Skilling Eco-VET : Trois ans de collaboration pour renforcer l’écosystème de la FEP au Ghana et au Sénégal
Dakar, 26 November 2025 – The Final Conference of Skilling Eco-VET took place at La Pouponnière de Dakar. The three-year initiative, co-funded by the European Union, aims to improve enabling environments for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana and Senegal. During the event, partners presented the main achievements, lessons learned and tools developed over the project […]
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 […]
Renforcement de la Formation Professionnelle (VET) au Ghana et au Sénégal : l’histoire du Peer Review dans le projet Skilling Eco VET
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 […]
FOIRE OUEST-AFRICAINE DE L’ÉNERGIE PROPRE ET DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT (WACEE)
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 […]
EXPÉRIENCE D’ÉVALUATION PAR LES PAIRS : LE TÉMOIGNAGE D’UN 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 […]
JOURNEE DE SENSIBILISATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE
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 : Formation et coopération pour un avenir durable au Sénégal
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 […]
Atelier du projet Skilling ECO-VET (1er – 5 septembre 2025) : Études de suivi des diplômés (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 […]
RENFORCEMENT DE CAPACITE EN ENERGIE SOLAIRE
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 […]
Skilling Eco Vet : Renforcement des capacités sur l’évaluation formative et la gestion des données
As part of the capacity-building activities of the Skilling Eco-VET project, co-funded by the European Union, VIS NGO organised the third meeting of the public–private partnership group in Tambacounda on 30 January 2025. The working session focused on formative assessment and database management, bringing together stakeholders from vocational training institutions. The first part of the meeting was dedicated to formative assessment, presented as […]
FORMATION EN ENTREPRENEURIAT DIGITAL
As part of the SKILLING ECO-VET project, an intensive Digital Entrepreneurship Training was held from 25 to 29 November 2024 at the Médina Nursery in Dakar. This five-day program, co-financed by the European Union, aimed to equip key actors in the entrepreneurial ecosystem with the tools and strategies needed to develop viable digital projects tailored […]
Skilling EcoVET: Un Pas Vers l'Emploi Inclusif des Jeunes au Sénégal
On Friday, September 27, 2024, the second public-private partnership meeting of the Skilling EcoVET project was held in Tambacounda, gathering 23 participants. This meeting highlighted the key challenges related to youth employment in Senegal. The discussions focused on the necessary skills to meet market needs and the ways to improve access to training, apprenticeship, and […]
Première Rencontre du Groupe de Partenariat Public-Privé du Projet Skilling Eco-VET au Sénégal
The Skilling Eco-VET project, co-financed by the European Union, aims to facilitate the transition of vocational education and training (VET) to the local labor market while strengthening the employability of vulnerable groups. The goal is to reduce irregular migration by improving employment opportunities. Nine partners from six countries (Italy, Spain, Finland, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya) are […]
Réunion des partenaires intermédiaires au Ghana
From 3 to 5 April 2024, Skilling EcoVET partners met in Accra, Ghana, for the project second face-to-face meeting. Three days full of discussions, exchange of ideas on what has been achieved so far, and planning for the future activities. The event also served to host the project’s first Public-Private Partnership Cluster. Representatives from Association […]
Première formation sur site du projet au Ghana
In February 2024, the project’s first on-site training on Organic Farming and Business Plan was held in the Bono Region of Ghana. Five days of in-depth training in which the eight participants were guided through theoretical and practical sessions on how to manage a greenhouse and find local and organic solutions for pest control, as […]
Lancement de la campagne sur les réseaux sociaux « Think Green Act Greener »
The Skilling EcoVET partners are happy to announce the launch of the social media campaign “Think Green Act Greener: How to make your VET institution more sustainable.” The goal is to raise awareness about sustainability and the importance of embracing green practices in VET centers. Indeed, this process can allow students and teachers to explore […]
Examen par les pairs – Sénégal
The second Peer Review of the Skilling EcoVET project that took place in Dakar, Senegal, from the 27th to the 29th of November 2023 has recently come to an end. The partners involved were the Société Saint François de Salles (Senegal), DBYN (Ghana), LUOVI (Finland) and VIS (Senegal). In addition, the three Salesian centers from […]
Upcoming activities for the end of 2023
In September, the Skilling EcoVET partners virtually met to plan and discuss the next steps of the project. In the coming months, several trainings will be held in Ghana and Senegal on different topics: from Competence-Based Approaches in Education to Organic Agriculture and Women’s Entrepreneurship, and much more. And at the end of November, a Peer Review […]
Peer review: a new methodology to encourage the exchange of ideas and knowledge within the Skilling Eco VET project
Peer review: a new methodology to encourage the exchange of ideas and knowledge within the Skilling Eco VET project in Ghana and Senegal.
Launching the Skilling Eco VET project: the kick-off meeting in Ghana.
The partners of Skilling Eco VET, a project co-funded by the European Commission to foster the transition of VET to emerging labor market to boost employability in Ghana and Senegal, celebrated their first in-person meeting from the 19th to the 21st of April 2023 in Accra (Ghana). The event was hosted by Don Bosco Youth Network and gathered participants from the partners organizations […]
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