News
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Entrepreneurs using their skills to upskill refugees
Winners of BeChangeMaker Africa 2020, Invicta adjust their business to help hundreds of refugees.
9 August 2021
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Global Industry Partner Vcom supports skill development in Africa
Vcom, China’s Guangzhou Technician College (GZTC), and the Inter-University Council of East Africa (ICCEA) have begun a new partnership.
23 July 2021
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African Union hosts BeChangeMaker Africa information session on 15 July
Hear from past winners and get first-hand insights to help develop your application for this year’s BeChangeMaker Africa.
14 July 2021
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BeChangeMaker Africa team brings community water testing to Uganda and Zambia
Team RUWAFIKI from Uganda have developed four prototypes of their project and carried out community testing in Uganda and Zambia.
20 May 2021
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Young team of Ethiopian entrepreneurs win BeChangeMaker Africa
The first BeChangeMaker Africa saw entrepreneurs from across the continent share their social enterprise ideas.
24 September 2020
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BeChangeMaker Africa Entrepreneurs make their live pitch debut
Five teams of brilliant and creative young people are about to discover which of them will be crowned the first BeChangeMaker Africa.
17 September 2020
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BeChangeMaker launches in Africa
BeChangeMaker Africa is an online training programme that combines social entrepreneurship and the power of skills to inspire action on global challenges.
9 April 2020
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Skill development takes its next big step in Africa
Next October a group of 150 young men and women will gather in a small but picturesque city on the Atlantic coast of Africa in a test of their vocation skills and training.
20 December 2019
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Ghana becomes 81st Member of WorldSkills
It is with great pleasure that we announce Ghana as the 81st Member of WorldSkills International.
18 June 2019
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WorldSkills and African Union improve access to skills development
An exciting new vision for skills training in Africa is at the heart of a historic agreement between WorldSkills International and the African Union.
11 February 2019