THE Managing Director, Project Management Institute (PMI), Sub-Saharan Africa, George Asamani, has called for a massive investment in education, skills development and strategic workforce planning for the continent’s youthful workforce to dominate economies, by 2050.
The PMI boss noted that one of the areas where the continent has an edge over other continents remains its youthful population, which could be one of its most powerful economic assets to bridge labour gaps in aging economies.
He believed one of the ways such advantages can be maximised is for the continent to urgently invest in education, skills development, and strategic workforce planning to ensure its talents are valued, globally.
Without some coordinated efforts, he warned, the continent risks missing out on a defining era that will determine whether its young workforce thrives or remains underutilised in a world desperately in need of its talents.
He described the “Future of Jobs Report 2025,”…