The programme in Egypt piloted quality apprenticeships with the Alexandria Business Association (ABA), using its TVET centre and member businesses for short, three-month on-the-job training programmes focusing on in-demand occupations like air-conditioning maintenance, carpentry, auto mechanics, plumbing, electrical installation and tailoring. This approach was driven by industry demand identified by ABA members and focused on institutionalizing WBL locally. It also worked with INGOs and factories to align apprenticeship programmes with the standards set in ILO's Quality Apprenticeship Recommendation 208. 

PROSPECTS in Ethiopia facilitated work placements for trainers from Jigija Polytechnic College in the construction and aluminium manufacturing industries. Having identified capacity constraints of TVET instructors in the refugee-hosting area, PROSPECTS developed and implemented work-based learning for the instructors to help them maintain up-to-date and relevant skills for the occupations they taught. The WBL included a practical work placement for TVET instructors. After helping the trainers update their skills through work placements, the programme supported the roll out of a dual vocational training model with JPTC and private sector companies in the construction and hospitality sectors. PROSPECTS collaborated with the Confederation of Ethiopian Employers Federation (CEEF) for work placements. Find out more about PROSPECTS' work on technical vocational education and training here. 

With the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) and the Nineveh Chamber of Industry, the programme in Iraq introduced a competency-based training model in MOLSA Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) centres. They built capacity for instructors and supervisors, focused on occupational analysis and the development of training programme profiles, learning guides and assessments. WBL technical working groups were formed to support each WBL pilot programme that was introduced into the MOLSA TVET centres and comprised a vocational instructor, mentors from the Ministry of Youth and Sport and in-company trainers. Pilot programmes allowed the working group and trained instructors to apply WBL on a small scale and learn by doing, before streamlining it across MOLSA TVET centres.  

PROSPECTS in Kenya partnered with the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) to pilot a dual-learning apprenticeship approach in Garissa and Turkana Counties, focusing on industrial welding for refugee and host community members. The programme reviewed and updated an in-company and master craftsperson trainers’ guide that standardized the WBL approach. The guide was to train in-company mentors, trainers and supervisors nationwide, which enabled them to use WBL as a training approach. The guide was ultimately used to build the capacities of 25 industrial training officers and further used by the NITA to train 400 additional in-company trainers and master craftspersons nationwide.

With the Ministry of Agriculture and the University of Balamand Veterinary Department, the programme in Lebanon encouraged farmers and agricultural employers in refugee-hosting areas to support an additional seven-week, work-based learning component of a classroom training course delivered at an MOA technical school. This served to introduce practical elements in a context where national WBL frameworks were less developed. The programme in Lebanon also leveraged a WBL model as part of its crisis response following the spill over of conflict from Gaza in 2024. The emergency response plan used practical skills training to instal solar panels in schools serving as shelters for displaced persons, and to produce winterization kits. 

PROSPECTS in Uganda supported the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) in piloting a national apprenticeship scheme in the hotel sector, developing capacity within the ministry and training institutes, and creating a model for replication under the Uganda National Apprenticeship Framework . This involved developing a curriculum and securing national certification through partnerships, aiming to model schemes for national replication while providing trainee support like accommodation and stipends. The curriculum was reviewed by employers, workers and training institutions, and updated to include in-demand occupations like bartender and barista. 

With the Technical and Vocational Skills Development Commission (TVSDC) and the National Employment and Training Company (NET), PROSPECTS supported 350 Jordanian and Syrian job seekers to learn and apply skills through work-based learning. 29 private sector companies hosted trainees while they applied their skills on the job. The WBL programme concluded by awarding occupational licenses.  Find out more about work-based learning in Jordan here.