📋 Tender Overview
Project sponsor: World Vision Austria - Association for development cooperation, humanitarian emergency aid and advocacy
Land: Georgia Funding amount: € 78,100.00 Start: 01.06.2024 End: 30.11.2026
Short description:
Project goal
The project contributes to inclusive and sustainable growth in Georgia (Batumi, Tblisi, Imereti and Kakheti) by creating conditions for the introduction of sustainable, clean energy business practices among existing and future small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agricultural and construction sectors and in selected industries.
Expected results
1. The skills in the agricultural sector are environmentally friendly and the owners of existing and future SMEs have adopted sustainable business practices;
2. Current and future SMEs in the construction sector and other industries have adopted sustainable, energy efficient and renewable business practices (through formal and informal training programmes);
3. The reputation of sustainable apprenticeships has been strengthened among young people and employers and youth and women-led SMEs are supported.
Target group
Around 208 direct beneficiaries are reached with ADC funds (total 2600 direct beneficiaries) in the regions of Batumi, Tblisi, Imereti and Kakheti (Georgia);
of which 16 SMEs or professionals (total 200), 1 vocational training institutes/colleges (total 11), 80 participants in awareness-raising events (total 1,000), 48 young people (16-29 years old) (total 600).
Measures
1.1 Existing qualification, certification and accreditation programmes for agricultural training courses in vocational training institutions will be analysed, revised and standards updated in line with the greening approach together with sector partners;
1.2 Vocational training institutions will be supported in the development and integration of general and specific greening modules into existing curricula using a systemic approach;
1.3 New non-formal training programmes will be developed for future and current workforce of SMEs, drawing on international expertise;
2.1 Educational standards on energy efficiency in the building sector are revised, updated or created.;
2.2 Formal programmes will be developed for one regulated profession and two non-regulated ones (including Training of Trainers);
2.3 Sustainable national partnerships will be built and new non-formal training programmes on energy efficiency and renewable energy in the building sector and selected industries will be developed for future and current workers, drawing on international expertise;
3.1 Raising awareness among different stakeholders of the importance of sustainable professional practice;
3.2 Financial support will be provided to youth- and women-led SMEs to introduce sustainable business practices and to make their businesses more environmentally friendly and/or to increase the energy efficiency of their operations;
3.3 Advocacy & Campaigning for a better reputation of vocational tra
