Who does the project work with:
The project is being implemented by Swisscontact as lead agency in collaboration with Centre for Mass Education in Science (CMES) in six districts of Bangladesh (Dhaka, Kurigram, Bogra, Nilphamari, Sunamganj and Jessore). Target groups of this project include around 20,000 labour force in the informal economy, particularly youth, women, people with disabilities (PWDs) and training service providers (Public, Private, NGOs and Associations). Final beneficiaries of this project are enterprises in the informal economy, household consumers, financial institutions and Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
What does the project do:
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to increased employability and income of the poor working in informal economic sectors in Bangladesh thus contributing to the achievement of MDG 1/Target 1B: decent employment for women, men, and young people. Specific objectives of the project is to improve opportunities for sustainable income generation for the labour force in the informal economy through:
Participation of relevant stakeholders
Flexible, relevant and affordable trainings
Certification and recognition of the trainings
Employment information system (job placement, self-employment and continuous career development)
How does the project work:
The intervention strategy strongly focuses on a multi-stakeholder approach with particular emphasis on involvement of private sector and articulation of project activities with the overall skills development system and landscape in Bangladesh. Major project activities include:
Strengthening capacity of training service providers
Supporting the development of relevant training for the labour force in the informal economy
Promoting better information systems in the labour market
Facilitating training programmes to selected target groups as per the needs assessed
Supporting qualifications, testing and certification to the trained
Facilitating job placement services and provisions of continuous career development services
Facilitating linkage of trainees and training service providers with financial institutions
Expected outcomes (in the project areas):
The informal economy actors and formal Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions are capable to cooperate and contribute effectively to the development of an approach addressing the skills need and training gaps among the informal economy labour force
Flexible trainings responding to the demand in informal labour market and to the learning capacity and patterns of the informal labour force as well as skills recognition/certification systems are in place
Target groups benefit from diversified accessible training opportunities delivered by training service providers and outreach centres
Employment support services attuned to the needs and are in use by the beneficiaries including job placement support, business start-ups, and improved local informal labour market information
Scale-up model for wider dissemination is developed
Budget and timeframe:
Total budget for the Phase 1 (2011-2014) of the project is CHF 4.5 million. SDC’s contribution during this period will be CHF 2 million.
Contact: Devi Prasad Dahal, Project Manager, SkillFUL, devi.dahal@swisscontact.org.bd |
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