NOTABLE EVENTS OF 2018

TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION

• AGRICULTURAL CAREERS: In 2018, the network of agricultural training centers in Cameroon provided a certified long training offering: a CQP and a CAP were set up. A new training center opened its doors in Afféry, Ivory Coast where the IECD has also been asked by the public authorities to take part in the construction of a coherent agricultural training offering on a national level.
• CAREERS IN INDUSTRY AND ENERGY: training is gaining ground in Ivory Coast, in particular thanks to the increase in the placement of young people in enterprises, the opening of a new vocational training center in Abengourou.
• CAREERS IN HEALTH: the development of a Practical support guide on project management that capitalizes on the PASS program’s implementation methodology and enables its extension to other structures and other regions. The improvement of care program for people suffering from sickle cell disease was launched in Ivory Coast.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• The SOFRULECAM, a company with a social vocation, doubled its turnover in 2018. For the first time, the farmers sold their products via volume retailers.
• The TRANSFORM centers increased their recognition with signs of interest especially from local authorities, the CAM and the FIRCA (Interprofessional Federation for Agricultural Research and Advice) as well as private players (CFAO – Carrefour), which decided to use TRANSFORM to implement part of their business.
• The Enterprises Développement Network (RED) is extending its training and services offering with Top Départ training for underprivileged young people that want to start their own business and specialist training for enterprises enjoying good growth.