Chad Skills Development for Youth Employability Project

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

A Active

Key Information

The development objective of Skills Development for Youth Employability Project aims to improve access to skills training and labor market outcomes for project beneficiaries, and strengthen the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector in Chad. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Expanding Access to Skills through Improved Technical and Vocational Education, aims to improve access to and quality of training to meet the needs of the of the Chadian economy in sectors with high labor potential. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Improving Access to Quality Skills through the Creation of a new center of professional and technical training (CFPT) and Expanded Opportunities through preexisting CFPTs; (ii) Rehabilitation and upgrading of Collèges and Lycées Techniques et Industriels; and (iii) Monitoring and Verification of PBCs. 2) The second component, Employment Support for Youth and Improved Entrepreneurship Opportunities, seeks to provide first work experiences, and skills relevant to labor market demands, including entrepreneurship training, to youth. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Internships to Improve School-to-Work Transition; (ii) Expanding Opportunities for Apprenticeships; and (iii) Development of Agricultural Entrepreneurship. 3) The third component, Improving TVET System Governance and Institutional Capacity Building,t is designed to strengthen the TVET system which suffers from weak governance and chronic underfunding. 4) The fourth component, Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation, aims to support the project coordination unit (PCU), monitoring and evaluation activities, and capacity building activities associated with the implementation of the project.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Chad

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Chad

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2019 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Chad Ministry of Vocational Training and Small Trades, Ministry of National Education and Civic Promotion, Ministry of Economy and Development Planning

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

Not applicable or unknown

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Learning while working

  • Apprenticeship/internship
  • Vocational training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased employment/job-related skills
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being