What does Invest for Jobs do?
Under the Invest for Jobs brand, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has put together a package of measures to support German, European and African companies in investment activities that have a high impact on employment in Africa. The Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation – the official title – offers comprehensive advice, contacts and financial support to overcome investment barriers. The development objective is to team up with companies to create up to 100,000 jobs and 30,000 apprenticeships, and to improve working conditions in the African partner countries.
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© GettyImages / 961279738How Invest for Jobs is supporting companies during the Covid-19 pandemic
We are providing support on the ground through economic stabilisation measures designed to preserve jobs and secure investment.News
Ghana: Call for Applications #2
30.07.2021 - Are you interested in developing your businesses’ financial skills through an innovative and interactive learning experience to boost your business? Do you want to access innovative, demand-oriented financial services and grow your business? If you answered yes and own or manage a growth-oriented company in Ghana, this training programme is for you. Deadline for applications is August 13, 2021. Read more.
Ghana: Call for Applications #1
16.07.2021 - In Ghana, COGNOS International is starting the next round of the SME Training and Exchange Programme for wood-processing or furniture production companies. Apply now if you want to maximize the productivity and competitiveness of your business. Read more.
Call for Expression of Interest (EoI) for Private Sector Partnerships with Rwandan Companies
15.07.2021 - You are a Rwanda-based company with an interest to invest in the country with a job-creating growth effect? Then we encourage your company to submit a project concept comprising both business and development cooperation objectives by August 6th. As our collaborating partner you could benefit from reaching a new market, new sourcing channels or better qualified staff. Successful applicants will subsequently be asked to submit more detailed project proposals. Read more.
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The Digital Skills Accelerator Africa (DSAA)
The Digital Skills Accelerator Africa is part of the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation, launched by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The aim: to train young people in cooperation with companies in practical and labour market-oriented training as specialists for the ICT sector.
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The Pan-African Mobility Alliance (PAMA)
The Pan-African Mobility Alliance is part of the Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation launched by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). This open alliance aims to improve the production conditions of the automotive and mobility sector in Africa and to create local jobs.
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More jobs thanks to dual training system
The automotive supply industry in Tunisia has an increasing demand for well-trained specialists. The Tunisian Automotive Management Academy qualifies suitable candidates for tasks in middle management of the automotive supply industry, enabling the participating companies to further expand their production. This will create additional sustainable jobs and apprenticeships.
More qualified craftsmen and women
In Côte d'Ivoire, there is a great demand for qualified workers in the craft trades - for example in the areas of sanitary, air-conditioning and electrical engineering. In cooperation with the Saarland Chamber of Skilled Crafts, vocational training centres in Abidjan and Bouaké offer practical training and further education measures. The aim is to train 350 qualified craftsmen and women whose skills meet the requirements of the labour market.
Success model: practical vocational training
There are many small textile factories in Ghana. The development-partnership "Socially Responsible Jobs and Model Factories in Ghana's Emerging Clothing Sector" uses the expertise of private companies and German development-cooperation to train workers. The aim is to make Ghana's textile sector fit for the international markets.
Further information on the project can be found on the GIZ website.
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