[{"bbox": [85, 152, 1145, 339], "category": "Text", "text": "Objective(s) (Outcomes) of this action are to: Increase supply of adequately skilled labour in demand including in the agribusiness, water & energy sub-sectors and including women / girls, returnees and members of the refugee communities; Support a more effective national TVET system is in place through support to the implementation of the national “Skills for All Strategy” and related skills policies; Improve access to skills and decent employment opportunities for returning and prospective migrants in the context of improved migration management.; and Increase availability of skilled female labour force in digital skills and High-Tech professions."}, {"bbox": [85, 349, 1145, 697], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action has a budget of 45M EUR to be disbursed over an estimated four and a half year (54 months) period under a project-based and indirect management approach. The action will provide continued support to the Government of Pakistan in the implementation of national strategy while addressing a number of education/ TVET related outputs under the TEI on “Building Back Better through Green Jobs creation”. It will directly underpin the effectiveness of actions of the MIP priority area 1 by ensuring that relevant curricula are developed and young people trained. In particular the action will be implemented in close coordination with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Rural Economic Transformation Project (KP-RET) for the provision of vocational training for green skills in agriculture value chain. Moreover, the action will be linked to and create synergies with the Regional TEI on the Afghan Displacement situation by specifically including Afghan refugee communities in Pakistan among its beneficiaries. Where applicable, the action will also coordinate with other EU funded interventions in the field of migration and forced displacement. The action has been proposed as a flagship for global Gateway as it aims to advance with Pakistan in the green and digital areas, growth and decent jobs and human capital. It equally supports the priority area “Sustainable and inclusive prosperity” of the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific."}, {"bbox": [85, 711, 1145, 899], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action emphasises further standardisation within the TVET sector, international recognition and certification, technological/digital advancement and higher-level skills training and promotes engagement with the private sector. Along with youth empowerment, gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment and inclusion of PWDs are specifically targeted as well as internal markers for digital entrepreneurship, digital skills and digital services (two of the four priority thematic areas of engagement identified in the Country Level Implementation Plan (CLIP) for Pakistan of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) III). Labour migration issues are addressed through a specific objective with a particular focus on refugees and returnees."}, {"bbox": [85, 913, 1145, 1284], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical focus is at the federal level and on the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan and the administrative region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), intended to contribute to political and social stability in the western border regions through increasing economic opportunities, preventing radicalisation and tackling the root causes of migration. Its concentration on the provinces and territories along the border with Afghanistan, allows the Action to incorporate the Afghan refugee population in a targeted and inclusive manner. The action contributes to climate change adaptation through a focus on green skills and decent jobs in the energy, agriculture and water management sub-sectors. The principal stakeholders and implementing partners are the National Vocational Training Commission (NAVTTC) and the newly established National Accreditation Council (NAC) at the federal level and Technical Education and Vocational Training Authorities (TEVTA's) at provincial levels. Qualification Awarding Bodies (QABs), Boards of Technical Education (BTE) and Trade Testing Boards (TTB) under the administrative control of TEVTA's will also be engaged. Government departments with responsibility for migration issues will be supported to develop skills training policies and programmes in alignment with the NVQF. The national Higher Education Commission (HEC)³ will also be involved in development of higher-level vocational courses."}, {"bbox": [85, 1302, 1145, 1356], "category": "Text", "text": "A joint steering/governance structure for TVET will be formed to ensure appropriate coordination among the ongoing projects funded by EU and other MS (Germany and Italy) who are also part of the TEI."}, {"bbox": [85, 1569, 1145, 1618], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ HEC is the apex body for the higher education in Pakistan. Development of Level 6 and 7 TVET curricula falls under their mandate."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 28"}]