Step Innovations Africa

Wishing everyone a?transformative?New Year 2025! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how we innovate, collaborate and drive meaningful change. This year, we at Step Innovations Africa, are harnessing AI’s potential to improve lives, forge stronger partnerships and deliver accelerated impact across our focus areas of agriculture, climate, education, fintech and health. Let’s connect and explore how we can drive impactful solutions together! stepinnovationsafrica.com

We attended a highly informative session organised by the BILT team on the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Innovation Framework. This effective and proven methodology helps TVET institutions align with market demands and foster sustainable innovation, including: ? Strengthening TVET through self-assessment using balanced scorecards, stakeholder mapping, and innovation action plans. ? Promoting collaboration among educators, students, the community and industry for lasting impact. The framework is agile, supporting a catalytic approach to innovative actions within identified thematic areas for Network Centres and other institutions of member states. It has been successfully implemented in Brazil across six campuses and is now planned for national scale-up and expansion to Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. Publication: Innovating TVET: A framework for institutions https://lnkd.in/dRCy7gdA Webinar presentation https://lnkd.in/dSeRW5rR #TVETInnovation #UNESCOUNEVOC #SkillsForTheFuture #SustainableDevelopment #BILT #StepInnovationsAfrica

Step Innovations Africa actively participated in the Africa Skills Week 2024 in Accra, Ghana. This pivotal event, aligned with the AU's theme of transforming education, united key stakeholders to address skills development and youth employability across the continent. We engaged in valuable discussions on innovation in education and workforce preparation, contributing to Africa's vision for a skilled, empowered youth driving sustainable economic growth. #AfricaSkillsWeek2024 #TransformingEducation #StepInnovationsAfrica Video Credits: African Union

It's a marketplace!? A key objective of the Africa Skills Week is to Facilitate the exchange of best practice, innovative approaches and successful initiatives in Skills development among stakeholders from across Africa and beyond. ? Skills Initiative for Africa spotlights its work and good practice initiatives from across the continent through its knowledge sharing booth. Our booth also includes innovative and inclusive practices implemented by our Call for Good Practices Finalists, who join us at the booth to speak on their innovative initiatives.? African Union African Union Development Agency-NEPAD #AfricaSkillsWeek2024 #AfricaSkillsWeek #SkillsforAfrica #Agenda2063 #YearofEducation #SIFA #Africa

Inviting comments: Draft Continental TVET Strategy 2025-2034 The African Union is in the process of updating the Continental TVET Strategy with a view to realigning the next phase of implementation to emerging continental and global skills development trends and priorities. Kindly join the task team for a strategic conversation on this review process. Your comments are also welcome via this link Inviting comments:?https://lnkd.in/dDv4YwNE When: 3rd September 2024. Where:?https://lnkd.in/dT6CKqjW Kindly Save the date and join us. We look forward to your insightful contributions.

Attended an insightful regional webinar on skills partnerships for labour migration, hosted by ILO and gained valuable perspectives and knowledge on this crucial topic.

Save the Date! Join the webinar on "Skills Partnership on Labor Migration" to: ? Gain a deeper understanding of current labour migration trends in Africa. ? Receive?actionable recommendations for policymakers to enhance labour mobility. ? Foster strategic partnerships between African countries and international stakeholders Click the link or scan the QR to register now: https://lnkd.in/gDkbVCBe ?

In the #YearOfEducation2024, The African Union Commission (AUC) and AUDA-NEPAD have initiated a review of the Continental Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Strategy for Youth Employment and Action Plans. This strategic reassessment is supported by the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) Program, through the GIZ and German Cooperation. As implementing partner, Step Innovations Africa, is leveraging its expertise in TVET, digital transformation and vast experience across the continent to review the existing Continental TVET Strategy and develop support mechanisms for TVET implementation in Africa. We invite all TVET stakeholders across Africa inclusing ministries, TVET Regulators, Development Partners, Private Sector (Employers), Public Sector Organisations, Training Institutions, NGOs, and Individual TVET experts/Trainers to contribute to the new TVET Handbook for Africa! Please scan the QR code or visit: https://lnkd.in/gdCH4yW6 Every thought counts, every voice matters! #TheAfricaWeWant @GIZAfricanUnion #SIFA #Agenda2063 #stepinnovationsafrica

In the #YearOfEducation2024, The African Union Commission (AUC) and AUDA-NEPAD have initiated a review of the Continental Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Strategy for Youth Employment and Action Plans. This strategic reassessment is supported by the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) Program, through the GIZ and German Cooperation. As implementing partner, Step Innovations Africa, is leveraging its expertise in TVET, digital transformation and vast experience across the continent to review the existing Continental TVET Strategy and develop support mechanisms for TVET implementation in Africa. We invite TVET Regulators across Africa to contribute recommendations for a new Continental TVET Strategy for Africa! Please scan the QR code or visit: https://lnkd.in/gxvTbWZp Every thought counts, every voice matters! #TheAfricaWeWant @GIZAfricanUnion #SIFA #Agenda2063 #stepinnovationsafrica

This year, the #G20Brasil took the decision to engage further civil society in the #G20 process. Last week, during the Sherpa meeting, the 13 engagement groups of G20 presented their recommendations to the members, invited States and international organizations. As the UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, stated during the last G20 Foreign Ministers meeting, we need “to deliver more efficient and close cooperation with civil society on issues that absolutely need its contribution.” UNESCO strongly welcomes this initiative. As a longstanding supporter of the involvement of civil society, our Organization is working to create spaces for dialogue between governments, artists, educators, academics, businesses and youth. This year, UNESCO is contributing to different engagement groups including Justice 20, Ocean 20, Youth 20, Think 20, and Business 20. ??On justice, and because we must ensure the use of technology to enhance the efficiency of the judiciary, UNESCO has provided the group with data on the usage of Artificial intelligence in the judiciary. ????When 16% of the global population is composed of young people, UNESCO reaffirmed its commitment to this group by providing training to the G20 youth delegates through the UNESCO MGIEP to empower youth. ??As the lead agency for the Ocean Decade, UNESCO is supporting the G20 through implementation of Marine Spatial Planning Frameworks that balance ocean conservation and economic development. UNESCO is looking forward to partnering with the #G20Brasil for the #G20Social Summit. Charaf Ahmimed #UNESCO