The SenExpertise program contains a database of highly skilled Senegalese residing in France who desire to offer their expertise to Senegalese institutions (administration, programs, etc). The program finances short missions that help to build capacities of Senegalese institutions or organizations. This program is financed under the French migration agreement.
Classic development cooperation has discovered the migration-enrepreneurship link as a meaningful tool to promote job creation, employment generation and innovation. However, practical tools how to “hands on” promote migrant entrepreneurship are often lacking.
The main goal of the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) is to increase access to finance for small and medium enterprises – which is especially relevant for returning migrants. The AGF’s key mandate is to assist financial institutions to increase their financing to African Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) through the provision of partial financial guarantees and capacity development assistance. AGF’s products and services provide financial institutions with the means which they can leverage in bringing their African SME financing interventions to the required scale.
The Centre for Migration Management and Information (CIGEM - Centre d'information et Gestion des Migrations) based in Bamako, Mali, was created in 2008 through an agreement between the European Union and the Government of Mali. Its main objectives are the definition and implementation of a Malian migration policy adapted to national, regional and international dynamics in constant evolution, with particular emphasis on the link between migration and development.
The Nyerere Program aims to contribute to high-level African human resource development and retention and supporting intra-African academic mobility. It covers a range of initiatives to boost mobility for students and staff in higher education, promoting research and capacity building and acting to stem the numbers of qualified graduates leaving for jobs outside the continent.
The African Institute for Remittances (AIR) is a specialized technical office of the African Union Commission (AUC) established to assist the AU Member States to:
(a) improve their statistical measurement, compiling and reporting capabilities on remittances data;
(b) Promote appropriate changes to their legal and regulatory frameworks for remittances, payment and settlement systems as well as use of innovative technology so as to promote greater competition and efficiency, resulting in reductions of transfer costs; and
The Advanced Technical School for Hotel Management and Tourism Services decided in 2019 to partner with the Italian Tourism School Elena Cornaro of Jesolo to provide its students high quality education and training that are in line with both national and international labour market requirements.
The Norwegian Training Center, Manila (NTC-M) was established by the Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) in order to provide relevant upgrading training for Filipino seafarers serving on the ships of its members.
The Europass system facilitates job matching through a common definition of experience and mobility. It comprises five documents available in a common format across Europe:
The Ontario Skills Passport provides clear descriptions of the Essential Skills and work habits important for work, learning and life. The OSP is a free bilingual, web-based resource that provides clear descriptions of the essential skills and work habits needed for success in the workplace.