OVERSTEP
A joint alliance to develop a mobility scheme and share best practices between African and European VET systems
Project
Investing in people by investing in education and skills
Africa has the youngest population of any region of the world and continues to experience strong demographic growth. In order to boost investment and create jobs, skills need to be matched with the demands of the labour market and employability improved through relevant and quality vocational education and training.
OVERSTEP aims to improve the professional development of teachers and managers, the skills and employability of learners and the relevance and quality of teaching and learning in vocational education and training in Africa.
Activities
80 Staff members from African VET Schools and training providers
80 Staff members from European VET schools
200 African learners 100 students and 100 recent graduates
The OVERSTEP project will implement:
- Mobility for African School Staff: 80 staff members of African VET School/training providers involved in the partnership will undertake a 15-day job shadowing experience at European VET School/training providers based in Italy, France, Malta and Spain in order to exchange good practices and work on the educational tools, methodologies and strategies to be put in place to improve the training offer proposed in the African institutions.
- Mobility for European School Staff: 80 staff members of EU VET School/training providers will undertake a 15-day mobility period at the African VET School/training providers to guide, support and accompany their partners in the process of improving and modernising their training offers.
- Learners Mobility: 200 African learners (100 students and 100 recent graduates) will have the opportunity to undertake a “on the job” training experience in European companies in Italy, France, Malta and Spain operating in the sectors of Tourism and Hotel services, Agriculture and Food Processing.
Areas covered
Food processing
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary
Tourism and Hotel services
Partners
List of partners in Europe
ITALY | FMTS Experience (Coordinator)
FRANCE | Newdeal Institute
MALTA and SPAIN | ForMalta
List of schools in Africa
TUNISIE | Lycée Agricole de Thibar
BENIN | Lycée Technique, Tertiare et Industriel de Djakotomey
CABO VERDE | Escola Basica e Secundaria “Olavo Moniz”
IVORY COAST | Lycée Professionnel Hôtelier D’Abidjan
NIGERIA | Federal University of Technology Akure – FUTA Secondary School
SENEGAL | Ecole Nationale de Formation Hôteliere et Touristique Cheikh Amala
CAMEROON | Institut Superieur d’Agriculture et de Gestion d’Obala
CAMEROON |Institut Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques de l’Environnement et de l’Entrepreneuriat Rural
GABON | Lycée Forestier et Agricole “Maurice Betote”
KENYA | Thika College of Banking and Accountancy
SOUTH AFRICA | Unicom Agricultural Secondary School
Destinations
France
Italy
Malta
Spain
Benin
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Gabon
Kenya
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisie