The ARC-EDS was initiated to provide solutions to the challenges of education, unemployment, and skills development for employability gaps among Africa’s youth population. ARC-EDS serves as a vital platform for collective thinking among governments and key stakeholders towards triggering a turnaround in the fortunes of Africa’s growing youth population, to engender hope, and provide opportunities for Africa’s socio-economic transformation. It is an initiative of ESDEV Foundation Africa.

The purpose of the ARC-EDS is to explore strategies to combat the growing youth unemployment situation in Africa, by amplifying the opportunities for the youth. It is also to promote TVET as a viable and attractive option that empower young people, to accelerate progress on SDG 4.3 and 4.4 targets in the Africa region, and ultimately, contributing to reducing unemployment and dependency in the Africa region.

The 2024 ARC-EDS is organised by the ESDEV Foundation Africa and Ghana’s premier Technical University - The Accra Technical University in collaboration with selected Technical and Skills training institutions in the Africa region.

The ARC-EDS has a wide range of governmental and non-governmental partners at all levels - global, Continental, and national.

The Theme for the 2024 ARC -EDS is: ‘Unlocking Africa’s Youth Potentials for Socio-Economic Transformation’.

The 2024 ARC-EDS sessions will be organised in both Plenary and break-out sessions. There will also be Panel discussions and Exhibition by Technical Universities and corporate organisations sponsors.

The 2024 ARC-EDS focus areas are as follows:

• Redefining education to address skill gaps for youth employment: The need for broader policy framework for African governments.
• Leveraging emerging technologies for youth employment in Africa.
• Maximizing African youth potential for Sustainability and Sustainable development.
• Harnessing the power of African youth populations as human capital for socio- economic transformation.
• Bridging youth unemployment gaps: Strategies for effective skills acquisition for Africa.

A diverse community of stakeholders equipped with innovative solutions designed to address challenges of skills development for employability and entrepreneurship facing Africa’s growing youthful population, and consequently accelerating the achievement of SDG 4.3 and 4.4 targets.

Contributed to the development of policies that promote TVET, entrepreneurship and skills training as viable options in bridging the youth under/unemployment gaps in Africa.

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