|
TITLE OF PROJECT
|
Enhancing the Employability of Youth and unemployed/low skilled workers, and improving their transition to employment |
|
Country:
|
Egypt |
|
Project Period:
|
2017-2019 |
|
Project Value:
|
€ 4.310.000 |
|
No of Staff Provided:
|
TL, KE2, KE 3, Short term experts |
|
Origin of Funding:
|
European Commission, ENPI |
|
Name of Client/ Beneficiary:
|
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Egypt |
|
Description of Project:
|
The purpose of this project is the project is “to improve and enhance the structure and performance of the TVET system and TVET delivery in Egypt to better respond to the new socio-economic needs, in particular, youth employability and increased competitiveness in the context of the country’s current and future development”.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- The results of the studies for the identification of skills, occupational requirements and gaps in selected pilot sectors are used for the development / adjustment of skills programmes to meet the labour market and to contribute to the employment of youth and workers;
- Career guidance and counselling services are developed and operational in the TVET institutions active in the programmes developed in Result 2 and provide a reference for a wider implementation in the TVET system; - A national structure is responsible for the labour market studies and the process of development of a LMIS is initiated. Equipment / software specific for employability process are identified and available.
The main results to be achieved are:
- Result 1: Training programs are developed/ adjusted based on the competencies, occupational requirements and gaps in selected pilot sectors and embedded into TVET institutions in order to contribute to the employment of youth and fresh graduates.
- Result 2: Transition to Employment Units are institutionalized and well-structured within Ministry of Education and Technical Education; Units’ staff are well trained on providing training for students and TVET graduates and actively participating in relevant capacity building, employment, career guidance and labour market data collection activities.
- Result 3: Career guidance and counselling strategy, implementation plan and tools are developed and services are provided to potential candidates/individuals at schools, training centres and public employment offices; career guidance tools shall also be included in the labour market information portal (see result 4) for different groups of beneficiaries to benefit from.
- Result 4: Career paths for different occupations in different economic sectors are developed and integrated into the Labour Market Information System for easy access to educational and training requirements, wages, nature of work and promotion opportunities and its prerequisites.
- Result 5: A national structure is responsible for a fully functioning, institutionally structured and well known labour market information system capable of mapping the entire set of interlinked institutions and processes that determine the flows of job opportunities and labour supply and demand for all sectors all over Egypt is established. - Result 6: A model/structure is addressing the social and economic needs, and areas of investment on governorates level; Manual and procedures are prepared; the model is piloted and supported in up to (3) three key industrial governorates; the pilot is assessed and rolled out in selected governorates. |
|
Services Provided:
|
COMPONENT 1: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT |
|
Name of Partners:
|
• Aspire I Ltd (UK) |
