Promoting Market Oriented Skills Training and Employment Creation in the Great Lakes Region

The programme supported the Governments of Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve access, quality and relevance of their respective Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems. 

Since 2022, the PROMOST programme (Promoting Market-Oriented Skills Training and Employment Creation) has been promoting market-oriented skills development initiatives in the Great Lakes Region, relying on Swisscontact’s longstanding experience in vocational education and training. The programme started up originally in Rwanda and was expanded to Burundi and Eastern DRC in 2016. The project outreached areas included districts in Rwanda’s Western Province, secure areas near Bukavu in the DRC, and Kayanza Province in Burundi.
 
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Ibanda, DR Congo
-2.216667
17.033333
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Kadutu, DR Congo
-2.5154752
28.852398
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Bagira, DR Congo
-2.4712741
28.8276355
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Nyantende, DR Congo
-2.5676096
28.8631013
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Kavumu, DR Congo
-2.2998022
28.7955841
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Mumosho, DR Congo
-2.6227207
28.8778277
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Nyangezi, DR Congo
-2.6627375
28.874244
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Walungu, DR Congo
-2.7081207
28.6468977
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Katana, DR Congo
-2.224786
28.830917
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Mudaka, DR Congo
-2.403731
28.810835
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Kayanza, Burundi
-2.9234745
29.6277775
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Ngozi, Burundi
-2.9107175
29.8243599
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Cibitoke, Burundi
-2.9107321
29.1262613
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Muramvya, Burundi
-3.2898398
29.6499162
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Nyamasheke, Rwanda
-2.3909755
29.1855785
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Rusizi, Rwanda
-2.5302697
29.1855785
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Ngororero, Rwanda
-1.831921
29.5571677
invalid
Karongi, Rwanda
-2.1769816
29.464359
invalid
Nyabihu, Rwanda
-1.6955422
29.5571677
invalid
Rutsiro, Rwanda
-1.9705898
29.464359
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Rubavo, Rwanda
-1.6479132
29.3482646
Project duration
2012 - 2023
Financed by
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Project Journey 2012 - 2023
The Great Lakes Region is one of the most densely populated and least urbanised areas on the African continent. In Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subsistence agriculture remains the backbone of the economy and employs a majority of available labour. At the same time, governments are well aware that in the interest of economic growth, substantial investments in non-agricultural activities are needed to increase employment and incomes. 

The governments of these three countries have made skills development their stated national priority and place special emphasis on vocational training and continued education. The creation of a demand-oriented, flexible, inclusive, and high-quality vocational education system is key to rapid economic growth, fair distribution of income, and the development of a healthy society.
 

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