Formation professionnelle agricole et les besoins en qualification des jeunes orientés vers le marché du travail : infrastructures et équipements dans la mise en œuvre de l’approche par les compétences, Sénégal

Agricultural, technical, and Vocational Training Schools (ATVET) fulfill a fundamental function in identifying needs and requests for interventions that allow young people to strengthen their technical agricultural skills. Given this importance, the Competence Based Approach (CBA) is introduced to facilitate the integration of young people. However, teachers encounter difficulties in using CBA educational tools. It is in this context that this descriptive study is carried out to contribute to improving the application of CBA. Thus, the participants of this study were the teachers and administrators of the ATVET of Diourbel and Fatick in Senegal. Interviews were conducted with two principals and ten teachers in these two regions. An interview protocol was developed for participants based on the programs, CBA implementation guidelines, and activity reports. The results showed that the participants are well-experienced and accustomed to working in challenging environments and teaching conditions. The availability and inadequate quality of resources, teaching materials, and the learning environment with overcrowded classes pose problems for teacher satisfaction in the conduct of CBA. Technical infrastructure and equipment also do not meet the needs of teachers. Furthermore, insufficient capacity building for human resources and organizational dysfunctions compromise educational results. Thus, participants advocate the need to increase the budget to meet the requirements and expectations in the learning environment to improve the technical context of learners for the application of CBA.