Republic of Burundi Skills Development for Growth : Building Skills for Coffee and Other Priority Sectors

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With limited land, capital, and a fast growing population, Burundi's main asset is its youthful population. Its main challenge is also to create good quality jobs for its youth. With low levels of educational attainment and poor health status, the quality of this young population is poor. After more than 13 years of conflict ending in 2000, and a period of modest recovery, Burundi has the opportunity to stimulate growth. Burundi is making strides in creating one of the fundamentals of job creation - investment climate. Investing in the skills of the population is critical for the success of growth strategy and for creating productive employment opportunities for Burundi's youth. The Government of Burundi is introducing a major reform in the education sector which is going to significantly impact skills in Burundi. This analytical report will contribute to defining a skills development strategy for Burundi to complement the growth strategy. It looks at the potential impact of the basic education reform on the quantity and education attainment of the working age population. Further it looks at the skills demands that are likely to emerge if Burundi upgrades along the value chain in selected sectors to ensure strong alignment of occupation competencies in growth sectors. The report is structured as follows: section one gives introduction. Section two gives impacts of the new basic education reform, and its pace of implementation, for the education levels of potential new workers, and of the population, over the next 10-15 years. Section three presents the potential upgrading strategies for moving up the value chain in the selected sectors. Section four presents current framework for strategic direction, demand-led approach, and coordination of the technical vocational education and training (TVET) system.

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ACCESS RATE, ACCESS TO CAPITAL, AGE GROUPS, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL LABOR, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRONOMY, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC LITERACY, BEANS, BENEFITS OF EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARE FOR CHILDREN, CASSAVA, CHERRIES, CLASS SIZE, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COFFEE, COFFEE BEANS, COFFEE FARMERS, COFFEE GROWERS, COFFEE GROWING, COFFEE GROWING AREAS, COFFEE MARKET, COFFEE PRICES, COFFEE PRODUCER, COFFEE PRODUCERS, COFFEE PRODUCTION, COFFEE SECTOR, COFFEE TREES, COMPLETION RATE, COOPERATIVES, CROP, CROP PRODUCTION, CROPS, CULTIVATION, CULTIVATION PRACTICES, CURRICULA, DEFORESTATION, DEGRADATION, DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DISSEMINATION, DISTANCE EDUCATION, DONOR SUPPORT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION REFORM, EDUCATION REFORMS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELDERLY, ENROLMENT FIGURES, ENROLMENTS, EXTENSION AGENTS, EXTENSION WORKERS, FAIR TRADE, FAO, FARM, FARM ACTIVITIES, FARM EMPLOYMENT, FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FARMER, FARMER ORGANIZATIONS, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FERTILIZER, FERTILIZER USE, FERTILIZERS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SECURITY, FORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, FOSSIL FUELS, FRUITS, GENERAL EDUCATION, GER, GIRLS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, GREEN REVOLUTION, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS ENROLMENT, GROSS ENROLMENT RATE, HARVESTING, HEALTH INSURANCE, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS, HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ICRISAT, IMPACT OF EDUCATION, INFORMAL TRAINING, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNSHIPS, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, INTERVENTIONS, IRRI, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB TRAINING, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND TENURE, LEARNING, LEGAL STATUS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LITERACY PROGRAMS, LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION, MANUALS, MARGINAL LANDS, MEAT, MEDIA COVERAGE, MIGRATION, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MILLET, MORTALITY, MULCH, NEW ENTRANTS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUMERACY, OLD SYSTEM, PARTICIPATION RATES, PLANTATIONS, PLANTING, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY GOALS, POOR HEALTH, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, PRIMARY CYCLE, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE ENROLLMENTS, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PROGRESS, QUALITY COFFEE, QUALITY CONTROL, RAINFOREST, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, REGIONAL BANKS, REPETITION RATES, RESPECT, RICE, RICE RESEARCH, RURAL AREAS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEES, SCHOOL HOURS, SCHOOL LEAVERS, SCHOOL PROGRAM, SCHOOL-LEAVERS, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SEA LEVEL, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SEED, SEED MULTIPLICATION, SEEDLINGS, SEEDS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SKILL LEVEL, SKILLED WORKERS, SKILLS ACQUISITION, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SKILLS REQUIREMENTS, SKILLS TRAINING, SMALL PRODUCERS, SMALLHOLDERS, SOCIAL ACTION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOIL EROSION, SOIL FERTILITY, SOILS, SORGHUM, SPECIALTY COFFEE, SPECIALTY COFFEE MARKETS, SUGAR, SUGARCANE, TEA, TEACHER, TEACHING, TEACHING METHODS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TERRACING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TILLAGE, TOBACCO, TRAINEES, TRAINING CENTRE, TRAINING OF TEACHERS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSPORTATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTER, URBAN CENTERS, VEGETABLES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WATER RESOURCES, WHEAT, WORKFORCE, YIELDS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUTH, YOUTH PARTICIPATION

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