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Youth employment programmes fail in the six months after training: no placement, no tools, a stipend that was the real product. This MSc starts with that failure. You will design a tracer, cost an apprenticeship incentive a firm will actually take, and write a bilingual note a labour office can act on—without claiming teacher licensure or an ILO contract. African Future University centres African labour markets: informal apprenticeships, public works as political economy, and digital job boards that exclude people without data bundles. AfCFTA appears as skills recognition and mobility paperwork, not as a secretariat secondment. The award is academic. It is not QTS, not a job guarantee, and not UN employment. It is for managers who must keep a skills programme honest when the workshop’s electricity is a rumour. You will compare a public-works stipend scheme with a firm apprenticeship that actually keeps tools on site. Identity-checked exams test tracers that report non-placement. This university does not guarantee jobs and does not award QTS. Study is tuition-free online aside from the examination fee, with informal apprenticeship cases required throughout.
Thirty-six credits: labour-market systems, programme design, tracing and integrity, and a capstone on a live (anonymised) scheme. Identity-checked exams. No employment is guaranteed.
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Every programme can be completed fully online with zero tuition fees — study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU781 | Informal Apprenticeships as the Real System Informal Apprenticeships as the Real System — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU782 | Public Works as Political Economy Public Works as Political Economy — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU783 | Gender, Disability, and Rural Exclusion Gender, Disability, and Rural Exclusion — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU784 | Migration and Skills Recognition Paperwork Migration and Skills Recognition Paperwork — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU785 | Incentives Firms Will Actually Take Incentives Firms Will Actually Take — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU786 | Stipends, Tools, and Capture Risks Stipends, Tools, and Capture Risks — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU787 | Private-Sector Interfaces without Theatre Private-Sector Interfaces without Theatre — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU788 | Digital Job Boards and Data-Bundle Exclusion Digital Job Boards and Data-Bundle Exclusion — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU789 | Tracers that Report Failure Tracers that Report Failure — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU790 | EN/FR Labour Administration Documents EN/FR Labour Administration Documents — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU791 | AfCFTA Mobility Paperwork for Practitioners AfCFTA Mobility Paperwork for Practitioners — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU792 | Ethics of Targeting Youth Ethics of Targeting Youth — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AFU793 | Skills-Systems Research Methods Skills-Systems Research Methods — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU794 | Programme File Diagnosis Programme File Diagnosis — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU795 | Writing for Labour Offices and Partners Writing for Labour Offices and Partners — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
| AFU796 | Capstone: Youth Employment Operations File Capstone: Youth Employment Operations File — assessed module on the MSc Youth Employment and Skills Systems pathway.
| 3 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English + French assessment options. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. African Future University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@afutureuni.com.
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