Background
Climate change and economic shifts are reshaping agriculture in Kenya, Namibia, and Rwanda, creating urgent challenges for both the environment and the workforce. Land degradation, resource depletion, and extreme weather events threaten productivity, while many young people struggle to find quality employment. A key issue is the gap between vocational education and market needs—TVET programmes often lack the innovation, sustainability focus, and industry connections necessary to prepare students for future careers.
The PRO-S project addresses these challenges by strengthening agricultural TVET through capacity building, a process that equips individuals and institutions with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to drive long-term change. By fostering cross-sector collaboration between schools, businesses, and policymakers, the project ensures that vocational training is both high-quality and relevant to real-world demands.
GOAL
At its core, PRO-S is about building capacity—not just for individuals, but for entire systems. By investing in educators, developing meaningful public-private partnerships, and providing students with hands-on, future-oriented learning opportunities, the project aims to make vocational education a powerful driver of innovation and sustainability.
The three main objectives of the project are the following:
- Enabling capacity-building for VET staff and teachers
- Boosting cross-sectoral and transcontinental public-private partnerships
- Developing activities to enhance students’ key competencies and knowledge on sustainable and innovative measures for the agricultural sectors
To achieve this, the project integrates practical, experience-based learning, strengthens public-private cooperation, and introduces high-impact initiatives. By embedding sustainability and innovation at the core of TVET, PRO-S not only equips young professionals for high-value careers in agriculture but also contributes to the resilience and long-term transformation of the sector itself.
Each partner will contribute to the realisation of relevant learning materials and organisation of student seminars during the Innovation and Sustainability Week. Schools must maintain this commitment to promote concepts and related skills. It is essential to integrate knowledge from different subjects and use different methods to enhance competencies and skills to trigger behavioural changes for more sustainable systems. By organising a festival-like intensive week of learning, which include seminars, presentations from experts, and hands-on activities. This will engage students and stimulate their interest, and non-formal learning and participative methods will make it easier for disadvantaged students to participate.
