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• • • • • Successful alternative programs also require a greater recognition that youth must work to survive and therefore factor in the necessary flexibility to accommodate this. Reliable and longer-term funding is critical to keep these programs going. Integration with the labor market: Youth who are not likely to go back to school require prac tical training and experience to increase their employability. Workforce development programs must consider, in terms of skills and services offered, that most youth will be self-employed or work for a small, informal enterprise. They require coordinated action between government actors, regional entities, NGOs and the productive sector. More and better impact evaluations and longevity of effective workforce development pro grams will help improve their outcomes. Adapted from: http://www.worldbank.org 5 PRTIMES AFRICA jAN 2016 67 | PRTIMES AFRICA MARCH 2016

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