📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2022.2136.4
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
2B00 Asia II
Contact person:
Mohamed Omar Badran mohamed.badran@giz.de
Partner countries:
India
SUMMARY
Goals:
Vocational training and employment in India have improved in selected green jobs, especially for women
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
3,000,000 euros
Current project:
3,000,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
22.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
Current project:
01.01.2024 - 31.12.2026
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Gender equality
Main goal
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
Climate change, greenhouse gas reduction
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
11330 Vocational training
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
The transition to a greener, more environmentally friendly economy creates opportunities for economic growth and environmental protection. However, it also underscores the need for equal access to skills development and green jobs. The gender gap in technical skills in green jobs must be closed; only then can women, men, and marginalized groups participate equally in and benefit from the green economy.
In India, promoting gender equality in vocational training and improving access to green jobs can make a significant contribution to poverty reduction, climate protection, and reducing the consumption of natural resources. However, they offer opportunities as well as challenges. This is particularly true for new economic sectors such as the electric vehicle and solar energy industries, which are traditionally male-dominated.
Vocational training and employment opportunities in selected green jobs—particularly for women—have improved.
The project addresses the challenges related to gender inequality in vocational training for green jobs. To achieve its objectives, the project takes a three-part approach:
? Promote gender-equitable education and training measures: The project adapts training materials for vocational training, offers individual guidance and career counseling for girls and women, and optimizes apprenticeships and practical phases in companies.
? Improve structural conditions: The project specifically addresses the barriers that hinder women and girls' access to vocational training. Important aspects such as job security, transport to work, and childcare are taken into account. In addition, inte
