OECS (Grenada) Skills for Inclusive Growth

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The objective of the Organization of Easter Caribbean States (OECS) Skills for Inclusive Growth Project is to support Grenada to increase the employability of youth through public private sector partnerships for technical and life skills training that is demand driven. This objective will be pursued through three means: (a) training to increase job related competencies among unemployed youth through the establishment of a competitive training mechanism that supports the financing and delivery of demand driven training; (b) establishing a framework to improve the quality and value of training in Grenada and enhance OECS collaboration in training through the adoption of an occupational standards framework that is validated locally and recognized regionally; and (c) strengthening institutional capacity to plan, implement, and monitor training. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is skills training for unemployed youth, will finance the training of unemployed youth through a competitive, demand-driven training scheme. The objectives of the training scheme are to provide quality, competency-based skills and life skills training to vulnerable youth, and to ensure that the training corresponds to labor market needs. The second component of the project is establishing an occupational standards framework to improve the quality and value of training, will finance activities related to the adoption of an occupational standards framework that is regionally recognized and adapted to the local context. This will include the introduction of occupational standards, their vetting by local industries, and the establishment of quality assurance processes. The third and the final component of the project is institutional strengthening and project management.

FY17 - Education,FY17 - Social Protection

World Bank Group

Project

Hotel, Government, Education