RETFOP is framed under the 11th EDF – National Indicative Program 2014-2020 (NIP) for Angola. The NIP considered the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) one of the three focal sectors for EU cooperation, and the REFTOP programme represents the first stage of a comprehensive VET reform. RETFOP was conceived to support the development […]
Most recommendations of the 10th EDF HRD SPSP evaluation were taken into consideration by the new budget support to education action under 11th EDF, the action to be evaluated here, aiming at unemployment reduction especially among youth through the availability of TVET graduates including women, men and minority ethnic groups with labour market relevant skills. […]
The specific objective of the assignment is to conduct a tracer study on TVET I graduates and comprehensively analyse empirical data regarding TVET I graduates and to present the findings and recommendations in a clear and logical report. This report should be comprehensive enough to allow EU Delegation to make an accurate assessment of the […]
The EU works to strengthen Vocational and Educational Training (VET) systems in many partner countries where the system is often insufficiently aligned to employers’ needs. People trained through those VET systems do not acquire the required skills and competences due to inadequate private sector engagement and missing linkages to the world of work. Also, many […]
The specific objective of the assignment is to conduct a tracer study on TVET I graduates and comprehensively analyse empirical data regarding TVET I graduates and to present the findings and recommendations in a clear and logical report. This report should be comprehensive enough to allow EU Delegation to make an accurate assessment of the […]
The third phase of EU’s support to the TVET sector is “Supporting TVET sector in Pakistan (TVET III)”. It is based on the key achievements of TVET I and II and the lessons learnt from their implementation and the recommendations of their evaluations. The subject Terms of Reference relate to evaluation of TVET III. TVET […]
Within the framework of the South Africa Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2014-2020, the Teaching and Learning Development Sector Reform Contract (TLDSRC) seeks to ‘assist the Government in transforming the education, training and innovation system so that it can contribute to improved economic performance of the country.’ The Programme second specific objective (SO2) is to improve […]
The specific objectives of the contract are: To contribute to ensure smooth monitoring of the implementation of the TVET reform support program in Morocco (EUR 60 million, 2016-2021); To check conditions and measures relating to the disbursement of the various tranches of budget support; To support the sectoral dialogue with all stakeholders in the sector […]
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 sets out a global ambition for all girls and boys to complete on year pre-primary and twelve years of basic education by 2030. To achieve SDG4, UNICEF will support governments in the progressive realization of early childhood, primary, lower and upper secondary education. The UNICEF Strategic Plan (2018-2022) articulates […]
The global objective of this project is to improve European Union’s current and future strategies, programmes and actions in the fields of Employment and Education in its upcoming programming period of 2017-2020. The specific objectives are: SO1 – To assess the performance of the intervention of the EVET covering years of 2013-2016 (1st quarter) paying […]
TVET II purpose is to increase the access, equity, relevance and quality of the TVET sector in Pakistan. TVET II covers all provinces and regions of Pakistan. The project supports the reform of TVET sector through following three Components: Component 1: Governance. Component 1 addresses governance issues of skills development and TVET. It aims at […]
“Support to the TVET Sector in Pakistan” (TVET I) has a total cost of 21.17 M EUR where EU’s contribution is 19.47 M EUR. The project purpose is to improve the quality and outreach of skill trainings provision predominantly in the rural areas of Pakistan in response to the needs of the economic sector. The […]
Education, including human resource development, is one the focal areas for EU’s development cooperation with Pakistan. The purpose of this contract is to support the EU Delegation in the identification and formulation phase of planning for the continuation of its support to the TVET sector in Pakistan. The expected results include: Identification phase Assist in […]
The objective of this Budget Support operation is to provide assistance to Armenia in continuing and consolidating the reform of its vocational education sector. EU Assistance to VET in Armenia for the period 2007-2014 has been provided under the European, Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENP1 and the main objective is to promote political co-operation through […]
The Government of Ethiopia and the EU Delegation will start in the coming months a programme called “Women’s Breakthrough Project” (WBP) with a total of € 6.4 million for a 4 years implementation period, from the 10th EDF National Indicative Programme. The objective of the project is the enhancement of women’s empowerment and gender equality. […]
The 5 year Project ‘Supporting TVET Reform in Pakistan (TVET II)’ is one of the two TVET programmes financed by the EU in Pakistan. The Programme is being implemented by GIZ through a Delegation Agreement and consists of 3 components each addressing a specific challenge of the TVET Sector: A first component addresses governance issues […]
In the context of the bilateral cooperation agreement between Senegal and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Lux-Development S.A. (Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation) has been given the mandate by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Humanitarian Action of Luxembourg (Donor) to implement a cooperation project aimed at the construction of a Secondary School for […]
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector has been identified as a key sector in Nepal for its economic growth. Recent surveys identify lack of skilled labour as one of the key constraints for economic growth in Nepal. The economy is undergoing a transition from a largely subsistence, agrarian economy to a more mixed […]
Within the context of the bilateral cooperation between Senegal and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Lux-Development supports the Government of Senegal, specifically the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training, in the implementation of a cooperation project for the rehabilitation and construction of Female Technical Education Centres in Saint-Louis, Dagana, Podor and Matam. Project SEN/018 […]
The BMT project promotes modern high-level business management training in China, based on European best practice and experience paired with exposure to real business practices in China. It transfers knowledge on European business management models and market economics, European business ethics, corporate governance, social and environmental responsibility, European macro-economic issues and, in the broadest sense, […]
The Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation (Lux Development) intends to conduct a training intervention concerning market surveys and tracer studies for Vocational Education and Training Centres (VET), with specific reference to the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC) in Katima Mulilo, Namibia. As part of the assignment, and with the support of the trained personnel, a […]
In line with the priorities defined in the Poverty Reduction Strategy of the Government, the Government of Ivory Coast and the European Commission have integrated in the Country Strategy Paper and the National Indicative Programme an important component for the technical and vocational education and training to ensure youth employability.Preliminary studies have resulted in an […]
The success and impact of the support project to the Rundu Vocational training Centre (RVTC), lead to the formulation of a similar support project to the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC). Due to institutional changes in the vocational education sector, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg (MFA) decided to postpone the implementation of the […]
Human Resources Development projects financed from the Phare Economic and Social Cohesion Programme (ESC) address significant problems on the Polish labour market in the regions, and aim at strengthening the administrative capacities of central, regional and local authorities as well as local service providers to implement ESF programme after accession. The ESC 2001 programme consists […]
The Project to be evaluated grounded in an agreement between the EC and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon (MEHE), dated 2006, aims at addressing the inability of Lebanon’s formal vocational training system to adequately respond to the demands of the Lebanese labour market. The EC contribution to the project is EUR […]
In the context of the bilateral cooperation agreement between Senegal and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Lux-Development supports the Senegal Government, specifically the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the implementation of a cooperation project that aims to rehabilitate and construct Female Technical Education Centres (CETF) in Saint-Louis, Dagana, Podor and Matam. […]
At the end of March 2005, Lux-Development (LD), Luxembourg agency for development cooperation, was commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Cooperation Department (MAE) to formulate the project initially entitled “Strengthening Vocational Training in Kosovo”. The objective of the formulation mission is to plan Luxembourg Cooperation’s intervention based on the Kosovo authority’s request and in […]
The general objective is to formalize an implementation plan for the Justice Professional Training Centre (CFPJ) in order to pilot the activities to be put in place for the Centre to become operational and to assume its mission for the coming years. The specific objectives of the mission are : Study of the overall context […]
The proposed Project falls under the Indicative Programme for Cooperation (PIC/ICP) signed on 22 September 2002 between the governments of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On 1 March 2004, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) submitted a Project request prepared by the Bac Kan Province for the establishment […]
An overall budget for the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) of € 286 million has been allocated to the Overseas Countries and Territories; the indicative allocation for New Caledonia is 19.8 Million Euro. The authorities have indicated to the European Commission that they would like to concentrate the 10th EDF territorial allocation on “professional training […]
The Barbados National Strategic Plan 2006-2025 describes Barbados’ vision of becoming a fully developed society that is prosperous, socially just and globally competitive by the end of the first quarter of this century. The Strategic Plan outlines the framework for comprehensive economic diversification and restructuring that would in turn lead to social cohesion. In addition, […]
In the context of the bilateral cooperation agreement between Senegal and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Lux-Development supports the Senegal Government, specifically the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the implementation of a cooperation project that aims to rehabilitate and construct Female Technical Education Centres (“Centres d’enseignement technique féminin” – CETF) in […]
Established in Turin, Italy, in 1994, the European Training Foundation (ETF) assists its 30 partner countries that receive support from the EU’s external relations programmes in developing high quality systems for human capital development. An essential part of the ETF’s work is to communicate its messages actively and effectively to politicians, practitioners, professionals, policymakers, and […]
The Tourism Training Programme was launched in March 2006 with the purpose to improve the training standards in the tourism industry in Tanzania. The Programme comprises two phases: an execution phase that ended in December 2009 and a closure phase ending 31 December 2011. The total budget of the Programme is 2,500,000 Euro. A key […]
In the context of the bilateral cooperation agreement between Senegal and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Lux-Development supports the Senegal Government, specifically the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the implementation of a cooperation project that aims to establish a secondary school for technical education and vocational training (“Lycée d’Enseignement Technique et […]
The overall objective of the Third Phase of this Sustainable Development Project is to substantially reduce the poverty in the Kidal Region. The total amount of the Programme is of € 10.329.890 including the national contribution and the contribution of the UN agencies (UNDP, WFP, ILO, UNFPA, WHO, ONUDI). The specific objective is to improve […]
The EU-Egyptian Association Agreement (AA) entered into force in June 2004, with the aim of intensifying cooperation on wide spectrum of fields. The AA reflects a comprehensive approach of the Barcelona Process and thus contains provisions covering the three pillars of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership; namely economic, political and socio-cultural cooperation. While the AA serves as […]
In the frame of the development of their second Indicative Cooperation Programme (ICP II), covering 2008-2011, the Governments of Niger and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg have identified a Programme for Support to Vocational and Technical Training and Integration of Youth in the Economy. This programme is to support the GoN’s efforts and to complement […]
The Education Sector Policy (LPSE) gives absolute priority to the development of a vocational education and training system that responds adequately to the needs of the enterprises in the informal and modernised sectors of the economy and whish more demand oriented. As such a new Education Sector Programme (PSE) was launched in March 2008 with […]
In 2001 Montenegro started an ambitious reform of its educational system with the adoption of the main goals for the reform, compiled in The Book of Changes, and the elaboration and subsequent execution of “Strategic Plans of Education Reform”. As a part of the overall education reform, Montenegro considers its vocational education and training (VET) […]
A critical challenge that faces Barbados is the development of a competent workforce that can compete in a fierce global environment. A well-structured educational system will enable individual and professional development, boost productivity, enhance competitiveness, and promote innovation and entrepreneurial activity. As all human resource development objectives are inter-related, it is appropriate to utilise a […]
The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg finances and implements development projects in Nicaragua since 1990 through its implementing agency for development cooperation, Lux-Development. Key sectors for intervention are water and sanitation, education, health and post-hurricane reconstruction. During the last years, the tourism sector has been growing at a steady pace, becoming a steady source of hard currency […]
The National Indicative Programme signed by the EC in November 2006 and by the Government of Peru in June 2007, has earmarked 20 Million Euro to APROLAB II. The objective of the Programme is to reorient the technical and vocational education to the demands of the labour market, the socio-economic needs and the development opportunities […]
The Jordan TVET system is fragmented with a high level of centralisation and supply orientated,. The National Agenda exercise launched by the Government in 2005 identifies proposals for Employment and TVET. They go a long way towards establishing a sector policy for TVET, mainly in terms of governance and management, recommending the establishment of an […]
The Support project to the vocational training sector in Algeria will reinforce the efforts of the Algerian Government towards modernization. The global objectives of the projects are: To improve the ability of the vocational training system to meet the need of individuals and companies by adapting the offer to the social and economic demand; To […]
The EC and the Government of Botswana have agreed upon the HRD as focal sector under the 9th EDF. Although Botswana has made a remarkable progress in the social spheres since independence, the HIV/AIDS pandemic have a depressing effect on health indicators and economic development. Unemployment and poverty remain main concerns.In this context, whilst sustaining […]
Following the approval of the Indicative Programme of Cooperation between Belgium and Laos in May 2002, the Ministry of Education of Laos, in concordance with DGDC of Belgium, outlined a proposal for the Belgium–Laotian cooperation in the education sector summarised in the identification report on “Strengthening of vocational training potential in Champassak Province”. The Belgian […]
The overall objective of the Vanuatu Tourism Education and Training Project is to contribute to overall economic development and poverty reduction through growth of the tourism sector in Vanuatu. The specific objective is to improve capacity of VIT (Vanuatu Institute of Technology), Training providers and VIBA (Vanuatu Islands Bungalows Association) to deliver quality manpower, standard […]
In April 2002, the European Commission and the Government of Jordan signed a Financing Agreement for a programme of “Support for Regulatory Reform and Privatisation” (SRRP). The overall aim of the SRRP programme is to enhance the economic efficiency of infrastructure in Jordan, to improve access of the population to infrastructure services, and alleviate budgetary […]
The main objective of the program is to increase and improve the VET sector in order to answer to the social and economical needs of the country. The project will support the different teams of the Ministry, mainly in the development of a VET sector strategy (definition of objectives, results, results indicators and budget needed), […]
This project will provide support to the reform of vocational training in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion and the Ministry of Education. The overall objective of the Financing Agreement during its 3 years execution period is to contribute to an increased competitiveness and quality of the working force in order to […]
The overall objective of the Francistwon CTVE/VTC Vocational Training Programme, co-financed by the EDF (15 Million Euro) and the Government of Botswana (12.3 Million Euro),is to improve the standard of living for school leavers and unemployed. Its purpose is to increase the effectiveness and capacity of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system […]
The specific objectives of the consultancy are: To assist the Government of Antigua and Barbuda with the preparation of an Education Sector Plan which should be suitable for use on a national level as well as for the purpose of accessing external financing and should focus on strengthening institutional capacity, improving access to, and the […]
The purpose of the Namibia HRDP is improved education and training responding to social and economic opportunities and constraints in the country. The programme covers 5 main areas of support: Science and Mathematics Education including the upgrading of secondary school teachers, the collaboration between institutions involved and improved management; Community Skills Development Programme (Vocational skills […]
The overall objective of the programme is to improve the system of professional education according to the needs of local companies and within the national strategy to increase economic development. The objectives of the mid-term evaluation are: The elaboration of indicators and parameters to evaluate the impact of the project on the competitiveness of companies […]
