Strengthening Vocational Education and Training, VET, in Ghana and Senegal: The Story of Peer Review in the Skilling Eco VET Project
Luovi Vocational College was responsible for guiding the Peer Review process as a tool for strategic planning in the Skilling Eco VET project in Ghana and Senegal in 2023-2025. It was an ambitious journey starting from the training of the Peers ending up with capacity-building strategies and ongoing improvements. Continuous improvement, a new approach to […]
DON BOSCO SOLAR DAY
The annual event, Don Bosco Solar day was organised and celebrated on the 20th November 2025 at the institute auditorium in Ashaiman – Tema, Ghana. This year’s event was proudly supported by the Skilling Eco-VET project initiative through Don Bosco Youth Network (DBYN). The Don Bosco Solar Day is an awareness and celebration event organized […]
WEST AFRICA CLEAN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT (WACEE) FAIR
From the 11-12 November 2025, about 30 students and teachers from Don Bosco Solar department from DBTI Ashaiman-Tema together with DBYN and VIS representatives participated in the West African Clean Energy and Environment Trade Fair and Conference (WACEE’25) at the Palms Convention Centre in Accra – Ghana. The 2 days international event was under the […]
TVET Sub-Working Group (13/11)
On 13 November 2025, VIS and DBYN hosted the latest TVET Sub-Working Group meeting at the Don Bosco Training Institute in Ashaiman, bringing together representatives from the EU, AICS, UNICEF, GIZ, T-TEL, ILO, DBYN, and other Development Partners, with additional members joining online. As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen alignment, collaboration, and harmonization within the […]
PEER REVIEW EXPERIENCE: INSIGHTS FROM A JOB SERVICE OFFICER
My name is Benedict Mensah, a Job Service Officer for Don Bosco Training Institute, Ashaiman -Tema. I have worked as a Job Service Officer for the past five (5) years. As a job service officer with these years of experience in employment services—helping trainees navigate job searches, resume building, interview preparation, and career transitions—connecting trainees […]
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS DAY
Facing current climate challenges—degradation of arable land, food insecurity, coastal erosion, and loss of human lives—changing consumption habits and behaviors is crucial. In line with its environmental policy, the Saint François de Sales Association organized an Environmental Awareness Day at the Don Bosco Center in Dakar, in collaboration with VIS. The event, co-financed by the […]
JSO QUALITY MANUAL REVISION
From the 29th September – 1st October 2025, Don Bosco Tech Africa, in collaboration with Don Bosco Youth Network West Africa (DBYN), Jugend Eine Welt and VIS (Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo), kicked off a three-day workshop dedicated to reviewing the Job Service Office (JSO) Quality Manual, with a special focus on Inclusion mainstreaming. The […]
Skilling EcoVET: Training and cooperation for a sustainable future in Senegal
In recent months, the Skilling EcoVET project, funded by the Erasmus+ Capacity Building programme, has made significant progress in strengthening vocational training in Senegal, focusing on the green transition and dialogue between schools and businesses. From 28 July to 1 August 2025, an intensive course on renewable energy, focusing on solar photovoltaics , was held in […]
Skilling ECO-VET Project Workshop (September 1-5, 2025): Tracer Studies
On the 1st – 5th September, 2025, Don Bosco Tech Africa conducted a workshop under the Skilling ECO-VET Project on Improving Youth Employment Through Tracer Study Systems for TVET Institutions in Ghana. The training workshop took place at the Don Bosco Training Institute, in Accra – Ghana The participants for the five days’ workshop were drawn […]
CAPACITY BUILDING IN SOLAR ENERGY
The energy transition in West Africa is strongly focused on the promotion and deployment of renewable energies, with solar energy at the heart of this dynamic. It is within this crucial context that the training module on Renewable Energies (Photovoltaic Solar) was organized by the Saint François de Sales Association for all electricity instructors at […]
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