2. July
2009 Concept note presented to Corporate Operating Committee, IFC
May 2010 Funding Secured – IFC & IsDB providing US$1 million each for initial work
Aug.
2010
Research work underway
Jan. Arab Spring
2011
April
2011
e4e Report Launch
2 Action Plans complete – Jordan (May 2011), Tunisia (June 2011)
June 2011
Oct. 2011
Dedicated Team in place and Implementation phase begins.
IFC e4e strategy rolled out over the next 5 years
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3. e4e Objectives & Development Impact
• Improve policy and regulatory environment to promote private sector engagement
• Increase access and affordability of quality post secondary education
• Change mindsets on the importance of VET, entrepreneurship, soft skills training
• Facilitate collaboration between civil society, educators and employers
The e4e initiative is expected to impact 1 million students
over the next 5 years
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4. Market Research
5 Comprehensive literature
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1 Literature review of the key research
2 4 review reports on E4E in the Arab
3 region
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9 Conducted 1,500 youth
Youth surveys across 5 countries2
survey
1 Morocco 6 Iraq
2 Algeria 7 Saudi Arabia Conducted 1,500 employer
Employer surveys across 5 countries2
3 Egypt 8 Oman
survey
4 Jordan 9 Yemen
5 West Bank and Gaza
9 deep dive countries representative of Conducted 200+ interviews
the Arab region1 Inter- with senior business, political
▪ ~60% of GDP views and education leaders across
9 deep-dive countries
▪ ~70% of population
1 For the purpose of this report, the Arab region is defined as:
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Yemen.
2 Including Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen
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5. Tackling youth unemployment requires addressing The e4e action plan focuses on skill
both job creation and skill development development
▪ Both labor demand and labor
Strong economic development supply are relevant for the e4e action
providing need for skilled workforce plan, but the focus is on skill
development
▪ Relevant questions on job creation:
– How many jobs are there? In what
sectors? How will that change in
the next 3 years?
– What are the skill requirements of
Job Skill those jobs?
creation development
▪ Relevant questions on skill
development:
– Does the education system provide
the right quality and quantity of
skilled graduates?
▪ In identifying opportunities, the focus
is on improving skill development
Well educated workforce critical for through e4e, not job creation or
driving economic development economic development
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6. Central Components of IFC’s e4e Strategy
Improve operating environment for the private sector and improve public-
private interactions:
1
o In-depth country assessments
o Standards and quality assurance
Increase Supply of work-ready students:
2 o Investments in university education, VET and soft skills development
programs
o Investment vehicles to bring other investors in the e4e investment initiatives
3 Change mindsets through convening and advocacy on cross-cutting themes
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7. “All Hands on Deck”
Call to Action – act now, act decisively and act jointly
• Catalyzing - promote investments by directing
donor and commercial funds to relevant projects
• Adding value – advocate and advise on improving
regulatory framework and investment climate
• Scaling up - expand provision of and access to
quality education
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8. Counterpart Stakeholder Group
Private Education Providers
• Offerings consistent with needs
• Scale up operations
• Innovative business models
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9. Counterpart stakeholder Group (cont.)
Private Employers
• Develop partnerships with education
providers
• Offer on job learning opportunities
• Be part of advocacy groups to
governments
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10. Counterpart stakeholder Group (cont.)
Government and Public sector
institutions
• Promote e4e as a priority in the
national agenda
• Develop quality assurance
mechanisms
• Expand sustainable funding options
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11. Counterpart stakeholder Group (cont.)
Civil society institutions &
media
• Advocate to change mindsets
• Bring constructive feedback to
surface
• Leverage endowments, grants and
donations
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12. Counterpart stakeholder Group (cont.)
The Youth
• Stay informed and share information
• Gain experience early through
internships and volunteer work
• Engage your personal stakeholders
in discussions of your future
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13. e4e Leadership
For more Information contact:
Dahlia Khalifa Svava Bjarnason
Head, e4e Team Education Specialist
Email: Dkhalifa@worldbank.org Email: SBjarnason@ifc.org
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