Gabon - Skills Development and Employability Project

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The objective of the Skills Development and Employability Project is to improve effectiveness of vocational training, short term skills development, and entrepreneurship programs in key growth sectors in the Gabonese Republic. There are three components to the project, the first component being extension of training supply and quality Improvement in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in key growth sectors. This component will expand access to training and improve the overall quality of TVET education to more effectively meet the needs of the key growth sectors. This objective will be implemented through two subcomponents: (a) support for the development and construction of two new vocational training institutions (in construction and public works and ICT) and the development of new approaches to teaching and management; and (b) improvements to the quality of training outputs and the realignment of the existing TVET institutions toward key growth sectors, on a competitive basis. The second component is the employability development, youth integration, and entrepreneurship promotion. This component aims to promote the integration of young people into the labor market by providing youth with entrepreneurship skills and the provision of relevant work experience and training. Finally, the third component is the institutional capacity support and project implementation.