Youth Employment and Skills Development in The Gambia is part of the World Bank Working Papers series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. This paper aims to better understand youth employment outcomes in The Gambia in the hope of crafting more sound and responsive policies in this sector. The first part of this paper analyzes how youth spend their time. The second part of the paper reviews and analyzes the technical and vocational education and training sector. It also provides recommendations on how the sector can be made more responsive to the needs of youth in the light of the findings from the first part of the paper. The information and analysis from this paper can assist the government of The Gambia in making informed decisions on how education and skills development can improve youth employability and productivity.