Within the framework of the project “Support for the free movement of persons and migration in West Africa”, funded by the European Union, ECOWAS, and the Scale Up project, experts from Togo, Nigeria and Ghana are working to harmonize their professional skills standards in three artisanal fields in Lomé. These include plumbing, masonry, and poultry farming.

Through a 5-day workshop, started on Tuesday in Lomé, experts from these neighboring countries will work on the design of a regional framework for jobs and professional activities.
“Togo will work on the poultry side, Ghana on plumbing, and Nigeria will work on masonry,” explains in particular, Eké Odin, Togolese minister in charge of technical education and crafts.
The harmonized documents will ensure the validity of the various training certificates in these areas in Togo, Ghana and Nigeria. This is in order to facilitate the integration of young qualified workers from these different countries, when they migrate from one territory to another, to promote their skills