Vocational Training
Better prospects with education
It is difficult to get a good job without education. This applies all over the world. As farming does not yield enough to feed them, many people in developing countries have to look for jobs elsewhere. That is why Kindernothilfe supports vocational training opportunities for children and young people.
Vocational training in Kenia. Picture: Jens Großmann
More and more people in the countries of the South are migrating from the country to the city. They can no longer live on what agriculture yields. Just under sixty percent of all people in work are involved in this sector. But that will change - in the future, more and more people will be employed particularly in industry and the service sector. Low salaries in developing countries favour migration from the countryside. This is causing the already high rate of unemployment and the precarious level of poverty in cities to increase.
Vocational training already in primary school
The majority of young people can only attend school for about six years. Approximately sixty-four percent of children across the world enter secondary school. In very poor countries, however, not even one third manage this. Furthermore, attending school is often the only education opportunity available. The education systems of many countries already take this into consideration in their curricula and put vocational training on the timetable at an early stage. But schools simply do not have enough teachers, money or equipment.
Tailoring in Brasil. Picture: KNH
A possible solution for this disastrous situation is to channel support not to individuals but to an entire community. The possible potential of the local community should be identified and the content of the programme determined. In other words: what can people in a village do to create new prospects for everyone. Self-help groups that save money and grant each other micro loans are an example of how such programmes can work. Further education for everyone or focus on supporting craftsmen and craftswomen can also help to make a village stronger.
In recent years those who completed vocational training courses have had difficulties in finding jobs. That's why Kindernothilfe supports smaller programmes suited to local needs rather than large vocational training centres. In this way, the partner in the field can react quickly to market niches and work closely together with local craftspeople and small businesses.
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