Egypt's age structure poses significant challenges for the country in the areas of education, job creation, reducing unemployment and improving living standards. The current youth population in Egypt stands at 51.6%, with an estimated 83% of youth in the 15-29 age group lacking a permanent job or being employed informally. Despite the oversupply of vocational school graduates, as well as university graduates, the economy complains of a shortage of well-educated professionals it needs to increase productivity and grow. In addition, the world of work is in a constant state of flux - new labour market trends and technological advances are fundamentally changing the way work processes are designed in the future.
Nearly 14% of existing jobs in OECD countries are threatened by technological change, and another 32% will undergo major changes. Globally, in over half of occupations, a large proportion of activities are automatable based on the technologies currently in use. Globally, thus including Egypt, occupations will change and more people will be exposed to new technological trends such as facial recognition, Internet of Things, and industrial augmented reality (AR) in the workplace. Both entry-level and self-employed workers should therefore be trained and educated in the use of these technologies.
This is where the PA project comes in, which is intended to help create a modern and attractive offering by linking up with new technological trends, thus bringing more young people into employment, improving working conditions and meeting labor market needs in the process. Increased involvement of women and inclusive vocational education and training that integrates people with special needs will be specifically addressed by the project.
