South Sudan - Skills for Youth Employability and Social Inclusion (SYE-SS) Project

The present intervention concerns the Skills for Youth Employability and Social Inclusion (SYE-SS) Project. It aims to increase availability of quality vocational skills needed in the labour market. The project addresses a key issue of human capital development through increased capacity to produce skilled labour force. It will provide affirmative action to the vulnerable youth through provision of pathways to further learning or employment, as well, as providing ‘second chance’ learning opportunities. Its expected outcomes are: i) Improved quality of graduates from Vocational Training Centres, and ii) Improved equity and increased access to formal and non-formal vocational and skills training. The proposed outputs include: i) Increased access to demand driven skills for employability, ii) Promoting equal opportunity, iii) Improved quality and relevance of Vocational Training, and iii) Capacity enhancement for relevant ministries and training institutions. This intervention will ensure strong engagement between the training institutions and the labour market (both private and public sectors) in order to ascertain skills needs and relevance.