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The Role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training TUNISIA TUNISIA Skills Development for Employment Public Disclosure Authorized The Role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized May 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Acronyms and Abbreviations AFD French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement) AHK German-Tunisian Chamber of Commerce (Chambre Tuniso-Allemande de l'Industrie et du Commerce) ALMP Active Labor Market Program ANETI National Agency for Employment and Self-Employment (Agence Nationale pour l’Emploi et le Travail Indépendant) ATFP Tunisian Agency for Vocational Training (Agence Tunisienne de la Formation Professionnelle) AUP African Union Partnership AVFA Agricultural Extension and Training Agency (Agence de Vulgarisation et de la Formation Agricoles) BTP Professional Technician Certificate (Brevet de Technicien Professionnel) BTS Higher Technician Certificate (Brevet de Technicien Supérieur) CAP Professional Aptitude Certificate (Certificat d’Aptitude Professionnelle) CC Certificate of Competence (Certificat de Compétence) CENAFFIF National Centre for Training for Trainers and Training Development (Centre National de Formation des Formateurs et de l'Ingénierie de Formation) CFA Certificat de Fin d'Apprentissage CIVP Contract for Preparation of Professional Life (Contrat pour la Préparation à la Vie Professionnelle) CNFCPP National Center of Continual Training and Professional Promotion (Centre National de Formation Continue et de Promotion Professionnelle) EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EIB European Investment Bank EMNES Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies ERF Economic Research Forum ETF European Training Foundation EU European Union FNE National Employment Fund (Fonds National de l'Emploi) Forsati My Opportunity Program GDP Gross Domestic Product GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GoT Government of Tunisia ILO International Labour Organization IPST Institutes for Higher Labor Promotion (Instituts de Promotion Supérieure du Travail) ISET Higher Institute of Technological Studies (Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques) ISO International Organization for Standardization ITCEQ Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies (Institut Tunisien de la Compétitivité et des Etudes Quantitatives) LMIS Labor Market Information Systems MANFORME Program for the Enhancement of Vocational Training and Employment (Mise à Niveau de la Formation et de l'Emploi) MDN Ministry of National Defense (Ministère de la Défense Nationale) ME Ministry of Education (Ministère de l’Education) MESRS Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique) MFPE Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment (Ministère de la Formation Professionnelle et de l'Emploi) NEET Not in education, employment, or training ODI Overseas Development Institute OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OJT On-the-Job Training ONEQ National Observatory of Employment and Skills (Observatoire National de l'Emploi et des Qualifications) ONTT National Tunisian Tourism Office (Office National du Tourisme Tunisien) PAFIP Support Program for Professional Training and Integration (Programme d’Appui à la Formation et à l’Insertion Professionnelle) PEE First-time Employment Program (Programme d’Encouragement à l’Emploi) PISA Program for International Student Assessment PPP Public-Private Partnership PRONAFOC National Program of Continuous Learning (Programme National de Formation Continue) SCD Systematic Country Diagnostic SIVP Initiation into the World of Work (Stage d'Initiation à la Vie Professionnelle) SMIG Guaranteed Minimum Wage in the Industrial Sector (Salaire Minimum Interprofessionnel Garanti dans les secteurs non agricoles régis par le code du travail - 2000–2018) TLMS Tunisia Labor Market Panel Survey TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UGTT Tunisian General Labor Union (Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail) UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UTAP Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (Union Tunisienne de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche) UTICA Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts (Union Tunisienne de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat) Table of Contents I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Country Context .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Youth, Education, and Labor Market............................................................................... 2 1.3. Why TVET? Employment, Youth Inclusion, and Economic Development ....................... 4 II. Organization of the TVET Sector ............................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Structure of the TVET System .......................................................................................... 7 2.2 Organization and Governance of TVET ............................................................................ 9 2.3 Access to TVET ............................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Public-Private Partnership in TVET ................................................................................ 18 2.5 Quality and Relevance of TVET ...................................................................................... 19 2.6 Public Spending on TVET and Financing Mechanisms ................................................... 22 III. Policy and Strategic Framework of TVET in Tunisia ............................................................................. 24 IV. Managing a Successful Reform: Challenges and Recommendations in TVET to Develop Skills .......... 26 4.1. Economic Governance and TVET Governance .............................................................. 27 4.2. Quality of Provision ....................................................................................................... 29 4.3. Improvement Requires Information and Evaluation Systems: A Culture of Results ..... 31 V. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................... 32 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................................. 34 Annex 1. Donors’ Support ............................................................................................................................ 37 Annex 2: Summary of Findings from Visits of Four Training Professional Training Centers under the ATFP38 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Professional Training: Evolution in the Number of Students being Trained per Sector and per Category, 2009–2016 ............................................................................................................................. 15 Table 2: Distribution of Trainees per Sector in the Public TVET Training Centers, 2016 (%) ......................... 15 Table 3: Number of Women vs. Men Enrolled by Type of TVET Certificate, 2016 ........................................ 17 Table 4: TVET Enrollment vs. Graduation Rates 2014 and 2016 .................................................................... 19 Table 5: Employment Rates of TVET Graduates Four Years after Graduation ............................................... 21 Table 6: Evolution of Expenditures of the TVET Programs per Category of Expenditure (TND, thousands) . 23 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Multidimensional Policy for Youth Inclusion ..................................................................................... 5 Figure 2: Structure of the Tunisian Education System ..................................................................................... 8 Figure 3: The TVET System in Tunisia ............................................................................................................. 11 Figure 4: Distribution of Students per Type of Training ................................................................................. 16 Figure 5: Public and Private (Accredited) Training Centers, 2016 .................................................................. 17 Figure 6: Distribution of Students per Training Sector and Gender, 2016 ..................................................... 18 Figure 7: Employees per Type of Contract and Degrees ................................................................................ 22 Figure 8: Evolution of the MEFP Budget, 2009–2018 (TND, thousands) ....................................................... 22 LIST OF BOXES Box 1: Active Labor Market Programs in Tunisia .............................................................................................. 6 Box 2: Examples of Initiatives with Private Sector Participation to Improve Access to Labor Markets ........ 12 Box 3: TVET Continuous Training.................................................................................................................... 14 Box 4: Changing TVET: Links to Economic Governance and Better Monitoring ............................................ 28 Box 5: Occupational Demand and Skills Forecasting ...................................................................................... 30 I. Introduction 1.1. Country
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