During a visit to the UNESCO/IIEP-Pôle de Dakar office, Dr. Yamada, SKY project leader, discussed a plan of collaboration with SKY project in assisting the national government to make an informed decision regarding improving skill assessments of workers and students.

UNESCO-IIEP-Pôle de Dakar and SKY project agreed to collaborate in creating handbooks and training program content to accurately measure workers’ capabilities while increasing the effectiveness of policy making to address the issue of skill gaps. The collaboration is expected to contribute to supporting policy makers. They will explore the possibility of cooperating in regard to skills assessment in countries where UNESCO-IIEP-Pôle de Dakar supports such policy.