Mentorship has been a key driver of success for the Systems Change Program in Employability (SCPE). Between 2020 and 2023, five mentors from four institutions in three countries supported the learning, development, and growth of peer career services leads in five...
Ashesi University, Ghana, November 22-23, 2023: Eighteen career development professionals representing nine institutions across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda participated in the inaugural Career Strategy Workshop facilitated by the Education Collaborative. This...
As a beneficiary of the Systems Change Program for Employability, Emmanuel Uwihanganye, Director of the Career Development and Guidance Unit at Rwanda Polytechnic, and his team have developed different models to improve the employability of their students. In the...
Learnings from the Career and Employability track at the 2022 June Convening sparked a light-bulb moment for Dr Edward Amarteifio, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development, University of Cape Coast (UCC). “During the...
January 19-20, 2023 – Six technical universities from Ghana participated in a two-day workshop focused on developing holistic Career Services programs within their respective institutions. Hosted by The Education Collaborative at Ashesi University, the workshop,...
Out of the continent’s nearly 420 million young people aged 15-35, one-third are unemployed, another third is vulnerably employed, and only one in six is in wage employment according to the African Development Bank (AFDB, 2015, p.1). Unemployment therefore is a...
