[{"bbox": [171, 153, 1134, 230], "category": "Text", "text": "Development Fund (SDF). The SDF modalities will promote bottom-up partnerships between the world of work and the world of training enabling access to practical, hands-on skills and competence acquisition that is relevant to the labour market."}, {"bbox": [97, 244, 413, 271], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Activities related to Output 3.2 :"}, {"bbox": [134, 273, 1134, 353], "category": "List-item", "text": "– Activity 3.2.1. Facilitate partnerships with private sector for exposure of youth & women to role models and champions, and access to intelligence/training on attractive and feasible business models, especially in green economy sectors."}, {"bbox": [134, 367, 1134, 471], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.2.2. Facilitate demonstration and sensitization of entrepreneurs and MSMEs in key green value chains (e.g. green alternatives to charcoal, green construction, renewable energies, precision farming, waster management, etc.), with a focus on existing enterprises that have the capacity to take risk and innovate."}, {"bbox": [134, 486, 1134, 568], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.2.3. Fostering collaboration between research and private sector (including with European organisations & institutions) in key green value chains for the transfer and creation of business knowledge, expertise, etc."}, {"bbox": [134, 581, 1134, 687], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.2.4. Provide business development services and capacity building for MSMEs – through partnerships with private sector associations / federations, business member organisations (BMOs), etc. – so that MSMEs can create more decent jobs and provide more industrial training opportunities for youth. Support should be tailored & ongoing to the development stage at which the MSME finds itself."}, {"bbox": [134, 701, 1134, 808], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.2.5. Facilitate access to finance for youth, women and existing MSMEs; incl. through linking them to the formal financial sector and existing community-based savings-and credit initiatives, setting up VSLA groups for youth & women without access to the formal financial sector, and exploring other available opportunities such as capital investments."}, {"bbox": [134, 821, 1134, 954], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.2.6. Strengthen business incubation services for innovative start-ups and MSMEs in the green & digital economy; incl. management training, advisory services, access to finance (loans, grants, network of potential investors), assistance with core business operations (accounting, market research, marketing, legal compliance), access to office space and other operating resources (necessary software, hardware, etc.), etc."}, {"bbox": [97, 967, 413, 993], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Activities related to Output 3.3 :"}, {"bbox": [134, 995, 1134, 1049], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.3.1. Facilitate partnerships with the private sector for job placements; including scaling up the SG+ Work-readiness program (i.e. match-making and traineeship schemes)."}, {"bbox": [134, 1062, 1134, 1116], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.3.2. Support the provision of employment services; e.g. career guidance, job counselling, job matching services and on-job support."}, {"bbox": [134, 1129, 1134, 1183], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.3.3. Provide access to market intelligence; incl. scoping labour market and training needs by leveraging sector skills councils, regional forums, employer surveys, etc."}, {"bbox": [134, 1196, 1134, 1277], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.3.4. Support access to lifelong learning and increased career opportunities through the provision of technical upskilling and vocational reskilling and other alternative pathways for women and men graduates of TVET and higher education, as well as women and men workers."}, {"bbox": [97, 1289, 408, 1315], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Activities related to Output 3.4:"}, {"bbox": [134, 1317, 1134, 1477], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.4.1. Support creation of foundations for TVET coordination and regulation in charge of development and implementation of (national) legal and strategic frameworks; including the 2019 TVET Policy, the revision of the Skilling Uganda Strategy 2012-2021 and the overarching “National Employment Strategy”. The intervention will support key actions and processes to operationalize the TVET coordination and regulation body (TVET Council) through provision of technical, financial and operational support to TVET Policy Implementation Working Group/ the TVET Council."}, {"bbox": [134, 1490, 1134, 1624], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Activity 3.4.2. Provide capacity building for TVET stakeholders; i) institutional support to relevant Ministries Departments and Agencies (Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development, Ministry of Tourism etc) for efficient and effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the skills development reforms. For instance, through capacity building and training, diagnostic studies, supporting the design and implementation process of procedures and guidelines (e.g."}, {"bbox": [1028, 1681, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 32"}]