For many youth in Africa, the educational systems in African nations are not adequate preparation for the workplace, as the curriculum is mostly theoretical. There is often a mismatch of skills, with most educational institutions still offering courses that are no longer relevant to the current job market, given current economic trends. This raises the following questions:

• How is the skills gap defined more specifically, a prerequisite for designing and implementing adequate solutions?
  Publisher: 

  The Youth Employment Network (International Labour Organization), International Youth Foundation
  Date: 

  2009
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This paper uses quantitative and qualitative data collected through a survey among
entrepreneurs and apprentices in micro and small enterprises in Accra, Ghana, to analyse the
financial arrangements in informal apprenticeships. It discusses the relationship between the