Our Programs
Three tailored programs ensuring young people have access to skills development and career opportunities
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Program
Through this TVET program, young people aged 17-35 are recruited, trained through an intensive orientation and placed into TVET institutions, including USET (former GTTI) for vocational or technical training courses. In 2025, 200 young people are undergoing this program nationwide..
Training areas Include:
Program Structure:
- Recruitment and selection process
- 3-6 week on-camp orientation and pre-deployment training
- Deployment to TVET institutions for certified two-year training
Apprenticeship Training Program
With support from UNDP, a total of 150 young men and women are undergoing the Apprenticeship Training Program which targets out-of-school youth or those with limited formal education to offer two-year apprenticeship training with master-craft persons across the country.
Training areas Include:
Program Structure:
- Recruitment and selection process
- 4-week on-camp orientation/training to instill discipline, patriotism, civic responsibility
- Deployment to skill trainers nationwide for training
- Continued monitoring and evaluation throughout the program
National Youth Service Graduate Program
The National Youth Service Graduate Program, jointly funded by the UNDP and the Government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, annually targets 100 fresh undergraduates for paid internships in the public and private sector.
Program Structure:
- Paid one-year internships
- Paid one-year internships
- Practical experience in professional settings
- Public and private sector placement
- Practical experience in professional settings
Partnership: In collaboration with University of The Gambia (UTG) for inclusive recruitment process.
Community & Rural Services
Some programmes are tailored for agricultural/agrarian engagement (e.g., rice agronomy training in Sapu) to support rural youth employment and food-security objectives
- 30-hectare NYSS farm in Nyanibere, WCR
- Rice field in Sapu, CRR