Primary target group:

• Youth (15-24 years), in particular those who cannot access the formal VSD system, especially young women, including young mothers
• Training providers – both public and private – as well as key government institutions like the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology – Department of TVET (MoEST-DTVET), particularly its units FDCs, VETA, and NACTVET

1. Improved collection and analysis of labour market and skills needs, involving private sector, workplace practitioners and other labour market stakeholders, leading to improved, relevant and flexible VSD curricula
2. Improved motivation, adaptive teaching techniques and teaching environment allow for improved delivery of non-formal and formal programmes and training throughout the network of Folk Development Colleges (FDCs)
3. Increased access of youth, and young mothers, to relevant non-formal VSD

Risultati principali attesi:  

• NACTVET and the VETA capacities improved to develop private sector demand-driven curricula based on effective and standardized procedures for labour market analysis
• The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for FDCs developed and rolled-out
• Availability of improved teaching & learning materials at FDCs assured
• Demand/opportunity-driven quality vocational training courses for youth developed and provided

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

• 17 conducted Labour Market Analyses informed the Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) to revise and/or develop 11 curricula
• A Labour Market Analysis guide was produced with a focus on skills needs drawing on the lessons learned and capacity development activities
• 13 new Training of Trainers (ToT) modules linked to accreditation were developed and piloted for online distance learning, focusing on methodological and pedagogical aspects, in order to be rolled out by the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the Vocational Education (NACTVET) as of July 2022
• 15,900 youth, among them 53% females, attended and benefitted from supported skills development training courses

Building on SET phase 1, synergies are pursued with the Swiss funded Opportunity for Youth Employment OYE (SNV) project as well as the Youth Employment through Skills Enhancement YES (Helvetas) project.

Possibly synergies will also be sought with the Safeguard Young People (SYP) project co-funded  by Switzerland. The SYP also works with the FDCs for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) education purposes.

These synergies will be further pursued. At the regional level, cross-learning is expected with other projects implemented by Swisscontact, in particular Promoting Market Oriented Skills Training and Employment Creation in the Great Lakes (Promost) and Skills 4 Life (S4L).