John P. Grierson
Introduction by Kenneth King

Swiss Centre for Development Cooperation in Technology and Management

The Centre of African Studies, the University of Edinburgh

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Title:	Where There Is No Job
Author:	John P. Grierson
Introduction:	Kenneth King
ISBN no.	3-908001-70-6
Copyright:	SKAT, 1997
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Original Edition:	Niedermann Druck AG, St. Gallen, 1997, 1000 copies
Layout:	Catherine Dia. SKAT
Cover Photograph:	Milad Mansour
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Key Words:	enterprise development, informal sector, networks, microenterpise, self-employment, small enterprise, training, training for self-employment, skills training, vocational training, Egypt, India, Somalia, Zimbabwe

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Where There Is No Job
Vocational Training for Self-Employment in Developing Countries

Cover Photo: Golden Fingers Barbershop, al-Minya, Egypt The owner of Golden Fingers, Mr. Salama Mohamed Ahmed, a master barber and successful businessman, is shown supervising one of his apprentices, Mr. Sayed al-Sagheer Mohamed Abdel Hamid. Following training, Mr. Sayed returned to his village and became a self-employed barber. Mr. Salama continues to serve as both mentor and business adviser to his former apprentice. Mr. Sayed's training was arranged by the Enterprise-Based Training Programme (EBT) of the Coptic Evangelical Organisation for Social Services (CEOSS). The EBT programme is described in the CEOSS case study in Chapter II. Cover Photo: Milad Mansour, 1994

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