Thirteen products sat on the tables inside Kwadaso Agricultural College’s exhibition hall on 15 June 2026. The products ranged from plantain flour and cassava biscuits to fufu, gari mix, and rice porridge. Every one of them was built, priced, and pitched by the person standing behind the table. Four months earlier, most of them had…
Together with our partners (The Gambia College, Gambian Songhai Initiative (GSI), LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC HARLAU) in the G.R.E.E.N. Gambia project, we evaluated the pilot implementation of four new TVET programs in Food Processing, Eco Tourism, Entrepreneurship and Job Readiness Training at The Gambia College and Gambia Songhai Initiative. The evaluation included interviews, observations and surveys with…
The energy transition does not only require new technologies — it also requires people who know how to work with them. And this is increasingly becoming a challenge. Across Europe, the demand for technical professionals in the renewable energy sector is growing faster than the available workforce. At the same time, job profiles are changing rapidly: installers and technicians increasingly work with smart systems, data analytics, and hybrid energy solutions. Traditional education and training structures are struggling to keep pace.
For the EU funded Erasmus+ project GREEN Gambia, Gambia College, Gambian Songhai Initiative (GSI), LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC HARLAU (LTC), and CINOP joined forces to organize an inspiring Training of Trainers (ToT) for staff from Gambia College and GSI. The training focused on equipping teachers and trainers to work with the newly developed curricula on Food Processing, Eco-Tourism, Entrepreneurship, and…
Just before Christmas 2025, CINOP and LTC visited The Gambia as part of the G.R.E.E.N. Gambia project. The visit marked an important milestone in strengthening vocational education aligned with labour market needs in Food Processing and Ecotourism. LTC brought even two teachers who never been outside Europe which appeared to be an adventure. Over the…
27 November, CINOP, Bantani, Jordan River Foundation and Sharek Youth Forum closed the Entrecomp 4 Youth project in Jordan. The final event, excellently hosted by the Jordan River Foundation, brought together partners and participants to reflect on and celebrate the achievements the project. The short film below provides a brief impression of the project and…
12-15 August 2025 – IP Nhamatanda In the heart of the summer season, the partners of the Erasmus Plus project Vocational Excellence in Climate Resilient Agriculture in MOZambique (VECRA-MOZ) organized a four days’ workshop in Nhamatanda on multi stakeholder cooperation in vocational education and training (VET). The objective of the workshop was to strengthen and…
Under the Erasmus+ SASA-VET Uganda project, VET educators from across the West Nile region took part in two impactful Training of Trainers (ToT) workshops. These workshops, supported by CINOP and Cordaid Uganda and Rikolto Uganda, focused on strengthening didactical capacity around Life Skills, Study & Career Guidance (SCG), and Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET). Alongside…
Recently, UNESCO-UNEVOC launched the publication of Inclusion in TVET, a practical guide for forma, non-formal and informal TVET institutions. The Expertise Centres for Inclusive Education and for Vocational Education (both part of CINOP) have developed the first version of this guide and after a pilot phase among a number of UNEVOC centres, the final version…
