Mapping of Labour Market Information and Skills Anticipation Systems and Practices in Zimbabwe

This report presents the findings of the mapping of existing Labour Market Information System (LMIS), practices and institutional arrangements. The objective was to map the existing data sources and providers, review current practices, capacities and institutional arrangements for labour market information (LMI) and skills anticipation as well as provide concrete recommendations for improvement of existing systems and structures. The mapping extensively reviewed existing literature on labour market information and skills anticipation; policy and legislative documents and frameworks, labour force surveys, establishment surveys, state of skills and skills audit reports, and reports on Technical And Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The mapping established, among other things, that Zimbabwe's LMI and skills anticipation system had a fragmented structure that hindered it from delivering expected results, and from ensuring more labour market responsive skills development. The mapping report’s key recommendations include: constant review and development of the curricula in line with changing technological developments, the future of work, trade and globalization, mobility of skills and the central importance of digital skills and policy priorities for the different sectors. The mapping was conducted under the framework of the Skills Anticipation component of the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) Programme. SIFA (2019–2022) was a programme of the African Union Commission and African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), assisted financially by the German Government and European Union. AUDA-NEPAD partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to build the skills anticipation capacities of African Union Members States, as a means for improving the development of evidence-based skills policies, strategies and implementation.