Eritrea - Skills Development for Employability and Entrepreneurship Project

The proposed Eritrea Support to Skills Development for Employability and Entrepreneurship (SSDEE) is designed to assist the Government of the State of Eritrea (GoSE)’s commitment to improve equitable access, quality and relevance of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the country. The outcome of the project is to increase the supply of qualified male and female technicians needed by the Eritrean economy. The key outputs of the project are to train 1,400 graduates in two new formal TVET schools established under the project, and 5,000 students in non-formal TVET program by 2020. Additionally, 180 teachers and 60 managers/staff will be trained on relevant areas. Mentoring and training on gender policy will be given to 200 women in science technology. The project will be implemented over a five year period.