Skills for Better Jobs Project

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The proposed project will focus on delivering quality skills that are in demand by industry to respond to the challenges faced in developing skills among the workforce. It will comprise five components: (a) Strengthening TVET to upskill and respond to industry needs; (b) Information and orientation for better jobs; (c) Strengthening sector associations for EESD and expanding skills development; (d) Project management and monitoring; and (e) Contingent emergency response component (CERC). Component 1 will improve the quality and demand-responsiveness of TVET by strengthening and incentivizing industry’s engagement in the design and delivery of TVET. It will support sector-wide activities to strengthen select sector skills councils, update curricula to meet current skill demand, and build capacity of staff at training institutions. It will also improve industry engagement and quality of training delivery in select training institutions, through establishment of industry-school committees (ISC), financial incentives for EESD activities, capacity building of training institutions, and upgrading of equipment and facilities. Component 2 will support labor market information and expand services on job search and orientation. It will support a Labor Market Information System (LMIS) with the functions of labor market intelligence, job matching, and career guidance. It will also support services of job search and career guidance, and rehabilitation and equipment of select job centers.Component 3 will support the expansion of demand-driven training and new forms of training, complementing the improvements in public TVET provision under Component 1. This component will build the capacity of sector associations, which can play an important role in skills development through defining skills needs and mobilizing employers to respond to these needs and will support the expansion of quality and relevant training delivery, including through private training providers, employers, and industry associations. Component 4 will support the establishment and maintenance of the project implementation arrangements, the operation of an effective project management unit, stakeholder engagement activities and the operations of a grievance redress mechanism (GRM), and the M&E activities. Component 5 will provide swift response in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.