Study on quality apprenticeships in five countries of West Africa: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Togo

The main objective of this study is to conduct case studies of five countries (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Togo) in order to examine their vocational apprenticeship systems and propose recommendations for transition to apprenticeship systems which conform to the ILO quality apprenticeship model. The specific objectives are: 

• to examine the apprenticeship systems in place in each of the five countries and analyse their compatibility with the quality apprenticeship system promoted by the ILO;
• to identify the challenges and opportunities facing each country’s apprenticeship system and consider each key element with a view to transition towards an ILO quality apprenticeship system;
• to propose recommendations for upgrading and for transition to an ILO quality apprenticeship system in each of the five countries, as well as general recommendations applicable to all the countries.