Africa’s rapidly growing youth population presents a major opportunity for economic growth, innovation, and workforce development. Yet many young people continue to face barriers to decent work, including limited access to quality training, weak transitions from education to employment, and persistent skills mismatches. Simultaneously, employers often struggle to find job-ready talent. Skills development systems do not always reflect rapidly changing labor market needs, particularly in areas such as digitalization, emerging technologies, and the green economy. At the same time, apprenticeship and work-based learning systems remain fragmented, with limited employer participation, insufficient workplace learning opportunities, and weak connections between training and employment outcomes. Strengthening collaboration between employers, training providers, youth organizations, and policymakers is critical to creating more effective pathways into employment and ensuring that young people acquire the skills required by today’s and tomorrow’s labor markets.