EPA facilitates partnerships between English FE and HE institutions and sub-Saharan African universities and education and training institutions which build institutional capacity with the aim of delivering employability skills in collaboration with local employers and social enterprises.

This builds upon the recent successful England-Africa Partnerships (EAP) programme which supported innovative approaches to institutional capacity building in the African HE sector.

EPA is a 3-year programme which is investing £4.5 million in 72 partnership projects until March 2011.

EPA OUTCOMES

			Development of employability skills for local economies
			Sustainable capacity for HEIs/FE colleges (relating to employability skills, social enterprise & entrepreneurship)
			partnerships contributing to the broader skills, employability and entrepreneurship agenda in sub-Saharan Africa
			Engagement of employers and social entreprises in education partnerships
			models of good practice for education co-operation between English and African institutions

EPA PROJECTS

72 new and existing partnerships are supported under the EPA programme

In England EPA engages:

			40 Higher Education Institutions
			15 Further Education Institutions

In sub-Saharan Africa EPA engages:

			69 Higher Education Institutions
			16 Further Education Institutions

You can find out more about the partnerships and the countries involved from each round below

			EPA round one
			EPA round two
			EPA round three

EPA is now closed to any further applications.

FINDING PARTNERS

Looking for a new partner to work with? Try contacting:

• The Africa Unit. or visit http://www.ukafricapartnerships.org/
• British Council offices in the country of interest
• The DelPHE Partner Finding Tool

There may be alternative funding opportunities and providers. who can help you realise your objectives