Imple-mentation of the AfCFTA

Session 5: Good practice sharing Objective: Showcasing transformative collaborations

09:45 - 11:15Expert panel

Video

Panel Discussion

Showcasing ASPYEE

11:15 - 13:00 Virtual Exhibition Booths - For a detailed Programme of Events in the Booths, please check the ACJ website

13:00 - 13:30 Lunch Break

Session 6: Roadmap to 2030,towards the African Skills Revolution for the Africa We Want

13:30 - 15:00• Fireside Chat• Reading of the Communique • Closing Remarks

Thank you, Merci beacoup, Shukrun, Asante sana!

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Looking forward to seeing you there!For further information, please contact the following:

Technical organisational arrangementsMr Nicholas Ouma, Senior Youth Advisor, Education Division, ESTI, AUCEmail: OumaN@africa-union.org

Ms Unami Mpofu, Team Leader- Skills & Employability, AUDA-NEPADEmail: UnamiM@nepad.org

Logistic organisational arrangementsMr Tiego Legodi, ACJ Support, AUDA-NEPADEmail: aspyee@nepad.org