📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2020.2241.6
Status:
running project
Responsible organizational unit:
3600 North Africa
Contact person:
Cora Goetemann cora.goetemann@giz.de
Partner countries:
Egypt
SUMMARY
Goals:
The Egyptian vocational education system prepares female vocational students for the world of work in an economy that is transforming into a green economy.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Education and Technical Education
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
73 097 539 euros
Current project:
15 000 000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
2018.2154.5
Employment promotion (III)
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
20.07.1995 - 30.06.2027
Current project:
01.07.2023 - 30.06.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
sequa gGmbH
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
Adaptation to climate change
Significant secondary objective
Climate change, greenhouse gas reduction
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
11330 Vocational training
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (EN)
Content
Creating productive and decent jobs is one of Egypt's biggest economic and social challenges. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), almost eight per cent of Egypt's labor force were registered as unemployed in 2020. Youth unemployment stood at more than 17 per cent, with young women being particularly affected by unemployment at more than 43 per cent. An estimated 63 per cent of the working population is informally or precariously employed (Economic Research Forum, ERF, 2018). The situation on the Egyptian labor market is closely linked to Egypt's demographic development. According to the ERF, a net increase in the labor force of 800,000 people per year is expected between 2030 and 35. Sufficient productive jobs must be made available for the new young population entering the labor market so that youth unemployment, underemployment and precarious employment do not increase fur-ther. To adapt to the effects of climate change, the economy and labor markets will require an adequately qualified workforce.
Objective
Egypt's technical education system is preparing students for working in an economy that is transforming into a green economy.
Approach
Together with the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE), the project will
• adapt the technical education reform strategy to meet the needs of working in a Green Economy,
• work on improving the dual system to align education and training to th
