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Rwanda. Human Capital Development. Context. Small country, Weak Human capital base after 1994 Genocide. Agrarian population. Vision.
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Rwanda Human Capital Development
Context Small country, Weak Human capital base after 1994 Genocide. Agrarian population
Vision • Vision 2020“The major aspiration of Vision 2020 is to transform Rwanda’s economy into a middle income country, this will require an annual growth rate of at least 7%. This will not be achieved unless we transform from a subsistence agriculture economy to a knowledge-based society, with high levels of savings and private investment, thereby reducing the country’s dependence on external aid.” H.E. Paul Kagame
Priority Areas • TOURISM • ICT • Agriculture • Construction & Infrastructure development • Build Institutional capacity in the Public sector
Key Policies & Strategies • Public sector reform – building a professional civil service • Expand access to technical and vocational education • Public Private Partnerships
Public sector reform • Mechanism to attract the best and the brightest in the civil service & identify talent early and groom them for leadership positions (CSC) • Upgrading of skills for existing civil servants (CBF) • HR policy to monitor, evaluate & reward performance • Statutory boards to drive implementation (RDB / WDA)
Expanding access to TVET • WDA is the institutional framework established to provide a strategic response to the skills development challenges facing the country across all sectors of the economy • Actions to be implemented: • Train the trainer – Pedagogy and Technical Skills • Develop demand-led competency-based curricula • Put in place practical training facilities in public institutions • Work with private sector companies and private training institutions as partners to implement technical education and vocational training • Put in place a robust management structure in all TVET schools (School Management and Administrators Training) • Put in place an examination and qualification system
Public Private Partnership • Improving the Investment climate & servicing investors (building capacity of RDB) • LMIS • Training levy to finance capacity building in the private sector • Identify long term needs of the economy & build capacity - committee