Context
In Pakistan, two to three million young people enter the labour market every year, many of them without formal education. The public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system is not able to provide enough training opportunities that adequately prepare students for employment or self-employment. For cultural reasons, women are at a serious disadvantage when it comes to education, employment, income and social participation.
Objective
TVET graduates and job seekers find employment in growth sectors more easily.
Approach
The project, which is co-financed by the EU, improves the demand-orientation of TVET. It strengthens TVET institutes in the regions of Baluchistan, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, the cooperation with the private sector in TVET and the employment of women and disadvantaged groups.
In order to harness the potential of growth sectors, the project facilitates the development of new training programmes, particularly in the areas of agribusiness, energy and water, and the integration of digital and green skills in trainings. This gives young TVET graduates and job seekers better job prospects in these sectors.
The project focuses on the following priority areas:
•Improving skills for data-based TVET planning and management
•Supporting career entry and career planning (especially for women)
•Expanding demand-oriented training offers in growth sectors
•Training TVET personnel
•Improving access to income-generating employment (including for returnees)