Skills Initiative for Africa 

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The Skills Initiative for Africa promotes the dissemination of innovative approaches for practice-oriented Technical Vocation Education and Training (TVET) in Africa, conducted in close cooperation with the private sector.

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Activities:

This is a competitive application process with three funding windows as follows:

• Funding Window 1:  Focus on large projects with one project being chosen per pilot country. Projects that will be considered include the construction, rehabilitation, or improvements to infrastructure; the acquisition or upgrading of technical and didactic equipment; and investments in educational scholarships.

• Funding Window 2:  Reserved for joint projects between African and international companies, organizations, and associations. Also here one project being chosen per pilot country to maximize reach among already-active joint-projects, this window was front loaded, with a call for proposals already being issued in 2017.

• Funding Window 3:  Serve smaller, innovative (pilot) projects. It will act as an incubator to allow the testing of pilot projects with the potential for larger regional impact in employment-orientated skills development. 

Location:

• Kenya

• South Africa

• Cameroon

• Tunisia

• Nigeria

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Key Focus Areas: 

• Policy development

• Access to finance and entrepreneurship

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