Supporting entrepreneurship in the vocational training system in Tunisia OECD Reviews on Skills and Competences for Entrepreneurship OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the authors. Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works. Authorised for publication by Sergio Arzeni, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Tourism and Local Development © OECD 2014 You can copy, download or print OECD content for your own use, and you can include excerpts from OECD publications, databases and multimedia products in your own documents, presentations, blogs, websites and teaching materials, provided that suitable acknowledgment of the source and copyright owner is given. All requests for public or commercial use and translation rights should be submitted to
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[email protected]. FOREWORD Supporting entrepreneurship in vocational education and training is increasingly important for governments as they seek to improve pathways to the labour market for youth. Given the youth unemployment challenge that is currently faced in Tunisia, entrepreneurship can offer opportunities for youth to create jobs for themselves and for others. The vocational education and training system has an important role to play in supporting this agenda by providing entrepreneurship training and business start-up support.