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UNESCO REF Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Business Executives, United Kingdom
The agreement between UNESCO REF and the Association of Business Executives (ABE), United Kingdom, establishes a framework of cooperation for the development of business and enterprise capacity among young Nigerians.
NIGERIA, 22 March 2019. The Read and Earn Federation for UNESCO (UNESCO REF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Business Executives (ABE), United Kingdom. The signing, reported by TVC News Nigeria, establishes a framework of cooperation between the two institutions for the development of business and enterprise capacity among young Nigerians.
Global alignmentAlignement mondialThe global commitments this story advances. Open to see how.
The cooperation between UNESCO REF and ABE serves the global commitments on youth skills and decent work.
- SDG4
SDG 4, Quality Education (primary)
ProvisionTarget 4.4: youth with relevant skills for employment and entrepreneurship
How the cooperation respondsInternationally recognised business and enterprise qualifications
- SDG8
SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth
ProvisionTarget 8.6: reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
How the cooperation respondsPrepares young Nigerians for enterprise and employment
- SDG17
SDG 17, Partnerships for the Goals
ProvisionInternational cooperation for capacity building
How the cooperation respondsA partnership between Nigeria and the United Kingdom
A framework of cooperation
Un cadre de coopération
The Memorandum forms part of a sustained cooperation between UNESCO REF and ABE, devoted to opening internationally recognised business and management education to young people in Nigeria. The work of ABE with UNESCO REF on economic capacity building in West Africa has since been recorded by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council.
The cooperation continues today within the TAP Project of UNESCO REF. Details are available on the TAP page.
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About ABE. The Association of Business Executives (ABE), United Kingdom, is a provider of business and management qualifications delivered in partnership with institutions around the world.
About this record. This story forms part of the UNESCO REF Institutional Archives, the record of the milestones that have shaped the work of UNESCO REF since its establishment.
About UNESCO REF. The Read and Earn Federation for UNESCO (UNESCO REF) is a multidimensional and multisectoral development institution, established in 2009 under the UNESCO Provisions Framework in Nigeria. It works to strengthen human and institutional capacity across Nigeria and Africa through education, research and professional development, in alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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