Skills Training and Enhancement Project

The goal of the project is to create a better-trained more competent workforce and opportunities for poor men women and youth to earn a better living. The project promotes the development of technical and vocational education and training programs that meet the needs of businesses. It aims to increase the number of students and trainees enrolled in education and training programs including students and trainees from poor backgrounds and the employability of graduates from these programs. The project includes: (1) strengthening the quality and relevance of training in selected public and private training institutions; (2) financing pilot initiatives to better link schools and training institutions businesses and the government in order to expand and improve the training opportunities available; and (3) strengthening the knowledge and skills of key government bodies responsible for managing and overseeing technical and vocational education and training particularly in the areas of curriculum development instructor certification and quality assurance.

The expected intermediate outcomes of this project include: (i) students and trainees including those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds obtain essential skills and knowledge from quality market-oriented skills training and education programs; (ii) enhanced linkages among government industry business and training institutions; and (iii) improved management and oversight of the technical and vocational education and training sector.