[{"bbox": [84, 132, 370, 158], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities related to Output 1.2"}, {"bbox": [84, 159, 1146, 399], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2.A1 Improving and extending vocational training for decent employment opportunities: this activity is envisaged to develop a service contract with the National Training Institute (INTECAP)²⁴ and other VET institutions to provide vocational training scholarships and incentives particularly for young people (special attention will be given to women, persons with disabilities and those who are indigenous and live in rural areas). This would indicatively entail (i) designing new training products according to the labour market's demand; (ii) creating a new career on entrepreneurship and innovation; (iii) structuring of a work certification model²⁵; (iv) delivering training for employment within the framework of the SINAFOL; (v) capacity building activities for trainers/teachers (led by INTECAP or by the Ministry of Education or other institutions deemed appropriate); and (vi) cooperating with the training process of VUMES' operators (i.e. employment agents and work advisors)."}, {"bbox": [84, 424, 1146, 636], "category": "Text", "text": "1.2.A2 Making public-private partnerships for training and matching labour supply and demand: this activity would involve making partnerships with specific sectors of the economy and business community to develop ad hoc training programmes in exchange for the organisations/companies' commitment to hire trained individuals who meet the necessary requirements. Possible sectors with potential for these arrangements include tourism, IT, internet related services, business process outsourcing, agro-industry, light manufacturing, banking and other services. In-company/organisation apprenticeship programmes could also be developed. These arrangements would promote inclusiveness and the participation of young people, women, and persons with disabilities, particularly those who are indigenous and live in rural areas."}, {"bbox": [84, 663, 369, 690], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities related to Output 1.3"}, {"bbox": [84, 690, 1146, 823], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3.A1 Strengthening public business development services for micro, small and medium sized enterprises: this activity foresees (i) supporting the institutional strengthening and structuring of the business development services provided by the Vice-ministry of SME development of the Ministry of Economy; (ii) consolidating the network of PROMIPYME centres²⁶ and of the Entrepreneurship Promotion Centres coordinated by the Ministry of Economy; and (ii) strengthening the one village-one product (OVOP) model for local development."}, {"bbox": [84, 848, 1146, 1088], "category": "Text", "text": "1.3.A2 Promoting entrepreneurship and innovation: (see section 4.4.1) this activity entails signing grant contracts with the consortia²⁷ led²⁸ by entrepreneurship development organisations²⁹, business membership organisations (BMOs)³⁰ or NGOs, whose proposals were included in the reserve list as the result of the final evaluation of the Call for Proposals ref. EuropeAid/169954/DD/ACT/Multi³¹ that was launched as part of the Decent Employment Programme (LA/2019/040-889) with the following objective: to create decent jobs by (i) promoting entrepreneurial ventures (that generate new enterprises and self-employment opportunities) and (ii) enhancing productivity through the promotion of innovation in expanding MSMEs. In this process, the institutional capacity of the grant beneficiary organisations will be strengthened and particular attention will be given to ensuring the use of the gender equality perspective in the actions' implementation."}, {"bbox": [84, 1113, 1146, 1167], "category": "Text", "text": "Also, activities related to business acceleration in MSMEs and innovation for the creation of decent jobs, in particular in the green/circular economy, would indicatively be supported."}, {"bbox": [96, 1302, 1158, 1351], "category": "Footnote", "text": "protection systems. SOCIEUX+ provides access to short-term high-quality European expertise from peers to peers (provided by experts drawn primarily from the European public administrations and mandated bodies)."}, {"bbox": [72, 1350, 904, 1374], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁴ It is the only institution that has the capacity to deliver vocational training throughout the country."}, {"bbox": [72, 1373, 1084, 1398], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ It would comply with the standards of (or be accredited by) the National Training System for Employment (SINAFOL)."}, {"bbox": [72, 1397, 1157, 1447], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁶ These centres coordinated by the Ministry of Economy provide business development services (i.e. technical assistance, advice and training) to MSMEs."}, {"bbox": [72, 1446, 1157, 1495], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁷ These consortia could also include other relevant stakeholders like academic institutions, civil society organisations (think tanks), trade unions, employers' organisations, etc."}, {"bbox": [72, 1494, 387, 1519], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁸ as lead applicant or co-applicant(s)."}, {"bbox": [72, 1518, 1157, 1567], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁹ These organisations provide advice, technical assistance and training services to entrepreneurs to guide and support them in the initial stages of their ventures. Some also provide financial services to new enterprises."}, {"bbox": [72, 1566, 1157, 1641], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁰ Such as cooperatives, business chambers, associations of cooperatives, producers, exporters or service providers, foundations and alike that provide business development services or support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, cooperatives or groups of producers or service providers, contributing to the development of the economy."}, {"bbox": [72, 1639, 310, 1662], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³¹ Ref. Ares (2020) 6519708"}, {"bbox": [1041, 1663, 1158, 1688], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 13 of 35"}]