International Development Grant
Education for Employment in Tunisia
Project Number: CA-3-P006071001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $5,846,007.00
Start Date: February 05, 2019
End Date: March 31, 2024
Duration: 5.1 years
Project Description
The project aims to increase the economic power of young adults particularly women living in the most disadvantaged regions of Tunisia. The project activities include: 1) support the Higher Institutes of Technological Studies (ISET) in the development of training program according to the competency-based approach in the sectors of maintenance of agricultural machinery ecotourism renewable energies and agrifood; 2) the establishment of a Business Relations Office including a student placement service and a graduate monitoring service; 3) support the ISET network in the development and implementation of the gender equality strategy promoting the training and employability of female graduates; 4) provide technical and pedagogical training to women and men working as teachers or directors within the ISET network. The project plans to directly benefit 1200 graduates (45% women) 40 professors and 175 management staff within the ISET network and professionals from various targeted ministries. The project also expects to indirectly benefit 27 745 graduates and their families for a total of about 110 000 people (50% women).
Expected Results
The expected results of this project include: (1) better matching of training provision with the employment needs of young women and men; and (2) improvement of equity and equal employment opportunities for women with higher education degrees.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2024 include: (1) increased rate of young Tunisian graduates with a positive perception of their quality of life and economic prospects from 16.5% to 20% 26% amongst women respondents; (2) increased the average and medium monthly salary of graduates from 683 and 812 dinar to 850 and 813 dinar; (3) increased employment rate of graduates from 11.4% to 20%; (4) trained 41 teachers in improved academic techniques; 90% of them demonstrated new skills; (5) 100% of surveyed employers reported the Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) provided to students was relevant to their enterprise and sector; (6) partnered with 45 companies and public bodies; (7) assisted 10 graduates (13% women) to become entrepreneurs of their small business; (8) 95% of employers reported having a positive assessment of graduates’ employability; (9) 68% of targeted students graduated with 71% for women students; (10) held an ecotourism forum and provided capacity-building to 41 participants (18 women); (11) trained 810 academic personnel on improved technical and academic support for the competency-based approach; (12) organized multiple visits to Canada to encourage knowledge-sharing and foster networks between participating Canadian and Tunisian academic institutions; (13) provided 139 students (134 women) with individual professional coaching and mentoring; (14) trained 1 248 students on feminist entrepreneurial topics; (15) facilitated the signing of 37 agreements between Tunisian academic institutions and enterprises entrepreneurial associations and public organizations to better align academic curriculums with industry needs; (16) held 17 sessions on gender-responsive academic approaches attended by 690 participants (386 women); (17) trained 57 directors on women’s leadership; (18) held 26 awareness-raising activities on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment and employment; and (19) facilitated the signing of 28 agreements between
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Colleges and Institutes Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Unsolicited Proposal