📋 Tender Overview
SDC’s thematic section Economy and Education (E+E), including the Competence Centre for Engagement with the Private Sector (CEP), is in charge of knowledge management as well as internal strategic and operational advice in the areas of Private sector development, Vocational skills development, Basic education and for the private sector engagement. The backstopping system of E+E provides specialised external thematic expertise which will improve the planning and implementation of SDC’s projects.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Global
Employment & economic development
Other
Vocational training
SME development
Sector not specified
Vocational training
Employment creation
Business support & economic inclusion
01.01.2025 - 31.12.2029
CHF 2’550’000
The project in brief
Background The creation of the E+E section is a recognition of the trajectory of human development investments ranging from basic education, including for people in crisis-affected situations, to a functioning private sector as the main provider of livelihoods and jobs across the developing world. The high congruence between the themes of E+E and SDC’s bilateral and thematic cooperation programmes underscores a significant need and demand for the section’s involvement through its four thematic functions, and in particular through its thematic advice and knowledge management and learning. The E+E section inherited the thematic BS systems of the previous Inclusive Economic Development (IED) and Education (EDU) units that operated independently between 2018 and 2021. Overall, the Backstopping System (BS) remains crucial to enhance the E+E and SDC-wide capacities to deliver on the four key strategic priorities of the section: just, inclusive and green development; scaling the PSE modality; fitter for fragility and for the service-oriented business model of the E+E team. Reflecting both the reinforcement of the internal capacities of the E+E team as well as the budget pressure, it will be simplified and strongly reduced for the next five years – 2025-2029.
Objectives Sustainable economic growth, creation of decent job, inclusive education and – via the PSE modality – the mobilization of private resources towards the achievement of the Agenda 2030 in its entirety.
Target groups Staff of the E+E Section, SDC staff of operational units at Headquarters and in field Offices; trough the network also partner organisations.
Medium-term outcomes
SDC partners and staff design and plan PSD, VSD, EDU and PSE interventions according to sectoral best practices including professional and independent PSE risk assessments
Professional and impactful SDC and partner projects / programmes in the domains of inclusive economy and education
Scaled up and improved strategic engagement of SDC with private sector partners
Results Expected results:
PSD, VSD, EDU and PSE guidance is up to date and instruments are accessible on the E+E shareweb (for external and internal usage)
The capacity
