On Thursday 7 August, in a Parisian restaurant in the heart of the 6th arrondissement, Moustapha Njekk Sarré, Minister of Vocational Training and Spokesman for the Government of Senegal, was warmly received by a public composed of members of the PASTEF party’s sub-commissariat for vocational training, representatives of MONCAP France, but also of civil society, who met and varied and apolitical profiles.. The event, organized by Neega Mass, an important pan-Africanist artist of the diaspora, had the objective of creating a space for direct exchanges around the Vision Senegal 2050 and the strategic role of vocational training in the development of the country. The Minister recalled that vocational training constitutes a central pillar of the economic transformation of Senegal, inscribed in the axis “Human capital of quality and social equity”. Among the main objectives presented are: to orientate 30% of young graduates towards vocational pathways by 2029, to train 700 000 technicians over the same period, and to reach 5 million young people trained by 2050. It also details several projects in progress, such as the construction of technical lycées, the deployment of mobile centres for the enclaved areas, the adaptation of training for the daaras, and the development of bridges to higher education on the Swiss model. The diaspora presented a set of innovative projects: private training centres in the leading trades (BTP, energy, numérique), a project planning and management platform, the adaptation of the concept of École 42 au Sénégal, a national forum for the hospitality trades, and even training programmes for prisoners with post-penal insertion. Among the recommendations made at this meeting were the creation of a diaspora ministerial advisory council, the accelerated integration of digital technology and artificial intelligence into the programmes, and the strengthening of public-private partnerships. In conclusion, the Minister welcomed the commitment and creativity of the diaspora, reaffirming his willingness to personally examine each proposal received. For his part, Neega Mass recalled that this initiative “aims to show that the diaspora is an indispensable force for the success of the Vision Senegal 2050” and that his role as a Pan-Africanist artist is also to “create bridges between talents, ideas and institutions”.
Paris hosts the Senegalese Minister of Vocational Training for a strategic meeting with the diaspora
