[{"bbox": [129, 134, 1100, 309], "category": "Text", "text": "TEVETA has been a driving force in TEVET training. It has introduced a system aimed at enhancing quality (accreditation and certification of TEVET institutions, and assessment and awarding of certificates), initiated a Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) approach, provided in-service skills training for the private sector, revised and developed new curricula, and implemented skills training to unemployed and persons living in vulnerable situation through rural outreach programs."}, {"bbox": [129, 321, 420, 349], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**State sector (duty bearers):**"}, {"bbox": [129, 361, 1100, 478], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Ministry of Education, Science and Technology** has the lead in design, implementation and follow-up of the NESP, in which the TEVET sector is included. However, the Ministry of Labour and TEVETA are not participating consistently in the NESP policy dialogue. The **Malawi Polytechnic** operates under this Ministry."}, {"bbox": [129, 490, 1100, 578], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism** is responsible for providing oversight to policy implementation, coordinating DP support to the Trade, Industry and Private Sector Development. The ministry is the policy holder for entrepreneurship related laws and policies."}, {"bbox": [129, 606, 1100, 719], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare** is mandated to provide policy direction and lead the formulation, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the national Gender Policy, which is the Government's gender equality programmes, projects, and activities on all levels."}, {"bbox": [129, 775, 984, 804], "category": "Text", "text": "The following non-governmental stakeholders will be also be associated to the action:"}, {"bbox": [129, 817, 475, 844], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Private sector/Non State Actors:**"}, {"bbox": [129, 857, 1100, 1032], "category": "Text", "text": "**Industry Associations:** The Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM), the Malawi Industrial Training Association (MITA), the Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) and the National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) are the key bodies representing industry interests in TEVET. Industry associations will need to feed back to the TEVET system real-time information on needed skills in the industry and emerging sectors of employment."}, {"bbox": [129, 1044, 1100, 1334], "category": "Text", "text": "**MSME associations:** the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Institute (SMEDI), SME Chamber, National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), and Small and Medium Enterprise Association (SMEA) are responsible for representing MSME interests in the country. Despite interest to engage with government on issues concerning entrepreneurship development in the country, such a dialogue platform is non-existent and the responsible associations lack the capacity to set up and manage such a platform. This programme will therefore provide such a podium, bringing together public officials, and Non State Actors, including private sector (MCCCI) to the dialogue table. These associations will be essential in bringing to the attention of the public bodies, the various challenges facing entrepreneurs and thereby guiding business environment policy discussions with Government ministries."}, {"bbox": [129, 1347, 1100, 1550], "category": "Text", "text": "**Business Development Service (BDS) providers and Business Incubators (BIs):** Malawi has only a few such bodies, with little capacity to support entrepreneurs. BDS in particular are largely unaffordable to business start-ups and most MSMEs in general. BIs, on the other hand, do not cater for pre-start-ups enterprises but rather focussed on acceleration as opposed to incubation. As the first point of service provision to entrepreneurs, their involvement in the programme will ensure that their services in the medium to long term become more aligned to the needs of entrepreneurs at all stages of the entrepreneurship developmental path."}, {"bbox": [607, 1666, 622, 1689], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "7"}]