[{"bbox": [141, 153, 1133, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "Should FEC be unable to implement the activities foreseen under direct management for circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the activities may be implemented through direct management (grants) via a grant contract, awarded through a call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [129, 258, 658, 286], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 301, 827, 328], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with Camões I.P"}, {"bbox": [141, 353, 1134, 434], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails contributing to achieving *Increased operational and institutional capacities of the Ministry of Education in school management, administrative and pedagogical supervision of the system and community involvement* (SO1, output 1.1.)"}, {"bbox": [141, 459, 1134, 699], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: the operational and financial capacity of the organisation, in particular its knowledge of the country's environment and solid and recognised experience as an education partner of Guinea-Bissau in key areas such as basic education and good governance; the quality of the staff it can mobilise and the coherence and synergies of their current work of technical support to different departments of the Ministry of Education in areas complementary to this Action, including the general school inspectorate; and its continuous work of articulation with the different education partners in Guinea-Bissau for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular Goal 4: Quality Education. Finally, it has been chosen for its affirmed intention to joining the EU in a future Team Europe Initiative on Education."}, {"bbox": [129, 738, 658, 766], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [141, 781, 816, 808], "category": "Text", "text": "This action may be implemented in indirect management with UNESCO."}, {"bbox": [141, 833, 1134, 967], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementation by this entity entails contributing to achieving *Improved TVET Governance and institutional capacity building for the implementation of TVET policies towards higher youth employability, as defined under the RESET programme* (SO2, output 2.1) and *Enhanced access to Training to Work opportunities and TVET/Skills development, including functional literacy for illiterate women, girls and vulnerable youth in rural areas* (SO2, output 2.2)."}, {"bbox": [141, 992, 1134, 1100], "category": "Text", "text": "The envisaged entity has been selected using the following criteria: the operational and financial capacity of the organisation, its recognised expertise in TVET systems in Africa and for promoting innovative TVET practices; the quality of the staff it can mobilise and the coherence and synergies of their approach with the ongoing EU TVET programme RESET, whose implementing partner will be leaving the country."}, {"bbox": [129, 1138, 1128, 1195], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [141, 1210, 1134, 1290], "category": "Text", "text": "Point 4.4.2 - Should Camões I.P. be unable to implement the activities foreseen under indirect management for circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the activities may be implemented through direct management via a grant contract, awarded through a call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [141, 1315, 1134, 1396], "category": "Text", "text": "Point 4.4.3 - Should UNESCO be unable to implement the activities foreseen under direct management for circumstances outside of the Commission's control, the activities may be implemented through direct management via a grant contract, awarded through a call for proposals."}, {"bbox": [141, 1422, 400, 1449], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**(a) Purpose of the grant(s)**"}, {"bbox": [141, 1449, 1134, 1529], "category": "Text", "text": "For point 4.4.2, the implementation by this entity entails contributing to achieving *Increased operational and institutional capacities of the MEN in school management, administrative and pedagogical supervision of the system and community involvement* (SO1, output 1.1)."}, {"bbox": [141, 1554, 1134, 1635], "category": "Text", "text": "For point 4.4.3, the implementation by this entity entails contributing to achieving *improved institutional capacity for the implementation of TVET policies towards higher youth employability, as defined under the RESET programme; enhanced access to Training to Work opportunities and TVET/Skills development,*"}, {"bbox": [1118, 1655, 1143, 1678], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "25"}]