During his visit at the end of March to Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria, Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann was questioned about the Swiss apprenticeship model. Not only by the national authorities, but also by Swiss companies such as Nestlé and Buhler, which face a chronic labour shortage. The African Development Bank also appealed to Switzerland to increase the employability of young Africans. “It is an emergency, said its vice-president Charles Baomah. When they have a job, young people do not leave their country.” Johann Schneider-Ammann said he was ready to help African countries while stressing that “the Swiss model cannot, however, be transposed from one country to another and adaptations will have to be made, he said. Our aim is to help them take charge of themselves in the long term.”
