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Despite specialised training and proven skills, a significant proportion of graduates struggle to find stable employment. To gain a better understanding of this situation, the P3V Project has launched two complementary studies on the employment prospects of graduates and the financial viability of animal health facilities in Togo and Senegal.
These studies, conducted by teams of consultants, collected the necessary data and proposed a support framework and effective, sustainable economic models to facilitate the integration of VPP graduates.
The results of the studies revealed that employment is a challenge for young graduates, with significant disparities between Togo and Senegal. In Togo, only 52.6% of graduates from the VPP programme are at work, with a marked gender disparity: 36.4% of women compared with 58.9% of men. The average time taken to secure stable employment is 10 months, with women taking longer (12.8 months) than men (9.2 months). In Senegal, the situation is slightly better: 65% of VPP graduates are employed, mainly in the formal private sector (58.8%). These figures highlight the need to strengthen links between training institutions and employers, as well as to develop appropriate support mechanisms to facilitate the integration of VPP graduates.
The studies identified existing mechanisms before proposing ways to improve support for young graduates. In Togo, three key achievements were identified:
In Senegal, specific bodies such as the Livestock Support Fund (Fonds d’Appui à la Stabulation, FONSTAB) support the modernisation of the livestock sector. However, this fund remains focused on actors already in operation and has no direct link with training bodies for small-scale livestock farmers.
Alongside the study on integration, a profitability analysis of animal health businesses was carried out. The results are encouraging:
Employment prospects cannot be separated from the economic viability of the facilities that employ graduates. This is why economic models have been proposed to ensure the sustainability of animal health facilities.
A support scheme for professional integration that incorporates cost-effectiveness considerations has been proposed and is based on two key components:
The digitisation of this proposed scheme into an integrated digital platform will enable personalised monitoring, enhanced coordination and continuous evaluation of the actions taken to support graduates’ professional integration.
All the resources generated are now available on the WOAH portal (Tools and resources) for all stakeholders wishing to provide long-term support for the professional integration of VPPs in French-speaking Africa, thereby enhancing the resilience of veterinary systems in rural areas. These resources include:
