Rwanda’s economy continues to grow and diversify and has been subject to regional and global influences. In spite of this, there remains significant challenges with graduates finding employment from upper secondary, TVET and from higher education institutions. Youth unemployment in Rwanda has raised concerns of a potential mismatch between workplace demands and the skills of young people leaving formal education. Today TVET is expected to equip graduates not just with technical and vocational skills but also with generic/ employability skills which are increasingly important in preparing them for employment and for work advancement. The overall objective of this paper is to examine the operation of TVET in Rwanda and its labour market connectivity. Indeed, this paper scrutinizes the Rwanda TVET delivery system, bearing in mind the International best practices worldwide especially those of the dual System applied in Germany.

KEY WORDS: TVET, Youth unemployment, Labour market,