Special Reports – Africa Edition
eLearning Africa 2019

'Learnability and employability' take centre stage

The 14th edition of eLearning Africa was held from 23 to 25 October in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Under the theme "The Keys to the Future: Learnability and employability", the gathering focused on two of the most important attributes needed in tomorrow’s rapidly changing global economy: learnability and employability.
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PHOTO “This house believes African governments are failing to provide young people with the skills they need to prepare for the future,” was the successful motion emanating from a highly charged debate in the closing stages of the 14th International Conference and Exhibition on ICT for Education, Training and Skills Development, or eLearning Africa 2019, in Côte d’Ivoire on 25 October.
PHOTO A majority – 65% – of African education and training professionals believe that African countries are not doing enough to ensure universal access to quality higher education for all Africans by 2030 but are optimistic about the benefits of technology in education, according to a survey contained in the latest eLearning Africa Report 2019.
The world’s largest skills-formation classroom aimed at improving learning outcomes through education technology is taking shape, courtesy of US$25 million in joint funding from the World Bank and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.
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