Development of Skills for Employment in Priority Sectors

The project's overall objective is to strengthen the skills and qualifications of young women and men, to create a more innovative, enterprising, and competitive workforce in the agricultural and energy (particularly renewable) sectors. It is classified as category 2 under the Bank's Gender Marker System (GMS). It will reduce gender disparities relating to access to training and employment in the agricultural and energy sectors. It will maximise the acquisition and development of skills for women, young women, and girls, with a view to giving them access to resilient employment.

To develop potential and overcome the challenges of access to TVET and professional inclusion, the project provides a package of integrated interventions. This involves (i) building gender-sensitive training facilities including separate girls' and boys' dormitories and separate toilets; (ii) supporting young women's access to and participation in TVET by raising awareness among communities and community leaders and using various other incentives; (iii) the development of life-skills training curricula with a gender-sensitive approach; and (iv) the inclusion of illiterate people, mainly women, as beneficiaries of modular training as a means of overcoming the constraints associated with the social status of "mother of the family". In addition, a national tool to address gender differences in the educational/training sector will be developed under the leadership of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Micro-finance. This tool will harmonise and unify the gender equality methodology in the educational sector. The Project Management Team (PCT)will include a Gender, Inclusion and Social Safeguards specialist to ensure that gender equality is mainstreamed throughout the project.