Renforcer les competences au Cameroun Developpement inclusif de la main d'oeuvre, competitivite et croissance
The overarching goal of this study is to facilitate Cameroon's strategic objective of ensuring that the country has a well educated human resources base to support its quest to emerge as a strong middle income economy by 2035. This study is intended to support Cameroon in preparing a national strategy for skills development, related policies and institutions to boost competitiveness and productivity, and job creation. The study also notes that many factors other than skills can limit productivity and job creation, including weak governance, bureaucracy, infrastructure, and taxation policies that directly affect the business environment. The study focuses on skills development for the informal and formal labor markets. The study reviews the education and training system and its potential to build a skilled workforce through the accumulation approach. This report also presents a comprehensive diagnostic of skills development policies and institutions in Cameroon. It analyzes the various mechanisms for skills development and their alignment with emerging sector demand. The study bridges the knowledge gap about the skills mismatch in Cameroon, and addresses the question of how education and training can make valuable contributions to developing skills, spurring growth, increasing competitiveness, and helping Cameroon evolve into higher value products and services. The study also complements the detailed analysis by the national institute of statistics on employment, the role of the informal sector, and labor characteristics, including skills levels, based on the second enterprise surveys data set.