81308421-Implementing measures to ensure a successful matching of cooperative TVET programs with the needs of the private sector

rowth of around 6 % per year (2017-2022), the labour market is not in a position to offer qualified employment to all young people. 84 % of the workforce works in precarious conditions in the informal business sector. And 72 % of the workforce (92 % of young people aged 15 to 24) is underemployed in

terms of income or working hours. The result is a high poverty rate of 49.6 % and a highly unequal distribution of income (Gini coefficient of 0.48) (World Bank 2022). The TVET system is not sufficiently capable of preparing young people f