3 April 2008
African youth will benefit from the launch of a new career guidance website.
The website was set up by AfricaRecruit, with support from the Commonwealth Connects Programme and the Commonwealth Business Council. AfricaRecruit is a human resources organisation that provides skills training for African professionals. As well as providing career advice Africacareerguidance.com will help link users up with prospective employers.
Dr T A Banjoko, Director of AfricaRecruit said setting up the career guidance portal was motivated by the urgent need to improve the capability of African youth - especially university graduates - to join the job market in Africa.
A report published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in 2005 estimated youth unemployment in Africa at 21 per cent, compared with the world average of 14.4 per cent.
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